[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 182 (Wednesday, September 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57719-57720]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20414]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

National Institute of Justice

[OJP (NIJ) Docket No. 1802]


Special Technical Committee for Criminal Justice Practice for 
Digital Multimedia Evidence

AGENCY: National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, 
Justice.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is seeking qualified 
individuals to serve on a Special Technical Committee (STC) for 
Criminal Justice Practice for Digital Multimedia Evidence. The purpose 
of the STC will be to update and revise the NIJ guide, Electronic Crime 
Scene Investigation: A Guide for First Responders, Second Edition (NCJ 
219941), and develop other relevant guides and standards related to 
digital multimedia evidence practice for criminal justice purposes.

DATES: Individuals wishing to submit an application to the National 
Institute of

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Justice must do so by 5 p.m. eastern time December 20, 2022, as 
instructed below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martin Novak, Technology and Standards 
Division, Office of Research, Evaluation and Technology, National 
Institute of Justice, 810 7th Street NW, Washington, DC 20531; 
telephone number: (202) 598-7795; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    How to Respond and What to Include: To apply to serve on the 
Special Technical Committee for Criminal Justice Practice for Digital 
Multimedia Evidence, please email a resume to the point of contact 
listed above by the deadline listed above. Please put ``Special 
Technical Committee for Criminal Justice Practice for Digital 
Multimedia Evidence'' in the subject line. Application materials must 
be submitted electronically. Hardcopy application materials will not be 
accepted. There is no page limit or limit to the amount of information 
that an interested applicant may submit to demonstrate his, her, or 
their qualifications. More information on the individuals sought for 
the STC is provided below. All materials submitted will be treated 
confidentially and discreetly and may be shared with U.S. Government 
staff or U.S. Government contractors for evaluation purposes related to 
selection for the STC only.
    NIJ (pursuant to its authorities at 34 U.S.C. 10122 and 6 U.S.C. 
161-165) is seeking qualified individuals to serve on a Special 
Technical Committee for Criminal Justice Practice for Digital 
Multimedia Evidence. The purpose of the STC will be to update and 
revise the NIJ guide, Electronic Crime Scene Investigation: A Guide for 
First Responders, Second Edition (https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/nij/219941.pdf), published in April 2008. NIJ developed and published the 
Electronic Crime Scene Investigation: A Guide for First Responders, 
Second Edition to assist State and local law enforcement and other 
first responders who may be responsible for preserving an electronic 
crime scene and for recognizing, collecting, and safeguarding digital 
evidence. The STC may also inform the development of other relevant 
guides and standards related to digital multimedia evidence practices 
for criminal justice purposes. NIJ guides and standards are consensus-
based and designed to articulate the criminal justice end user 
community's operational requirements and best practices.
    NIJ anticipates that the STC for Criminal Justice Practice for 
Digital Multimedia Evidence will be comprised of approximately 25 
individuals who are crime scene investigators, digital forensic 
experts, computer forensic examiners, crime laboratory personnel, first 
responders, prosecutors, and other subject matter experts from federal, 
state, and local criminal justice agencies or other relevant technical 
or governmental organizations. Individuals will be selected to achieve 
the best possible balance of knowledge and expertise.
    Submitted materials must clearly demonstrate the applicant's 
qualifications to serve on the STC. Law enforcement practitioners must 
be active sworn personnel or civilian employees of a law enforcement 
agency or crime laboratory. Candidates should have experience with the 
identification, collection, and preservation of digital multimedia 
evidence at crime scenes or through conducting search warrants; 
analysis of digital multimedia evidence for investigative purpose or 
for criminal proceedings; presentation of digital multimedia evidence 
in court; or some combination of the above. Individuals operating at 
all levels of a law enforcement agency are encouraged to apply, however 
sworn officers at the level of lieutenant and above are preferred. 
Nonsworn personnel should have at least ten years of experience of job 
duties relevant to the purpose of the STC.
    NIJ anticipates that the STC will meet virtually several times over 
the course of approximately 18 to 24 months starting sometime in late 
2022 or early 2023, with each meeting lasting one to two days. If 
conditions permit, the STC may meet at least once in person in the 
Washington, DC The majority of the work will be conducted by web 
conference, telephone, and email. Participation time will not be 
reimbursed; however, should travel be permitted, it is expected that 
travel and per diem expenses for travel originating outside the local 
Washington, DC area will be reimbursed. Any potential reimbursements 
are subject to, inter alia, the availability of appropriated funds, and 
to any modifications or additional requirements that may be imposed by 
law.

Nancy La Vigne,
Director, National Institute of Justice.
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