[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 13, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 68030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27156]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology

[Docket No: 130508459-3922-02]


Possible Models for the Administration and Support of Discipline-
Specific Guidance Groups for Forensic Science

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), United 
States Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice, extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: NIST is extending the deadline for submitting comments 
relating to Possible Models for the Administration and Support of 
Discipline-Specific Guidance Groups for Forensic Science. Due to the 
lack of availability of information posted on the NIST Web site, and 
the lack of NIST staff to respond to questions during the recent 
government shutdown due to a lapse in appropriations, the public may 
not have been able to formulate or submit their input. To allow the 
public sufficient time to formulate and submit their comments, NIST is 
extending the comment period from 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, November 12, 
2013 to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on November 26, 2013.

DATES: Comments must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, 
November 26, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted by mail to the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, c/o Susan Ballou, 100 Bureau 
Drive, Mailstop 8102, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. Electronic comments may 
be sent to [email protected]. Electronic submissions may be in any 
of the following formats: HTML, ASCII, Word, rtf, or PDF. All email 
messages and comments received are a part of the public record and will 
be made available to the public generally without change on the NIST 
Law Enforcement Standards Office Web site; www.nist.gov/oles/forensics/. For this reason, comments should not include confidential, 
proprietary, or business sensitive information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about this Notice 
contact: Susan Ballou, Office of Special Programs, National Institute 
of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mailstop 8102, 
Gaithersburg, MD 20899, telephone (301) 975-8750; email 
[email protected]. Please direct media inquiries to the NIST's 
Office of Public Affairs, Media Liaison, Ms. Jennifer Huergo, utilizing 
the email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 27, 2013, the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced that it was 
soliciting input for possible models for the administration and support 
of discipline-specific guidance groups for Forensic Science (78 FR 
59654). That Notice of Inquiry may be found at https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2013/09/27/2013-23617. Due to the lack 
of availability of information posted on the NIST Web site, and the 
lack of NIST staff to respond to questions during the recent government 
shutdown due to a lapse in appropriations, the public may not have been 
able to formulate or submit their input. To allow the public sufficient 
time to formulate and submit their comments, NIST is extending the 
comment period from 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, November 12, 2013, to 
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on November 26, 2013.

    Dated: November 5, 2013.
Kevin Kimball,
NIST Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2013-27156 Filed 11-12-13; 8:45 am]
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