[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 26, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 20507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-10240]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Federal Bureau of Investigation
DNA Advisory Board Meeting
Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
notice is hereby given that the DNA Advisory Board (DAB) will meet on
May 12, 1995, from 11:00 am until 5:00 pm, at the General Services
Administration Regional Office Building, Room 1909, Seventh and D
Streets Southwest, Washington, D. C. 20407. Entrance to the meeting is
through the 9th and D Street entrance. All attendees will be admitted
only after displaying personal identification which bears a photograph
of the attendee.
The DAB's objectives and scope are: To develop, and if appropriate,
periodically revise, recommended standards for quality assurance to the
Director of the FBI, including standards for testing the proficiency of
forensic laboratories, and forensic analysts, in conducting analyses of
DNA; To recommend standards to the Director of the FBI which specify
criteria for quality assurance and proficiency tests to be applied to
the various types of DNA analyses used by forensic laboratories; and,
To make recommendations to the Director of the FBI for a system for
grading proficiency testing performance to determine whether a
laboratory is performing acceptably.
The topics discussed at this meeting include a review of Federal
ethics and conflict of interest laws and the role of DAB members as
special government employees, the review administrative procedures and
to establish by-laws and rules of order for the conduct of DAB
meetings, and to review the history of forensic DNA testing and the
development of quality assurance standards now in place.
The meeting is open to the public on a first-come, first seated
basis. Anyone wishing to address the DAB must notify the Designated
Federal Employee (DFE) in writing at least twenty-four hours before the
DAB meets. The notification must include the requestor's name,
organizational affiliation, a short statement describing the topic to
be addressed, and the amount of time requested. Oral statements to the
DAB will be limited to five minutes and limited to subject matter
directly related to the DAB's agenda, unless otherwise permitted by the
Chairman.
Any member of the public may file a written statement for the
record concerning the DAB and its work before or after the meeting.
Written statements for the record will be furnished to each DAB member
for their consideration and will be included in the official minutes of
a DAB meeting. Written statements must be type written on 8 xerographic
weight paper, one side only, and bound only by a paper clip (not
stapled). All pages must be numbered. Statements should include the
Name, Organizational Affiliation, Address, and Telephone number of the
author(s). Written statements for the record will be included in
minutes of the meeting immediately following the receipt of the written
statement, unless the statement is received within three weeks of the
meeting. Under this circumstance, the written statement will be
included with the minutes of the following meeting. Written statements
for the record should be submitted to the DFE.
Inquiries may be addressed to the DFE, Mr. Milton E. Ahlerich,
Assistant Director, Laboratory Division, Tenth Street Northwest,
Washington, DC 20535, (202) 324-4410.
Dated: April 20, 1995.
Milton E. Ahlerich.
Assistant Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation.
[FR Doc. 95-10240 Filed 4-25-95; 8:45 am]
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