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ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held
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Mark Greene, Policy and Standards
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DATES:
David B. Muhlhausen,
Director, National Institute of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
[OJP (NIJ) Docket No. 1749]
Recognizing Private Sector
Certification Programs for Criminal
Justice Restraints
National Institute of Justice,
Justice.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Greene, Policy and Standards
Division Director, Office of Science and
Technology, National Institute of
Justice, 810 7th Street NW, Washington,
DC 20531; telephone number: (202)
307–3384; email address:
mark.greene2@usdoj.gov.
Criminal
justice agencies may still obtain NIJ’s
Compliant Products List (CPL) for
metallic handcuffs that are compliant
with NIJ Standard 0307.01 via the
contact information below until
December 31, 2018 by sending a request
from an agency email address. While the
CPL has remained published during the
transition period, agencies should be
aware that NIJ discontinued the metallic
handcuffs Compliance Test Program on
September 14, 2016 (https://
www.federalregister.gov/d/2016-22057)
and the CPL has not been updated since
then. For criminal justice agencies
wishing to purchase or procure
restraints certified to meet NIJ Standard
1001.00, NIJ suggests the following
procurement language: ‘‘Restraints
tested in accordance with NIJ Standard
1001.00 and certified by a certification
body recognized by the National
Institute of Justice.’’ Please note that
restraints are certified by the NIJrecognized private sector organization.
They are not certified by NIJ, and the
products should not be referred to as
‘‘NIJ certified.’’ More information on NIJ
Standard 1001.00, Criminal Justice
Restraints Standard, and certification of
restraints may be found at https://
nij.gov/topics/technology/standardstesting/Pages/restraints.aspx, or by
using the shortened link https://
go.usa.gov/xU2Ay.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
David B. Muhlhausen,
Director, National Institute of Justice.
The National Institute of
Justice (NIJ) has been transitioning
certification of restraints and handcuffs
from an NIJ-operated program to
recognition of private sector programs,
as previously reported in the Federal
Register (https://federalregister.gov/a/
2017-14638). NIJ recognizes the
following certification program for
restraints as in compliance with
SUMMARY:
Minimum Scheme Requirements to
Certify Criminal Justice Restraints
Described in NIJ Standard 1001.00:
Safety Equipment Institute, Inc., 1307
Dolley Madison Boulevard, Suite 3A,
McLean, VA 22101, Telephone: (703)
442–5732, Fax: (703) 442–5756, Email:
info@seinet.org, https://www.seinet.org/.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
[OJP (NIJ) Docket No. 1749]
Recognizing Private Sector Certification Programs for Criminal
Justice Restraints
AGENCY: National Institute of Justice, Justice.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has been transitioning
certification of restraints and handcuffs from an NIJ-operated program
to recognition of private sector programs, as previously reported in
the Federal Register (https://federalregister.gov/a/2017-14638). NIJ
recognizes the following certification program for restraints as in
compliance with Minimum Scheme Requirements to Certify Criminal Justice
Restraints Described in NIJ Standard 1001.00: Safety Equipment
Institute, Inc., 1307 Dolley Madison Boulevard, Suite 3A, McLean, VA
22101, Telephone: (703) 442-5732, Fax: (703) 442-5756, Email:
[email protected], https://www.seinet.org/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Greene, Policy and Standards
Division Director, Office of Science and Technology, National Institute
of Justice, 810 7th Street NW, Washington, DC 20531; telephone number:
(202) 307-3384; email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Criminal justice agencies may still obtain
NIJ's Compliant Products List (CPL) for metallic handcuffs that are
compliant with NIJ Standard 0307.01 via the contact information below
until December 31, 2018 by sending a request from an agency email
address. While the CPL has remained published during the transition
period, agencies should be aware that NIJ discontinued the metallic
handcuffs Compliance Test Program on September 14, 2016 (https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2016-22057) and the CPL has not been updated
since then. For criminal justice agencies wishing to purchase or
procure restraints certified to meet NIJ Standard 1001.00, NIJ suggests
the following procurement language: ``Restraints tested in accordance
with NIJ Standard 1001.00 and certified by a certification body
recognized by the National Institute of Justice.'' Please note that
restraints are certified by the NIJ-recognized private sector
organization. They are not certified by NIJ, and the products should
not be referred to as ``NIJ certified.'' More information on NIJ
Standard 1001.00, Criminal Justice Restraints Standard, and
certification of restraints may be found at https://nij.gov/topics/technology/standards-testing/Pages/restraints.aspx, or by using the
shortened link https://go.usa.gov/xU2Ay.
David B. Muhlhausen,
Director, National Institute of Justice.
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