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[OJP (NIJ) Docket No. 1723]
Notice of Public Comment Period on
the DRAFT ‘‘National Best Practices
for Sexual Assault Kits: A
Multidisciplinary Approach’’
National Institute of Justice,
Justice.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
opening of the public comment period
for the DRAFT ‘‘National Best Practices
for Sexual Assault Kits: A
Multidisciplinary Approach.’’
DATES: Written public comment
regarding the publication should be
submitted through www.regulations.gov
on or before September 2, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Heather Waltke, Associate Director,
Office of Investigative and Forensic
Sciences, National Institute of Justice,
810 7th Street NW., Washington, DC
20531, or via email at Heather.Waltke@
usdoj.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence
Reporting Act of 2013 (the ‘‘SAFER
Act’’) was enacted as Title X of Public
Law 113–4, the Violence Against
Women Reauthorization Act of 2013. It
was created, in part, to develop
protocols and practices appropriate for
the accurate, timely, and effective
collection and processing of DNA
evidence, including protocols and
practices specific to sexual assault
cases, which shall address appropriate
steps in the investigation of cases that
might involve DNA evidence[.]’’ 1 More
specifically, these protocols and
practices are to provide
recommendations in a variety of focus
areas, including outlining parameters
for identifying and prioritizing DNA
evidence such as sexual assault kits
(SAKs) to be tested, identifying
reasonable time periods for testing,
identifying effective processes for
communicating information about
evidence testing between stakeholders,
SUMMARY:
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and establishing standards for
conducting audits of sexual assault
evidence that has never been submitted
to a laboratory for testing.
The National Institute of Justice
(NIJ)—the research, development and
evaluation agency of the U.S.
Department of Justice—convened
several working group meetings
representing victims, victim advocates,
sexual assault nurse examiners, medical
examiners, forensic laboratories, law
enforcement agencies, prosecutors and
the judiciary. The working group was
directed to address issues relating to
evidence collection; prioritization of
evidence and time periods for
collection; evidence inventory, tracking,
and auditing technology solutions; and
communication strategies. The working
group met over a twenty-four month
period to develop recommendations for
sexual assault evidence, whether it
originates from a SAK collected decades
ago and was recently discovered in
storage during a statutorily-mandated
inventory or, from a SAK collected in
connection with a recent sexual assault.
Following months of drafting and
deliberations, including input from
many stakeholders during that time, NIJ
is now requesting comments on a
DRAFT document titled, ‘‘National Best
Practices for Sexual Assault Kits: A
Multidisciplinary Approach.’’ This
document is intended to provide a
multidisciplinary and diverse group of
practitioners with critical information
that will assist in the collection,
tracking, and processing of sexual
assault kits. In addition, the document
provides victim-centered and traumainformed approaches to assisting
victims throughout the criminal justice
process.
Posting of Public Comments: To
ensure proper handling of comments,
please reference ‘‘Docket No. 1723’’ on
all electronic correspondence. All
comments regarding the National Best
Practices for Sexual Assault Kits: A
Multidisciplinary Approach should be
submitted electronically through
www.regulations.gov using the
electronic comment form provided on
that site. All comments submitted to
www.regulations.gov will be posted for
public review and are part of the official
docket record. NIJ encourages the public
to comment and all comments will be
considered; however, no direct feedback
or responses to comments will be
provided.
In accordance with the Federal
Records Act, please note that all
comments received are considered part
of the public record, and shall be made
available for public inspection online at
https://www.regulations.gov. The
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on https://www.regulations.gov without
making any changes to the comments or
redacting any information, including
any personally identifiable information
provided. It is the responsibility of the
commenter to safeguard personally
identifiable information. You are not
required to submit personally
identifying information in order to
comment on this document and NIJ
recommends that commenters not
include personally identifiable
information such as Social Security
Numbers, personal addresses, telephone
numbers, and email addresses that they
do not want made public in their
comments as such submitted
information will be available to the
public via https://www.regulations.gov.
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www.regulations.gov will not include
the email address of the commenter
unless the commenter chooses to
include that information as part of his
or her comment.
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Director, Office of Investigative and Forensic
Sciences, National Institute of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
[OJP (NIJ) Docket No. 1723]
Notice of Public Comment Period on the DRAFT ``National Best
Practices for Sexual Assault Kits: A Multidisciplinary Approach''
AGENCY: National Institute of Justice, Justice.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the opening of the public comment period
for the DRAFT ``National Best Practices for Sexual Assault Kits: A
Multidisciplinary Approach.''
DATES: Written public comment regarding the publication should be
submitted through www.regulations.gov on or before September 2, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heather Waltke, Associate Director,
Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences, National Institute of
Justice, 810 7th Street NW., Washington, DC 20531, or via email at
Heather.Waltke@usdoj.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence
Reporting Act of 2013 (the ``SAFER Act'') was enacted as Title X of
Public Law 113-4, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of
2013. It was created, in part, to develop protocols and practices
appropriate for the accurate, timely, and effective collection and
processing of DNA evidence, including protocols and practices specific
to sexual assault cases, which shall address appropriate steps in the
investigation of cases that might involve DNA evidence[.]'' \1\ More
specifically, these protocols and practices are to provide
recommendations in a variety of focus areas, including outlining
parameters for identifying and prioritizing DNA evidence such as sexual
assault kits (SAKs) to be tested, identifying reasonable time periods
for testing, identifying effective processes for communicating
information about evidence testing between stakeholders,
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and establishing standards for conducting audits of sexual assault
evidence that has never been submitted to a laboratory for testing.
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The National Institute of Justice (NIJ)--the research, development
and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice--convened
several working group meetings representing victims, victim advocates,
sexual assault nurse examiners, medical examiners, forensic
laboratories, law enforcement agencies, prosecutors and the judiciary.
The working group was directed to address issues relating to evidence
collection; prioritization of evidence and time periods for collection;
evidence inventory, tracking, and auditing technology solutions; and
communication strategies. The working group met over a twenty-four
month period to develop recommendations for sexual assault evidence,
whether it originates from a SAK collected decades ago and was recently
discovered in storage during a statutorily-mandated inventory or, from
a SAK collected in connection with a recent sexual assault. Following
months of drafting and deliberations, including input from many
stakeholders during that time, NIJ is now requesting comments on a
DRAFT document titled, ``National Best Practices for Sexual Assault
Kits: A Multidisciplinary Approach.'' This document is intended to
provide a multidisciplinary and diverse group of practitioners with
critical information that will assist in the collection, tracking, and
processing of sexual assault kits. In addition, the document provides
victim-centered and trauma-informed approaches to assisting victims
throughout the criminal justice process.
Posting of Public Comments: To ensure proper handling of comments,
please reference ``Docket No. 1723'' on all electronic correspondence.
All comments regarding the National Best Practices for Sexual Assault
Kits: A Multidisciplinary Approach should be submitted electronically
through www.regulations.gov using the electronic comment form provided
on that site. All comments submitted to www.regulations.gov will be
posted for public review and are part of the official docket record.
NIJ encourages the public to comment and all comments will be
considered; however, no direct feedback or responses to comments will
be provided.
In accordance with the Federal Records Act, please note that all
comments received are considered part of the public record, and shall
be made available for public inspection online at https://www.regulations.gov. The comments to be posted may include personally
identifiable information (such as your name, address, etc.) and
confidential business information voluntarily submitted by the
commenter.
DOJ will post all comments received on https://www.regulations.gov
without making any changes to the comments or redacting any
information, including any personally identifiable information
provided. It is the responsibility of the commenter to safeguard
personally identifiable information. You are not required to submit
personally identifying information in order to comment on this document
and NIJ recommends that commenters not include personally identifiable
information such as Social Security Numbers, personal addresses,
telephone numbers, and email addresses that they do not want made
public in their comments as such submitted information will be
available to the public via https://www.regulations.gov. Comments
submitted through https://www.regulations.gov will not include the email
address of the commenter unless the commenter chooses to include that
information as part of his or her comment.
Gerald LaPorte,
Director, Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences, National
Institute of Justice.
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