[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 23 (Thursday, February 3, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 6163]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2440]


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OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY


Subcommittee on Forensic Science; Committee on Science; National 
Science and Technology Council

ACTION: Notice of meeting. Public input is requested concerning 
Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) interoperability and 
the appropriate Federal Executive Branch responses to the AFIS 
interoperability issues identified in the National Academy of Sciences 
2009 report: ``Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A 
Path Forward'' (http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12589#toc).

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SUMMARY: The Subcommittee on Forensic Science (SoFS) of the National 
Science and Technology Council's (NSTC's) Committee on Science will 
host a public forum in collaboration with the annual scientific meeting 
of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS). The role of the 
SoFS is to coordinate Federal activities and advise the Executive 
Office of the President on national efforts to improve forensic science 
and its application in America's justice system. This special session 
will serve to provide the public with the opportunity to ask questions 
and provide comments on issues related to Automated Fingerprint 
Identification System (AFIS) latent print interoperability.
    Dates and Addresses: The session will be held in conjunction with 
the 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic 
Sciences, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Columbus Hall KL, located at 151 
East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. The session will be held on 
Friday, February 25, 2011, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Information 
regarding the 63rd AAFS Annual Meeting is available at the AAFS Web 
site: http://www.aafs.org.

    Note:  Persons solely attending the SoFS public session do not 
need to register for the AAFS Annual Meeting to attend. There will 
be no admission charge for persons solely attending the public 
meeting. Seating is limited and will be on a first come, first 
served basis. For those who cannot attend but wish to provide 
written comments or questions, please do so by sending an e-mail to 
the Subcommittee's Executive Secretary, Robin Jones, at: 
[email protected], no later than Wednesday, February 16, 2011.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information and links to 
the Subcommittee on Forensic Science can be obtained through the Office 
of Science and Technology Policy's NSTC Web site at http://www.ostp.gov/nstc or by calling 202-456-6012.

Kenneth E. Melson,
Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Forensic Science.
[FR Doc. 2011-2440 Filed 2-2-11; 8:45 am]
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