[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 218 (Thursday, November 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 70165]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29068]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OJP (NIJ) Docket No. 1573]


Ballistic-Resistant Body Armor Standard Workshop

AGENCY: National Institute of Justice, DOJ.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are jointly hosting a 
workshop focused on NIJ Standard-0101.06, Ballistic Resistance of Body 
Armor, and the discussion is directed toward manufacturers, 
certification bodies, and test laboratories. This workshop is being 
held specifically to discuss with interested parties the upcoming 
revision of this standard and to receive input, comments, and 
recommendations.
    The workshop will be held on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at NIST, 
100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg MD, Building 101, Lecture Room A. The 
workshop will begin with a general session from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. 
Following the general session, individual 30-minute breakout session 
will be offered from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 a.m. for those interested in 
the following:
    (1) One-on-one conversation with NIJ leadership.
    (2) One-on-one discussion with Compliance Testing Program 
personnel.
    (3) One-on-one discussion with personnel leading development of the 
revised standard.
    Time slots for individual breakout sessions may be requested from 
the registration page indicated below. Additional time slots will be 
made available if needed to accommodate attendee requests.
    Workshop discussions will be documented and published on http://www.justnet.org. Information shared during the individual breakout 
sessions that NIJ views as beneficial to the broader body armor 
community will be summarized as part of the workshop notes. 
Contributors of comments will not be identified in the workshop notes. 
Each attendee is advised that it is the responsibility of the 
contributor to protect any information that they may consider 
proprietary during both the workshop and any individual breakout 
session in which they may participate.
    Space is limited at this workshop, and as a result, only 50 
participants will be allowed to register for the general session. 
Individual time slots will be available on the registration page. We 
request that each organization limit their representatives to no more 
than two per organization. Exceptions to this limit may occur, should 
space allow. Participants planning to attend are responsible for their 
own travel arrangements.
    Participants are strongly encouraged to come prepared to ask 
questions and to voice suggestions and concerns. Registration 
information may be found at http://www.justnet.org/Pages/BA-Workshops-Registration-2011.aspx. Registration will close on November 21, 2011.

DATES: The workshop will be held on Tuesday, November 29, 2011, 
beginning at 9 a.m. The workshop will begin with a general session from 
9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Following the general session, individual 30-minute 
breakout session will be offered from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 100 
Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg MD, Building 101, Lecture Room A.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Casandra Robinson, National Institute 
of Justice, by telephone at 202-305-2596 [Note: this is not a toll-free 
telephone number], or by email at [email protected].

Kristina Rose,
Deputy Director, National Institute of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2011-29068 Filed 11-9-11; 8:45 am]
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