95-21444. DNA Advisory Board Meeting  

  • [Federal Register Volume 60, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 30, 1995)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 45169-45170]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 95-21444]
    
    
    
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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 
    September 20, 1995, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. at The Rockefeller 
    University, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Hall, Cohn Library, 1230 York 
    Avenue, New York, NY 10021. All attendees will be admitted only after 
    displaying personal identification which bears a photograph of the 
    attendee.
        The DAB's scope of authority is: 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 analysis 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 analysis used by forensic laboratories, 
    including statistical and population genetics issues affecting the 
    evaluation of the frequency of occurrence of DNA profiles calculated 
    from pertinent population database(s); To recommend standards for 
    acceptance of DNA profiles in the FBI's Combined DNA Index System 
    (CODIS) which take account of relevant privacy, law enforcement and 
    technical issues; and, To make recommendations for a system for grading 
    proficiency testing performance to determine whether a laboratory is 
    performing acceptably.
        The topics to be discussed at this meeting include: a review of 
    minutes from the first two meetings; revised scope of authority for the 
    DAB; a discussion of revisions to draft DAB by-laws; a review of the 
    National Institute of Justice's (NIJ) DNA proficiency testing 
    solicitation; an update on current forensic DNA technology; an overview 
    of the FBI's Combined DNA Index System (CODIS); and a review of draft 
    DNA testing standards based on current 
    
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    guidelines issued by the technical working group on DNA analysis 
    methods.
        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\1/2\''  x  
    11'' 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, Dr. Randall S. Murch, Chief, 
    Scientific Analysis Section, Laboratory Division, Tenth Street 
    Northwest, Washington, DC 20535, (202) 324-4416, FAX (202) 324-1462.
    
        Dated: August 23, 1995.
    Randall S. Murch,
    Chief, Scientific Analysis Section, Federal Bureau of Investigation.
    [FR Doc. 95-21444 Filed 8-29-95; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
08/30/1995
Department:
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
95-21444
Pages:
45169-45170 (2 pages)
PDF File:
95-21444.pdf