82_FR_32512 82 FR 32379 - Minimum Scheme Requirements To Certify Criminal Justice Restraints Described in NIJ Standard 1001.00

82 FR 32379 - Minimum Scheme Requirements To Certify Criminal Justice Restraints Described in NIJ Standard 1001.00

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 133 (July 13, 2017)

Page Range32379-32381
FR Document2017-14638

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) announces publication of Minimum Scheme Requirements to Certify Criminal Justice Restraints Described in NIJ Standard 1001.00. The minimum scheme requirements are found in the Supplementary Information below, as well as in the document found here: https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/250566.pdf. NIJ Standard 1001.00, Criminal Justice Restraints Standard, was published in the Federal Register on November 19, 2014, and may be found here: https://federalregister.gov/a/2014-27367. All references to ``Criminal Justice Restraints Certification Program Requirements, NIJ CR-1001.00'' in NIJ Standard 1001.00, including in Section 1.1.1 of that standard, shall be understood to refer to the Minimum Scheme Requirements published here. NIJ has been working with conformity assessment bodies to develop acceptable criteria by which NIJ would recognize a product certification scheme operated by a certification body in the private sector. Certification better ensures that quality restraints are available to criminal justice practitioners. In the interest of officer safety and public safety, NIJ anticipates recognizing certification programs in the private sector that meet or exceed the minimum scheme requirements. Certification bodies that are interested in developing a product certification scheme for restraints described in NIJ Standard 1001.00 should contact NIJ at the contact information listed below. As previously noted (https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2016-22057), Safety Equipment Institute (SEI), which is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to ISO/IEC 17065 Conformity assessment -- Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes and services, has established a certification program for restraints described in NIJ Standard 1001.00. ISO/IEC 17065 is a joint endeavor of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). Further guidance on recognition of this certification program or others will be published in the Federal Register at a future date, to be determined.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OJP (NIJ) Docket No. 1741]


Minimum Scheme Requirements To Certify Criminal Justice 
Restraints Described in NIJ Standard 1001.00

AGENCY: National Institute of Justice, Justice.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) announces publication 
of Minimum Scheme Requirements to Certify Criminal Justice Restraints 
Described in NIJ Standard 1001.00. The minimum scheme requirements are 
found in the Supplementary Information below, as well as in the 
document found here: https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/250566.pdf. 
NIJ Standard 1001.00, Criminal Justice Restraints Standard, was 
published in the Federal Register on November 19, 2014, and may be 
found here: https://federalregister.gov/a/2014-27367. All references to 
``Criminal Justice Restraints Certification Program Requirements, NIJ 
CR-1001.00'' in NIJ Standard 1001.00, including in Section 1.1.1 of 
that standard, shall be understood to refer to the Minimum Scheme 
Requirements published here.
    NIJ has been working with conformity assessment bodies to develop 
acceptable criteria by which NIJ would recognize a product 
certification scheme operated by a certification body in the private 
sector. Certification better ensures that quality restraints are 
available to criminal justice practitioners. In the interest of officer 
safety and public safety, NIJ anticipates recognizing certification 
programs in the private sector that meet or exceed the minimum scheme 
requirements. Certification bodies that are interested in developing a 
product certification scheme for restraints described in NIJ Standard 
1001.00 should contact NIJ at the contact information listed below. As 
previously noted (https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2016-22057), Safety 
Equipment Institute (SEI), which is accredited by the American National 
Standards Institute (ANSI) to ISO/IEC 17065 Conformity assessment --
Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes and services, 
has

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established a certification program for restraints described in NIJ 
Standard 1001.00. ISO/IEC 17065 is a joint endeavor of the 
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the 
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). Further guidance on 
recognition of this certification program or others will be published 
in the Federal Register at a future date, to be determined.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Greene, Policy and Standards 
Division Director, Office of Science and Technology, National Institute 
of Justice, 810 7th Street NW., Washington, DC 20531; telephone number: 
(202) 307-3384; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The following describes the minimum 
requirements that a product certification scheme must contain for the 
certification of restraints described in NIJ Standard 1001.00, Criminal 
Justice Restraints Standard. A product certification scheme includes 
the rules, procedures, and management required for carrying out product 
certification, which involves the assessment and attestation by an 
impartial third party that fulfilment of specified requirements has 
been demonstrated by a product. This is discussed further in ISO/IEC 
17067, Conformity assessment-- Fundamentals of product certification 
and guidelines for product certification schemes.
    The following is intended primarily for those considering becoming 
certification scheme owners for the purpose of certifying restraints, 
in order to provide greater confidence to the criminal justice end user 
community that the restraints products conform to the requirements 
specified in NIJ Standard 1001.00. It includes minimum reasonable 
expectations that a certification body should meet in order to operate 
a certification program for restraints. The following is also intended 
for accreditation bodies that accredit certification bodies which may 
be considering certifying restraints to a scheme that includes 
laboratory testing of products to NIJ Standard 1001.00.
    A draft version of the following was published for public comment 
for 30 days in the Federal Register, and may be found here: https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2016-22057. The public comment period opened 
on September 14, 2016, and closed on October 14, 2016.
    The following terms are used in accordance with international 
standards:

--``shall'' indicates a requirement;
--``should'' indicates a recommendation;
--``may'' indicates a permission;
--``can'' indicates a possibility or a capability.

    Nothing in the following is intended to create any legal or 
procedural rights enforceable against the United States. Moreover, 
nothing in this document creates any obligation for conformity 
assessment bodies to follow or adopt this voluntary standard, nor does 
it create any obligation for manufacturers, suppliers, law enforcement 
agencies, or others to follow or adopt voluntary NIJ equipment 
standards.

1 Scope

    1.1 This document describes the minimum requirements that a product 
certification scheme must contain for the certification of restraints 
described in NIJ Standard 1001.00, Criminal Justice Restraints 
Standard.
    1.2 This document includes provisions for NIJ to file urgent 
complaints with a certification body regarding products it certifies to 
protect criminal justice end users of restraints products, such as 
police officers and correctional officers, if NIJ believes that a 
hazardous condition exists.
    1.3 This document includes provisions for NIJ to file urgent 
complaints with an accreditation body regarding conformity assessment 
bodies it accredits in the certification scheme to protect criminal 
justice end users of restraints products, such as police officers and 
correctional officers, if NIJ believes that a hazardous condition 
exists.

2 Normative References

ISO/IEC 17000, Conformity assessment--Vocabulary and general principles
ISO/IEC 17025, General requirements for the competence of testing and 
calibration laboratories
ISO/IEC 17030, Conformity assessment--General requirements for third-
party marks of conformity
ISO/IEC 17065, Conformity assessment--Requirements for bodies 
certifying products, processes and services
ISO/IEC 17067, Conformity assessment--Fundamentals of product 
certification and guidelines for product certification schemes
ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2, Principles and rules for the structure and 
drafting of ISO and IEC documents, seventh edition, 2016
NIJ Standard 1001.00, Criminal Justice Restraints Standard

3 Terms and Definitions

    For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given 
in ISO/IEC 17000, ISO/IEC 17065, ISO/IEC 17067, and NIJ 1001.00 apply.

4 Scheme requirements

    4.1 The product certification scheme shall follow the guidelines in 
ISO/IEC 17067.
    4.1.1 The product certification scheme shall be of scheme type 5 as 
described in 5.3.7 in ISO/IEC 17067.
    4.1.2 The scheme shall include provisions for the certification 
body to ensure that the client maintains an appropriate quality 
management system (e.g., conforms to ISO 9001) and that the client 
follows appropriate quality assurance processes.
    4.1.3 The certification body shall issue a mark of conformity to be 
displayed on certified products in accordance with ISO/IEC 17030.
    4.2 Conformity assessment bodies shall be accredited.
    4.2.1 Certification bodies shall be accredited to ISO/IEC 17065 by 
an accreditation body that is a signatory to the International 
Accreditation Forum (IAF) Multilateral Recognition Arrangement (MLA).
    4.2.2 Certification bodies shall have a scope of accreditation to 
include NIJ 1001.00.
    4.2.3 Testing laboratories shall be accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 by 
an accreditation body that is a signatory to the International 
Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) Mutual Recognition 
Arrangement (MRA).
    4.2.4 Testing laboratories shall have a scope of accreditation that 
includes NIJ 1001.00 and all test methods referenced therein.
    4.2.5 The certification body can take the qualification, assessing, 
and monitoring performed by other organizations (e.g., accreditation 
bodies) or bodies that provide outsourced services (e.g., testing 
laboratories) into account provided that: (1) It is provided for within 
the scheme requirements; (2) the scope is applicable to the work being 
undertaken; and (3) the validity of the qualification, assessing, and 
monitoring arrangements is verified at a periodicity determined by the 
certification body.
    4.3 NIJ may request information from the certification body.
    4.3.1 NIJ may request in writing directly from the certification 
body a list of all actions taken against specified current or 
previously certified products, such as termination, reduction, 
suspension, or withdrawal of certification.

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    4.3.2 If requested to do so, the certification body shall provide 
in writing the information requested by NIJ in 4.3.1 within five (5) 
working days.
    4.4 NIJ may bring urgent complaints to the certification body.
    4.4.1 NIJ may bring urgent complaints regarding certified products, 
or products believed to be certified, directly to the certification 
body if NIJ believes that a hazardous condition exists.
    4.4.2 Should NIJ bring an urgent complaint to the attention of the 
certification body, NIJ shall articulate the complaint in writing.
    4.4.3 The certification body shall provide an expedited response in 
writing to NIJ within five (5) working days, articulating how it plans 
to proceed with the urgent complaint, including actions it may take to 
determine the validity of the complaint and an estimated timeline to 
determine the validity of the complaint.
    4.5 NIJ may request information from accreditation bodies.
    4.5.1 NIJ may request in writing directly from an accreditation 
body a list of all actions taken against a conformity assessment body 
that it accredits in the certification scheme, such as termination, 
reduction, suspension, or withdrawal of certification.
    4.5.2 If requested to do so, the accreditation body shall provide 
in writing the information NIJ requested in 4.5.1 within five (5) 
working days.
    4.6 NIJ may bring urgent complaints to accreditation bodies.
    4.6.1 NIJ may bring urgent complaints directly to an accreditation 
body regarding conformity assessment bodies that it accredits in the 
certification scheme if NIJ believes a hazardous condition exists.
    4.6.2 Should NIJ bring an urgent complaint to the attention of an 
accreditation body, NIJ shall articulate the complaint in writing.
    4.6.3 The accreditation body shall provide an expedited response in 
writing to NIJ within five (5) working days, articulating how it plans 
to proceed with the urgent complaint, including actions it may take to 
determine the validity of the complaint and an estimated timeline to 
determine the validity of the complaint.
    4.7 Accreditation bodies shall notify NIJ of any changes in the 
accreditation status or scope of accreditation of any conformity 
assessment bodies in the certification scheme.
    4.7.1 Changes in accreditation status include suspension, 
withdrawal, or reduction of the scope of accreditation.
    4.7.2 The accreditation body shall notify NIJ in writing within 
five (5) working days after such action is taken.

Howard Spivak,
Acting Director, National Institute of Justice.
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                                                SUMMARY:   The Department of Justice                      information to be collected can be                     Dated: July 10, 2017.
                                                (DOJ), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,                        enhanced; and                                        Melody Braswell,
                                                Firearms and Explosives (ATF), will                      —Minimize the burden of the collection                Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
                                                submit the following information                          of information on those who are to                   Department of Justice.
                                                collection request to the Office of                       respond, including through the use of                [FR Doc. 2017–14687 Filed 7–12–17; 8:45 am]
                                                Management and Budget (OMB) for                           appropriate automated, electronic,                   BILLING CODE 4410–14–P
                                                review and approval in accordance with                    mechanical, or other technological
                                                the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.                      collection techniques or other forms
                                                The proposed information collection                       of information technology, e.g.,                     DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
                                                was previously published in the Federal                   permitting electronic submission of
                                                Register, on May 8, 2017, allowing for                                                                         Office of Justice Programs
                                                                                                          responses.
                                                a 60-day comment period. This                                                                                  [OJP (NIJ) Docket No. 1741]
                                                information collection OMB 1140–0020                     Overview of This Information
                                                (Firearms Transaction Record (ATF                        Collection                                            Minimum Scheme Requirements To
                                                Form 4473 (5300.9) is being revised to                                                                         Certify Criminal Justice Restraints
                                                make available a Spanish version                            (1) Type of Information Collection:                Described in NIJ Standard 1001.00
                                                (Registro de Transaccı́on de Armas) as a                 Revision of a currently approved
                                                courtesy to Federal firearms licensees                   collection.                                           AGENCY:  National Institute of Justice,
                                                with clientele for whom Spanish is their                    (2) The Title of the Form/Collection:              Justice.
                                                native language. The proposed                            Firearms Transaction Record/Registro                  ACTION: Notice.
                                                information collection is also being                     de Transaccı́on de Armas.
                                                                                                                                                               SUMMARY:    The National Institute of
                                                published to obtain comments from the                       (3) The agency form number, if any,                Justice (NIJ) announces publication of
                                                public and affected agencies.                            and the applicable component of the                   Minimum Scheme Requirements to
                                                DATES: Comments are encouraged and                       Department sponsoring the collection:                 Certify Criminal Justice Restraints
                                                will be accepted for an additional 30                       Form number: ATF Form 4473                         Described in NIJ Standard 1001.00. The
                                                days until August 14, 2017.                              (5300.9).                                             minimum scheme requirements are
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If                                                                            found in the Supplementary
                                                                                                            Component: Bureau of Alcohol,
                                                you have additional comments,                                                                                  Information below, as well as in the
                                                particularly with respect to the                         Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S.
                                                                                                         Department of Justice.                                document found here: https://
                                                estimated public burden or associated                                                                          www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/250566.pdf.
                                                response time, have suggestions, need a                     (4) Affected public who will be asked
                                                                                                                                                               NIJ Standard 1001.00, Criminal Justice
                                                copy of the proposed information                         or required to respond, as well as a brief
                                                                                                                                                               Restraints Standard, was published in
                                                collection instrument with instructions,                 abstract:
                                                                                                                                                               the Federal Register on November 19,
                                                or desire any other additional                              Primary: Individuals or households.                2014, and may be found here: https://
                                                information, please contact Helen                           Other: Business or other for-profit.               federalregister.gov/a/2014-27367. All
                                                Koppe, Program Manager, ATF Firearms                                                                           references to ‘‘Criminal Justice
                                                & Explosives Industry Division either by                    Abstract: The information and
                                                                                                         certification on the Form 4473 are                    Restraints Certification Program
                                                mail at 99 New York Avenue NE.,                                                                                Requirements, NIJ CR–1001.00’’ in NIJ
                                                Washington, DC 20226, or by email at                     designed so that a person licensed
                                                                                                         under 18 U.S.C. 923 may determine if                  Standard 1001.00, including in Section
                                                FederalRegisterNoticeATFF4473@                                                                                 1.1.1 of that standard, shall be
                                                atf.gov. Written comments and/or                         he or she may lawfully sell or deliver a
                                                                                                         firearm to the person identified in                   understood to refer to the Minimum
                                                suggestions can also be directed to the                                                                        Scheme Requirements published here.
                                                Office of Management and Budget,                         Section A. It also alerts buyers to certain
                                                                                                         restrictions on the receipt and                          NIJ has been working with conformity
                                                Office of Information and Regulatory                                                                           assessment bodies to develop acceptable
                                                Affairs, Attention Department of Justice                 possession of firearms.
                                                                                                                                                               criteria by which NIJ would recognize a
                                                Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503 or                       (5) An estimate of the total number of
                                                                                                                                                               product certification scheme operated
                                                sent to OIRA_submissions@                                respondents and the amount of time
                                                                                                                                                               by a certification body in the private
                                                omb.eop.gov.                                             estimated for an average respondent to
                                                                                                                                                               sector. Certification better ensures that
                                                                                                         respond: An estimated 18,275,240
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written                                                                             quality restraints are available to
                                                                                                         respondents will utilize the form, and it
                                                comments and suggestions from the                                                                              criminal justice practitioners. In the
                                                                                                         will take each respondent
                                                public and affected agencies concerning                                                                        interest of officer safety and public
                                                                                                         approximately 30 minutes to complete
                                                the proposed collection of information                                                                         safety, NIJ anticipates recognizing
                                                                                                         the form.
                                                are encouraged. Your comments should                                                                           certification programs in the private
                                                address one or more of the following                        (6) An estimate of the total public                sector that meet or exceed the minimum
                                                four points:                                             burden (in hours) associated with the                 scheme requirements. Certification
                                                —Evaluate whether the proposed                           collection: The estimated annual public               bodies that are interested in developing
                                                  collection of information is necessary                 burden associated with this collection is             a product certification scheme for
                                                  for the proper performance of the                      9,137,620, which is equal to (18,275,240              restraints described in NIJ Standard
                                                  functions of the agency, including                     (total number of respondents) * .5 (30                1001.00 should contact NIJ at the
                                                  whether the information will have                      minutes).                                             contact information listed below. As
                                                                                                            If additional information is required              previously noted (https://
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                                                  practical utility;
                                                —Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s                   contact: Melody Braswell, Department                  www.federalregister.gov/d/2016-22057),
                                                  estimate of the burden of the                          Clearance Officer, United States                      Safety Equipment Institute (SEI), which
                                                  proposed collection of information,                    Department of Justice, Justice                        is accredited by the American National
                                                  including the validity of the                          Management Division, Policy and                       Standards Institute (ANSI) to ISO/IEC
                                                  methodology and assumptions used;                      Planning Staff, Two Constitution                      17065 Conformity assessment
                                                —Evaluate whether and if so how the                      Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405A,                    —Requirements for bodies certifying
                                                  quality, utility, and clarity of the                   Washington, DC 20530.                                 products, processes and services, has


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                                                established a certification program for                  —‘‘should’’ indicates a                               3  Terms and Definitions
                                                restraints described in NIJ Standard                      recommendation;                                        For the purposes of this document,
                                                1001.00. ISO/IEC 17065 is a joint                        —‘‘may’’ indicates a permission;                      the terms and definitions given in ISO/
                                                endeavor of the International                            —‘‘can’’ indicates a possibility or a                 IEC 17000, ISO/IEC 17065, ISO/IEC
                                                Organization for Standardization (ISO)                    capability.                                          17067, and NIJ 1001.00 apply.
                                                and the International Electrotechnical
                                                Commission (IEC). Further guidance on                      Nothing in the following is intended                4   Scheme requirements
                                                recognition of this certification program                to create any legal or procedural rights                 4.1 The product certification scheme
                                                or others will be published in the                       enforceable against the United States.                shall follow the guidelines in ISO/IEC
                                                Federal Register at a future date, to be                 Moreover, nothing in this document                    17067.
                                                determined.                                              creates any obligation for conformity                    4.1.1 The product certification
                                                                                                         assessment bodies to follow or adopt                  scheme shall be of scheme type 5 as
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                         this voluntary standard, nor does it                  described in 5.3.7 in ISO/IEC 17067.
                                                Mark Greene, Policy and Standards
                                                                                                         create any obligation for manufacturers,                 4.1.2 The scheme shall include
                                                Division Director, Office of Science and
                                                                                                         suppliers, law enforcement agencies, or               provisions for the certification body to
                                                Technology, National Institute of
                                                                                                         others to follow or adopt voluntary NIJ               ensure that the client maintains an
                                                Justice, 810 7th Street NW., Washington,
                                                                                                         equipment standards.                                  appropriate quality management system
                                                DC 20531; telephone number: (202)
                                                307–3384; email address:                                 1    Scope                                            (e.g., conforms to ISO 9001) and that the
                                                mark.greene2@usdoj.gov.                                                                                        client follows appropriate quality
                                                                                                            1.1 This document describes the                    assurance processes.
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                           minimum requirements that a product
                                                following describes the minimum                                                                                   4.1.3 The certification body shall
                                                                                                         certification scheme must contain for                 issue a mark of conformity to be
                                                requirements that a product certification                the certification of restraints described
                                                scheme must contain for the                                                                                    displayed on certified products in
                                                                                                         in NIJ Standard 1001.00, Criminal                     accordance with ISO/IEC 17030.
                                                certification of restraints described in                 Justice Restraints Standard.                             4.2 Conformity assessment bodies
                                                NIJ Standard 1001.00, Criminal Justice                      1.2 This document includes                         shall be accredited.
                                                Restraints Standard. A product                           provisions for NIJ to file urgent                        4.2.1 Certification bodies shall be
                                                certification scheme includes the rules,                 complaints with a certification body                  accredited to ISO/IEC 17065 by an
                                                procedures, and management required                      regarding products it certifies to protect            accreditation body that is a signatory to
                                                for carrying out product certification,                  criminal justice end users of restraints              the International Accreditation Forum
                                                which involves the assessment and                        products, such as police officers and                 (IAF) Multilateral Recognition
                                                attestation by an impartial third party                  correctional officers, if NIJ believes that           Arrangement (MLA).
                                                that fulfilment of specified requirements                a hazardous condition exists.                            4.2.2 Certification bodies shall have
                                                has been demonstrated by a product.                                                                            a scope of accreditation to include NIJ
                                                                                                            1.3 This document includes
                                                This is discussed further in ISO/IEC                                                                           1001.00.
                                                                                                         provisions for NIJ to file urgent
                                                17067, Conformity assessment—                                                                                     4.2.3 Testing laboratories shall be
                                                                                                         complaints with an accreditation body
                                                Fundamentals of product certification                                                                          accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 by an
                                                                                                         regarding conformity assessment bodies
                                                and guidelines for product certification                                                                       accreditation body that is a signatory to
                                                                                                         it accredits in the certification scheme
                                                schemes.                                                                                                       the International Laboratory
                                                   The following is intended primarily                   to protect criminal justice end users of
                                                                                                         restraints products, such as police                   Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC)
                                                for those considering becoming                                                                                 Mutual Recognition Arrangement
                                                certification scheme owners for the                      officers and correctional officers, if NIJ
                                                                                                         believes that a hazardous condition                   (MRA).
                                                purpose of certifying restraints, in order                                                                        4.2.4 Testing laboratories shall have
                                                to provide greater confidence to the                     exists.
                                                                                                                                                               a scope of accreditation that includes
                                                criminal justice end user community                      2    Normative References                             NIJ 1001.00 and all test methods
                                                that the restraints products conform to                                                                        referenced therein.
                                                the requirements specified in NIJ                        ISO/IEC 17000, Conformity
                                                                                                           assessment—Vocabulary and general                      4.2.5 The certification body can take
                                                Standard 1001.00. It includes minimum                                                                          the qualification, assessing, and
                                                reasonable expectations that a                             principles
                                                                                                                                                               monitoring performed by other
                                                certification body should meet in order                  ISO/IEC 17025, General requirements
                                                                                                                                                               organizations (e.g., accreditation bodies)
                                                to operate a certification program for                     for the competence of testing and
                                                                                                                                                               or bodies that provide outsourced
                                                restraints. The following is also                          calibration laboratories
                                                                                                                                                               services (e.g., testing laboratories) into
                                                intended for accreditation bodies that                   ISO/IEC 17030, Conformity                             account provided that: (1) It is provided
                                                accredit certification bodies which may                    assessment—General requirements for                 for within the scheme requirements; (2)
                                                be considering certifying restraints to a                  third-party marks of conformity                     the scope is applicable to the work
                                                scheme that includes laboratory testing                  ISO/IEC 17065, Conformity                             being undertaken; and (3) the validity of
                                                of products to NIJ Standard 1001.00.                       assessment—Requirements for bodies                  the qualification, assessing, and
                                                   A draft version of the following was                    certifying products, processes and                  monitoring arrangements is verified at a
                                                published for public comment for 30                        services                                            periodicity determined by the
                                                days in the Federal Register, and may                    ISO/IEC 17067, Conformity                             certification body.
                                                be found here: https://                                    assessment—Fundamentals of                             4.3 NIJ may request information
                                                www.federalregister.gov/d/2016-22057.                      product certification and guidelines
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                                                                                                                                                               from the certification body.
                                                The public comment period opened on                        for product certification schemes                      4.3.1 NIJ may request in writing
                                                September 14, 2016, and closed on                        ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2, Principles                directly from the certification body a list
                                                October 14, 2016.                                          and rules for the structure and                     of all actions taken against specified
                                                   The following terms are used in                         drafting of ISO and IEC documents,                  current or previously certified products,
                                                accordance with international                              seventh edition, 2016                               such as termination, reduction,
                                                standards:                                               NIJ Standard 1001.00, Criminal Justice                suspension, or withdrawal of
                                                —‘‘shall’’ indicates a requirement;                        Restraints Standard                                 certification.


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                                                   4.3.2 If requested to do so, the                        4.7.2 The accreditation body shall                  due to administrative scheduling issues.
                                                certification body shall provide in                      notify NIJ in writing within five (5)                 It is imperative that the meeting be held
                                                writing the information requested by NIJ                 working days after such action is taken.              on this date to accommodate the
                                                in 4.3.1 within five (5) working days.                                                                         scheduling priorities of the key
                                                                                                         Howard Spivak,
                                                   4.4 NIJ may bring urgent complaints                                                                         participants.
                                                                                                         Acting Director, National Institute of Justice.
                                                to the certification body.
                                                                                                         [FR Doc. 2017–14638 Filed 7–12–17; 8:45 am]           Patricia D. Rausch,
                                                   4.4.1 NIJ may bring urgent
                                                                                                                                                               Advisory Committee Management Officer,
                                                complaints regarding certified products,                 BILLING CODE 4410–18–P
                                                                                                                                                               National Aeronautics and Space
                                                or products believed to be certified,                                                                          Administration.
                                                directly to the certification body if NIJ                                                                      [FR Doc. 2017–14711 Filed 7–12–17; 8:45 am]
                                                believes that a hazardous condition                      NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
                                                                                                                                                               BILLING CODE 7510–13–P
                                                exists.                                                  SPACE ADMINISTRATION
                                                   4.4.2 Should NIJ bring an urgent                      [Notice (17–051)]
                                                complaint to the attention of the
                                                certification body, NIJ shall articulate                                                                       NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
                                                                                                         NASA Advisory Council; Ad Hoc Task
                                                the complaint in writing.                                Force on STEM Education Meeting                       Advisory Committee for Environmental
                                                   4.4.3 The certification body shall                                                                          Research and Education; Notice of
                                                provide an expedited response in                         AGENCY: National Aeronautics and
                                                                                                         Space Administration.                                 Meeting
                                                writing to NIJ within five (5) working
                                                days, articulating how it plans to                       ACTION: Notice of meeting.                              In accordance with the Federal
                                                proceed with the urgent complaint,                                                                             Advisory Committee Act (Pub., L. 92–
                                                                                                         SUMMARY:   In accordance with the
                                                including actions it may take to                                                                               463, as amended), the National Science
                                                                                                         Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
                                                determine the validity of the complaint                                                                        Foundation (NSF) announces the
                                                                                                         amended, the National Aeronautics and
                                                and an estimated timeline to determine                                                                         following meeting:
                                                                                                         Space Administration announces a                        Name and Committee Code: Advisory
                                                the validity of the complaint.                           meeting of the Ad Hoc Task Force on
                                                   4.5 NIJ may request information                                                                             Committee for Environmental Research
                                                                                                         Science, Technology, Engineering and                  and Education (9487) (Teleconference).
                                                from accreditation bodies.                               Mathematics (STEM) of the NASA
                                                   4.5.1 NIJ may request in writing                                                                              Date and Time: August 31, 2017:
                                                                                                         Advisory Council (NAC). This Task                     12:00 p.m. (EDT)–2:00 p.m. (EDT).
                                                directly from an accreditation body a                    Force reports to the NAC.
                                                list of all actions taken against a                                                                              Place: National Science Foundation,
                                                                                                         DATES: Wednesday, July 19, 2017, 2:15                 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230
                                                conformity assessment body that it
                                                                                                         p.m. to 4:30 p.m., EDT.                               (Teleconference).
                                                accredits in the certification scheme,
                                                such as termination, reduction,                          ADDRESSES: NASA Headquarters,                           Type of Meeting: Open.
                                                                                                         Washington, DC 20456.                                   Contact Person: Dr. Leah Nichols,
                                                suspension, or withdrawal of
                                                                                                         FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.                  Staff Associate, Office of Integrative
                                                certification.
                                                                                                         Beverly Girten, Executive Secretary,                  Activities/Office of Director/National
                                                   4.5.2 If requested to do so, the
                                                                                                         NAC Ad Hoc Task Force on STEM                         Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd.,
                                                accreditation body shall provide in
                                                                                                         Education, NASA Headquarters,                         Arlington, VA 22230; (Email: lenichol@
                                                writing the information NIJ requested in
                                                                                                         Washington, DC 20546, 202–358–0212,                   nsf.gov); Telephone: (703) 292–2983).
                                                4.5.1 within five (5) working days.                                                                              Minutes: May be obtained from
                                                   4.6 NIJ may bring urgent complaints                   or beverly.e.girten@nasa.gov.
                                                                                                                                                               https://www.nsf.gov/ere/ereweb/
                                                to accreditation bodies.                                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
                                                                                                                                                               minutes.jsp.
                                                   4.6.1 NIJ may bring urgent                            virtual meeting and will be open to the                 Purpose of Meeting: To provide
                                                complaints directly to an accreditation                  public telephonically and by WebEx                    advice, recommendations, and oversight
                                                body regarding conformity assessment                     only. You must use a touch tone phone                 concerning support for environmental
                                                bodies that it accredits in the                          to participate in this meeting. Any                   research and education.
                                                certification scheme if NIJ believes a                   interested person may dial the toll free                Agenda: To receive and discuss
                                                hazardous condition exists.                              access number 1–844–467–6272 or toll                  subcommittee work and prepare for
                                                   4.6.2 Should NIJ bring an urgent                      access number 1–720–259–6462, and                     future advisory committee activities.
                                                complaint to the attention of an                         then the numeric participant passcode:                Updated agenda and teleconference link
                                                accreditation body, NIJ shall articulate                 634012 followed by the # sign. To join                will be available at https://www.nsf.gov/
                                                the complaint in writing.                                via WebEx on July 19, 2017, the link is               ere/ereweb/minutes.jsp.
                                                   4.6.3 The accreditation body shall                    https://nasa.webex.com/, the meeting
                                                                                                                                                                 Dated: July 10, 2017.
                                                provide an expedited response in                         number is 998 317 068 and the
                                                                                                         password is Elaine54$ (case sensitive.)               Crystal Robinson,
                                                writing to NIJ within five (5) working
                                                days, articulating how it plans to                       NOTE: If dialing in, please ‘‘mute’’ your             Committee Management Officer.
                                                proceed with the urgent complaint,                       telephone. The agenda for the meeting                 [FR Doc. 2017–14700 Filed 7–12–17; 8:45 am]
                                                including actions it may take to                         will include the following:                           BILLING CODE 7555–01–P
                                                determine the validity of the complaint                  —Opening Remarks by Chair
                                                and an estimated timeline to determine                   —STEM Education Advisory Panel
                                                the validity of the complaint.                                (CoSTEM)                                         NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
                                                   4.7 Accreditation bodies shall notify                 —Update on Business Service
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                                                                                                                                                               Sunshine Act Meeting; National
                                                NIJ of any changes in the accreditation                       Assessment
                                                                                                         —Status on Office of Education Budget                 Science Board
                                                status or scope of accreditation of any
                                                conformity assessment bodies in the                      —Discussing/Finalizing Findings and                     The National Science Board, pursuant
                                                certification scheme.                                         Recommendations                                  to NSF regulations (45 CFR part 614),
                                                   4.7.1 Changes in accreditation status                 —Other Related Topics                                 the National Science Foundation Act, as
                                                include suspension, withdrawal, or                          This virtual meeting is taking place               amended (42 U.S.C. 1862n–5), and the
                                                reduction of the scope of accreditation.                 with less than 15 calendar days’ notice               Government in the Sunshine Act (5


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FR Citation82 FR 32379 

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