[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 14, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 7084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-2522]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OJP (NIJ) Docket No. 1466]


Announcement of Body Armor Standards and Testing Technical 
Workshop

AGENCY: National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, 
Justice.

ACTION: Announcement of public technical workshop.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, 
National Institute of Justice (NIJ) will hold a technical workshop in 
order to discuss, and obtain comments and technical input on, draft 
changes being considered for the NIJ standard for ballistic-resistance 
of personal body armor and for NIJ's voluntary body armor compliance 
testing program, including its activities generally related to 
conformity assessment. The workshop is jointly sponsored by NIJ and the 
U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and 
Technology (NIST), Office of Law Enforcement Standards.
    The technical workshop will be open to body armor industry 
technical representatives, official representatives from public safety 
agencies and organizations, the research and development and scientific 
communities, and other stakeholders. We plan to make certain documents 
related to the draft changes under consideration available for review 
approximately two weeks prior to the workshop. Information about the 
availability of these documents can be found on the Web site referenced 
below.
    Those individuals wishing to attend this workshop and/or provide 
comment or input as to the draft changes under consideration are 
directed to the following Web site: http://www.justnet.org/nijnist. To 
attend the workshop, individuals must register online by February 16, 
2007 (non-U.S. citizens) or by February 21, 2007 (U.S. Citizens). Due 
to NIST security regulations, there will be no on-site registration 
allowed on the day of the workshop. No registration fee is required for 
this event. Directions to the facility and additional information can 
be found on the Web site.

DATES: The workshop will be held on Tuesday, February 27, 2007, from 
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology (NIST), 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 
20899.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Wong, by telephone at 202-305-
2703 [Note: this is not a toll-free telephone number], or by e-mail at 
[email protected].

    Dated: February 9, 2007.
David W. Hagy,
Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs and 
Acting Principal Deputy Director, National Institute of Justice.
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