[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 77 (Tuesday, April 22, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22533-22534]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-09101]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Justice.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a forthcoming public meeting of the 
National Commission on Forensic Science.

DATES: The meeting will be held on May 12, 2014, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 
p.m. and May 13, 2014 from 9 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Online registration for 
the meeting must be completed on or before 5:00 p.m. (EST) May 5, 2014.
    Location: Office of Justice Programs, 3rd floor ballroom, 810 7th 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20531.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brette Steele, Senior Advisor on 
Forensic Science and Senior Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General, by 
email at [email protected] or by phone at (202) 305-0180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Agenda and Meeting Materials: On May 12, the Commission will 
explore issues of cognitive bias and ethics in forensic science. On May 
13, NIST will deliver an update on the Organization of Scientific Area 
Committees. The remainder of the meeting will include reports from the 
following subcommittees: Accreditation and Proficiency Testing; Interim 
Solutions; Medico-legal Death Investigation; Reporting and Testimony; 
Scientific Inquiry and Research; Training on Science and Law. The 
Commission will receive oral comments from the public from 4:30 p.m. to 
5:00 p.m. each business day. All meeting materials will be made 
available to the public on http://www.facadatabase.gov under committee 
number 83353.

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    Registration: The meeting will be open to the public and webcast. 
Those interested in attending the meeting in person must register 
online at http://conferences.csrincorporated.com using conference code: 
2014-107P no later than 5:00 p.m. (EST) May 5, 2014. Seating in the 
meeting room is limited and will be available on a first-come, first-
served basis. Those interested in viewing the webcast may visit http://stream.sparkstreetdigital.com/player-ce.html?id=doj-may12 while the 
meeting is in progress.
    Public Comments: Individuals interested in making oral comments 
should indicate their intent through the on-line registration form. 
Three-minute public comment slots will be allocated on a first-come, 
first-served basis. If the number of registrants requesting to speak is 
greater than can be reasonably accommodated during the scheduled public 
comment periods, written comments will be accepted in lieu of oral 
comments. Written public comments may be submitted to Brette Steele no 
later than 5:00 p.m. (EST) on May 5, 2014.
    Posting of Public Comments: In accordance with the Federal Records 
Act, please note that all comments received are considered part of the 
public record, and shall be made available for public inspection and 
posted online. The comments to be posted may include personally 
identifiable information (such as your name, address, etc.) and 
confidential business information voluntarily submitted by the 
commenter.
    If you want to submit personally identifiable information (such as 
your name, address, etc.) as part of your comment, but do not want it 
to be made available for public inspection and posted online, you must 
include the phrase ``PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION'' in the first 
paragraph of your comment. You must also place all the personally 
identifiable information you do not want made available for public 
inspection or posted online in the first paragraph of your comment and 
identify what information you want redacted.
    If you want to submit confidential business information as part of 
your comment, but do not want it to be made available for public 
inspection and posted online, you must include the phrase 
``CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION'' in the first paragraph of your 
comment. You must also prominently identify confidential business 
information to be redacted within the comment. If a comment has so much 
confidential business information that it cannot be effectively 
redacted, all or part of that comment may not be made available for 
public inspection or posted online.
    Personally identifiable information and confidential business 
information identified and located as set forth above will be redacted 
and the comment, in redacted form, will be made available for public 
inspection and posted on the Commission's Web site.
    Accommodations: The Department of Justice welcomes the attendance 
of the public at its advisory committee meetings and will make every 
effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special 
needs. If you require special accommodations, please indicate your 
requirements on the on-line registration form.

James M. Cole,
Deputy Attorney General.
[FR Doc. 2014-09101 Filed 4-21-14; 8:45 am]
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