80 FR 38746 - Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 129 (July 7, 2015)

Page Range		38746-38747
FR Document		2015-16634

This notice announces a forthcoming public meeting of the National Commission on Forensic Science.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 129 (Tuesday, July 7, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 129 (Tuesday, July 7, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38746-38747]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16634]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[Docket No. ODAG 155]


Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Justice.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a forthcoming public meeting of the 
National Commission on Forensic Science.

DATES: The meeting will be held on August 10, 2015 from 12:00 p.m. to 
5:00 p.m. and August 11, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Online 
registration for the meeting must be completed on or before 5:00 p.m. 
(EST) August 3, 2015. Electronic comments on any draft work products 
will be accepted through the electronic Federal Docket Management 
System (FDMS) at www.regulations.gov for a thirty day public comment 
period.

ADDRESSES: House of Sweden: 2900 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew J. Bruck, Senior Counsel to the 
Deputy Attorney General and Designated Federal Official, 950 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20530, by email at 
[email protected] by phone at (202) 305-3481.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Agenda: On August 10, the Commission will receive an overview of 
ethics issues in their roles as Special Government Employees. The 
Commission will receive a briefing on issues related to proficiency 
testing and receive status reports from the Subcommittees on Bylaws and 
Accreditation and Proficiency Testing. The public comment period will 
begin at 5:00 p.m. On August 11, the Commission will receive status 
reports from the Subcommittees on Scientific Inquiry and Research, 
Interim Solutions, Human Factors, Reporting and Testimony, Medicolegal 
Death Investigation, and Training on Science and Law. The Commission 
will also receive a briefing from a representative from the Netherlands 
Register of Court Experts. Note: Agenda items, including designation of 
presentation dates are subject to change. A final agenda will be posted 
to the Commission's Web site in advance of the meeting.
    Procedures: Meeting materials, including work products, will be 
made available on the Commission's Web site: http://www.justice.gov/ncfs. The meeting will be webcast at: http://stream.sparkstreetdigital.com/player-ce.html?id=doj-aug10. The meeting 
will also be open to the public. Seating in the meeting room is limited 
and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. All persons 
who are interested in being on-site for the meeting must register on-
line by clicking the registration link found at: http://www.justice.gov/ncfs/meetings#s7.
    Members of the public may present oral comments on issues pending 
before the Commission. Those individuals interested in making oral 
comments should indicate their intent through the on-line registration 
form and time will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. 
Time allotted for an individual's comment period will be limited to no 
more than 3 minutes. If the number of registrants requesting to speak 
is greater than can be reasonably accommodated during the scheduled 
public comment periods, written comments can be submitted through 
www.regulations.gov in lieu of oral comments.
    Posting of Public Comments: To ensure proper handling of comments, 
please reference ``Docket No. ODAG 155'' on all electronic and written 
correspondence. The Department encourages all comments on subcommittee 
work products be submitted electronically through www.regulations.gov 
using the electronic comment form provided on that site. Paper comments 
that duplicate the electronic submission are not necessary as all 
comments submitted to www.regulations.gov will be posted for public 
review and are part of the official docket record.
    In accordance with the Federal Records Act, please note that all 
comments received are considered part of the public record, and shall 
be made available for public inspection online at http://www.regulations.gov. The comments to be posted may include personally 
identifiable information (such as your name, address, etc.) and 
confidential business information voluntarily submitted by the 
commenter.
    You are not required to submit personal identifying information in 
order to comment on this meeting. Nevertheless, if you want to submit 
personally identifiable information (such as your name, address, etc.) 
as part of your comment, but do not want

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it to be made available for public inspection and posted online, you 
must include the phrase ``PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION'' in the 
first paragraph of your comment. You must also place all the personally 
identifiable information you do not want made available for public 
inspection or posted online in the first paragraph of your comment and 
identify what information you want redacted.
    If you want to submit confidential business information as part of 
your comment, but do not want it to be made available for public 
inspection and posted online, you must include the phrase 
``CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION'' in the first paragraph of your 
comment. You must also prominently identify confidential business 
information to be redacted within the comment. If a comment has so much 
confidential business information that it cannot be effectively 
redacted, all or part of that comment may not be made available for 
public inspection or posted online.
    Personally identifiable information and confidential business 
information identified and located as set forth above will be redacted 
and the comment, in redacted form, will be made available for public 
inspection and posted on http://www.regulations.gov.
    The Department of Justice welcomes the attendance of the public at 
its advisory committee meetings and will make every effort to 
accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special needs. If you 
require special accommodations, please indicate your requirements on 
the online registration form.

    Dated: July 1, 2015.
Andrew J. Bruck,
Designated Federal Official, National Commission on Forensic Science.
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functions of the agency, including Washington, DC 20530. posted to the Commission’s Web site in
whether the information will have Dated: June 30, 2015. advance of the meeting.
practical utility; Procedures: Meeting materials,
Jerri Murray,
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Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. available on the Commission’s Web site:
estimate of the burden of the
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methodology and assumptions used;
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clarity of the information to be also be open to the public. Seating in
collected; and/or DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE the meeting room is limited and will be
—Minimize the burden of the collection [Docket No. ODAG 155] available on a first-come, first-served
of information on those who are to basis. All persons who are interested in
respond, including through the use of Notice of Federal Advisory Committee being on-site for the meeting must
appropriate automated, electronic, Meeting register on-line by clicking the
mechanical, or other technological registration link found at: http://
AGENCY:Department of Justice.
collection techniques or other forms www.justice.gov/ncfs/meetings#s7.
of information technology, e.g., Notice of Federal Advisory
ACTION: Members of the public may present
permitting electronic submission of Committee Meeting. oral comments on issues pending before
responses. the Commission. Those individuals
SUMMARY: This notice announces a interested in making oral comments
Overview of this information forthcoming public meeting of the
collection: should indicate their intent through the
National Commission on Forensic on-line registration form and time will
1. Type of Information Collection:
Science. be allocated on a first-come, first-served
Extension of a currently approved
collection. DATES: The meeting will be held on basis. Time allotted for an individual’s
2. The Title of the Form/Collection: August 10, 2015 from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 comment period will be limited to no
Request to the Attorney General for p.m. and August 11, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. more than 3 minutes. If the number of
Assumption of Concurrent Federal to 5:00 p.m. Online registration for the registrants requesting to speak is greater
Criminal Jurisdiction. meeting must be completed on or before than can be reasonably accommodated
3. The agency form number: N/A 5:00 p.m. (EST) August 3, 2015. during the scheduled public comment
4. Affected public who will be asked Electronic comments on any draft work periods, written comments can be
or required to respond, as well as a brief products will be accepted through the submitted through www.regulations.gov
abstract: electronic Federal Docket Management in lieu of oral comments.
Primary: Tribal governments. System (FDMS) at www.regulations.gov Posting of Public Comments: To
Other: None. for a thirty day public comment period. ensure proper handling of comments,
Abstract: The Department of Justice please reference ‘‘Docket No. ODAG
ADDRESSES: House of Sweden: 2900 K
published a rule to establish the 155’’ on all electronic and written
Street NW., Washington, DC 20007.
procedures for an Indian tribe whose correspondence. The Department
Indian country is subject to State FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
encourages all comments on
criminal jurisdiction under Public Law Andrew J. Bruck, Senior Counsel to the subcommittee work products be
280 (18 U.S.C. 1162(a)) to request that Deputy Attorney General and submitted electronically through
the United States accept concurrent Designated Federal Official, 950 www.regulations.gov using the
criminal jurisdiction within the tribe’s Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, electronic comment form provided on
Indian country, and for the Attorney DC 20530, by email at Andrew.J.Bruck@ that site. Paper comments that duplicate
General to decide whether to consent to usdoj.gov by phone at (202) 305–3481. the electronic submission are not
such a request. The purpose of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: necessary as all comments submitted to
collection is to provide information Agenda: On August 10, the www.regulations.gov will be posted for
from the requesting tribe sufficient for Commission will receive an overview of public review and are part of the official
the Attorney General to make a decision ethics issues in their roles as Special docket record.
whether to consent to the request. Government Employees. The In accordance with the Federal
5. An estimate of the total number of Commission will receive a briefing on Records Act, please note that all
respondents and the amount of time issues related to proficiency testing and comments received are considered part
estimated for an average respondent to receive status reports from the of the public record, and shall be made
respond: It is estimated that there are Subcommittees on Bylaws and available for public inspection online at
fewer than 350 respondents; the Accreditation and Proficiency Testing. http://www.regulations.gov. The
response should take an average of 80 The public comment period will begin comments to be posted may include
hours to complete and submit. at 5:00 p.m. On August 11, the personally identifiable information
6. An estimate of the total public Commission will receive status reports (such as your name, address, etc.) and
burden (in hours) associated with the from the Subcommittees on Scientific confidential business information
collection: There are an estimated Inquiry and Research, Interim Solutions, voluntarily submitted by the
28,000 annual total burden hours Human Factors, Reporting and commenter.
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associated with this collection. Testimony, Medicolegal Death You are not required to submit
If additional information is required Investigation, and Training on Science personal identifying information in
contact: Jerri Murray, Department and Law. The Commission will also order to comment on this meeting.
Clearance Officer, United States receive a briefing from a representative Nevertheless, if you want to submit
Department of Justice, Justice from the Netherlands Register of Court personally identifiable information
Management Division, Policy and Experts. Note: Agenda items, including (such as your name, address, etc.) as
Planning Staff, Two Constitution designation of presentation dates are part of your comment, but do not want

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.
Dates		The meeting will be held on August 10, 2015 from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and August 11, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Online registration for the meeting must be completed on or before 5:00 p.m. (EST) August 3, 2015. Electronic comments on any draft work products will be accepted through the electronic Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at www.regulations.gov for a thirty day public comment period.
Contact		Andrew J. Bruck, Senior Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General and Designated Federal Official, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20530, by email at [email protected] by phone at (202) 305-3481.
FR Citation		80 FR 38746