National Institute of Standards and Technology October 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) extends the duration of the NIST Consortium for Advancement of Genome Editing (Genome Editing Consortium or Consortium). The Consortium duration was previously through December 1, 2025. NIST is taking this action to provide additional time for interested parties to join the Consortium to further pursue the implementation and achievement of outcomes of the current Consortium activities, as well as to address additional standards needs as defined by the Consortium in qualification of off-target assays and quality of genome editing components. Beginning January 1, 2026 participation fees will increase to $25,000 annually or in-kind contributions of equivalent value. Participants will be required to sign a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA).

The U.S. Government National Standards Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technology (USG NSSCET) supports and complements existing private sector-led activities and plans, including the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) United States Standards Strategy (USSS), with a focus on critical and emerging technology (CET). The USG NSSCET Implementation Roadmap outlines immediate and long-term U.S. Government actions to reinforce the U.S. standards system. This Request for Information (RFI) solicits information to inform the Implementation Roadmap actions focused on increasing U.S. participation in standards development and educating the standards workforce. The RFI is also intended to maintain an open dialogue with the CET standards community on opportunities for continued coordination.

The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.