65FR37575B DNA Advisory Board Meeting
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Posting-number: Volume 65, Issue 116, Page 37575B
[Federal Register: June 15, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 116)]
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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
Wednesday,
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July 12 and Thursday, July 13, 2000, from 9 am until 5 pm at The Adam's
Mark Hotel, 111 Pecan Street East, San Antonio, Texas 78205. 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 February 23, 2000, meeting; review and discussion of
the Audit Document for the Quality Assurance Standards, and
identification of issues for discussion at the next meeting.
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 meeting. 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. Dwight E. Adams, Deputy
Assistant Director, Laboratory Division--Room 3821, Federal Bureau of
Investigation, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20535-0001,
(202) 324-6071, FAX (202) 324-1462.
Dated: June 8, 2000.
Dwight E. Adams,
Deputy Assistant Director, Forensic Analysis Branch, Federal Bureau of
Investigation.
[FR Doc. 00-15075 Filed 6-14-00; 8:45 am]
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