[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 15, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 40569]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17467]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OJP (NIJ) Docket No. 1749]


Recognizing Private Sector Certification Programs for Criminal 
Justice Restraints

AGENCY: National Institute of Justice, Justice.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has been transitioning 
certification of restraints and handcuffs from an NIJ-operated program 
to recognition of private sector programs, as previously reported in 
the Federal Register (https://federalregister.gov/a/2017-14638). NIJ 
recognizes the following certification program for restraints as in 
compliance with Minimum Scheme Requirements to Certify Criminal Justice 
Restraints Described in NIJ Standard 1001.00: Safety Equipment 
Institute, Inc., 1307 Dolley Madison Boulevard, Suite 3A, McLean, VA 
22101, Telephone: (703) 442-5732, Fax: (703) 442-5756, Email: 
[email protected], http://www.seinet.org/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Greene, Policy and Standards 
Division Director, Office of Science and Technology, National Institute 
of Justice, 810 7th Street NW, Washington, DC 20531; telephone number: 
(202) 307-3384; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Criminal justice agencies may still obtain 
NIJ's Compliant Products List (CPL) for metallic handcuffs that are 
compliant with NIJ Standard 0307.01 via the contact information below 
until December 31, 2018 by sending a request from an agency email 
address. While the CPL has remained published during the transition 
period, agencies should be aware that NIJ discontinued the metallic 
handcuffs Compliance Test Program on September 14, 2016 (https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2016-22057) and the CPL has not been updated 
since then. For criminal justice agencies wishing to purchase or 
procure restraints certified to meet NIJ Standard 1001.00, NIJ suggests 
the following procurement language: ``Restraints tested in accordance 
with NIJ Standard 1001.00 and certified by a certification body 
recognized by the National Institute of Justice.'' Please note that 
restraints are certified by the NIJ-recognized private sector 
organization. They are not certified by NIJ, and the products should 
not be referred to as ``NIJ certified.'' More information on NIJ 
Standard 1001.00, Criminal Justice Restraints Standard, and 
certification of restraints may be found at https://nij.gov/topics/technology/standards-testing/Pages/restraints.aspx, or by using the 
shortened link https://go.usa.gov/xU2Ay.

David B. Muhlhausen,
Director, National Institute of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2018-17467 Filed 8-14-18; 8:45 am]
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