[Federal Register: December 28, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 248)]
[Notices]
[Page 73779-73780]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees
AGENCY: 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, as amended), the Sunshine in the Government
Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.65, 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).
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The Committee is a discretionary federal advisory committee
established by the Secretary of Defense to provide the Department of
Defense independent advice and recommendations 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 Committee shall be composed of not more than seven members, who
are eminent authorities in the fields of educational and psychological
testing. Committee Members appointed by the Secretary of Defense, who
are not federal officers or employees, shall serve as Special
Government Employees under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109. Committee
Members shall be appointed on an annual basis by the Secretary of
Defense, and shall serve terms of three years on the Committee. With
the exception of travel and per diem for official travel, they shall
serve without compensation. The Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel
and Readiness) shall select the Committee's Chairperson.
The Committee shall be authorized to establish subcommittees, as
necessary and consistent with its mission, and these subcommittees or
working groups shall operate under the provisions of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the Sunshine in the Government Act of
1976, and other appropriate federal regulations.
Such subcommittees or workgroups 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 workgroups 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee shall meet at the call of the
Committee's Designated Federal Officer, in consultation with the Under
Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness). 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 policies and procedures. The Designated Federal Officer
or duly appointed Alternate Designated Federal Officer shall attend all
committee meetings and subcommittee meetings.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or
interested organizations may submit written statements to the Defense
Advisory Committee on Military Personnel Testing 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
the Defense Advisory Committee on Military Personnel Testing.
All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Defense 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 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 Defense 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Jim Freeman, Deputy Committee
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-601-2554,
extension 128.
Dated: December 21, 2007.
L. M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E7-25227 Filed 12-27-07; 8:45 am]
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