[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 83 (Friday, April 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22751-22752]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-10121]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Federal Advisory Committee; Defense Advisory Committee on 
Military Personnel Testing; Charter Renewal

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Renewal of Federal advisory committee.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 
1972, (5 U.S.C. Appendix), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 
(5 U.S.C. 552b), and 41 CFR 102-3.50, the Department of Defense gives 
notice that it is renewing the charter for the Defense Advisory 
Committee on Military Personnel Testing (hereafter referred to as the 
Committee).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, Deputy Advisory Committee 
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-601-6128.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee is a discretionary Federal 
advisory committee that shall provide independent advice and 
recommendations to the Secretary of Defense, through the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness on matters pertaining 
to military personnel testing. The Committee shall review the 
calibration of personnel selection and classification tests to ensure 
the accuracy of resulting scores, review relevant validation studies to 
ensure that the tests have utility in predicting success in technical 
training and on the job, review ongoing testing research and 
development in support of the enlistment program, and make 
recommendations for improvements to make the testing process more 
responsible to the needs of the Department of Defense and the Military 
Services.
    The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness may act 
upon the Committee's advice and recommendations.
    The Committee shall be comprised of not more than seven members, 
who are eminent authorities in the fields of educational and 
psychological testing. Committee members shall be appointed by the 
Secretary of Defense, Committee members shall serve terms of three 
years on the Committee, with annual appointment renewals by the 
Secretary of Defense.
    Committee members appointed by the Secretary of Defense, who are 
not full-time or permanent part-time Federal officers or employees, 
shall be appointed under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109, and serve as 
special government employees. In addition, all Committee members, with 
the exception of travel and per diem for official travel, shall serve 
without compensation.
    The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall 
select the Committee's chairperson from the total membership.
    With DoD approval, the Committee is authorized to establish 
subcommittees, as necessary and consistent with its mission. These 
subcommittees or working groups shall operate under the provisions of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the Government in the 
Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b), and other appropriate Federal 
statutes and regulations.
    Such subcommittees or working groups shall not work independently 
of the chartered Committee, and shall report all their recommendations 
and advice to the Committee for full deliberation and discussion. 
Subcommittees or working groups have no authority to make decisions on 
behalf of the chartered Committee; nor can they report directly to the 
Department of Defense or any Federal officers or employees who are not 
Committee members.
    Subcommittee members, who are not Committee members, shall be 
appointed in the same manner as the Committee members.
    The Committee shall meet at the call of the Committee's Designated 
Federal Officer, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Personnel and Readiness and the Chairperson. The estimated number 
of Committee meetings is two per year.
    The Designated Federal Officer, pursuant to DoD policy, shall be a 
full-time or permanent part-time DoD employee, and shall be appointed 
in accordance with established DoD

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policies and procedures. In addition, the Designated Federal Officer is 
required to be in attendance at all meetings; however, in the absence 
of the Designated Federal Officer, the Alternate Designated Federal 
Officer shall attend the meeting.
    Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or 
interested organizations may submit written statements to the Advisory 
Committee on Military Personnel Testing's membership about the 
Committee's mission and functions. Written statements may be submitted 
at any time or in response to the stated agenda of planned meeting of 
Advisory Committee on Military Personnel Testing.
    All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal 
Officer for the Advisory Committee on Military Personnel Testing, and 
this individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to 
the membership for their consideration. Contact information for the 
Advisory Committee on Military Personnel Testing Designated Federal 
Officer can be obtained from the GSA's FACA Database--https://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/public.asp.
    The Designated Federal Officer, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150, will 
announce planned meetings of the Advisory Committee on Military 
Personnel Testing. The Designated Federal Officer, at that time, may 
provide additional guidance on the submission of written statements 
that are in response to the stated agenda for the planned meeting in 
question.

    Dated: April 27, 2010.
Mitchell S. Bryman,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2010-10121 Filed 4-29-10; 8:45 am]
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