[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 126 (Thursday, June 30, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 38430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16404]


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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 Panel Session. 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 International Association 
for Identification (IAI) 96th International Educational Conference. 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 
IAI 96th International Educational Conference, held at the Frontier 
Airlines Center, 400 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203. 
The session will be held on Friday, August 12, 2011, from 11 a.m. to 12 
p.m. Check the meeting registration desk for room location. Information 
regarding the IAI Annual Conference is available at http://theiai.org/conference/2011/index.php.

    Note:  Persons solely attending this SoFS public session do not 
need to register for the IAI 96th International Educational 
Conference to attend. There will be no admission charge for persons 
solely attending the public meeting. Seating 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 
email to the Subcommittee's Executive Secretary, Robin Jones, at: 
[email protected], no later than Friday, July 29, 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. 2011-16404 Filed 6-29-11; 8:45 am]
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