Office of Justice Programs – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This is an announcement of a meeting via conference call of the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Review Board to vote on the position of Board Chairperson, review issues relevant to the nomination review process, discuss pending ceremonies and upcoming activities and other relevant Board issues related thereto. The meeting/conference call date and time is listed below.

The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) announces that the Review Panel on Prison Rape (Panel) will hold hearings in Washington, DC on June 3-4, 2010. The hearing times and location are noted below. The purpose of the hearings is to assist the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) in identifying common characteristics of victims and perpetrators of sexual victimization in juvenile facilities, and the common characteristics of juvenile facilities with the highest and lowest incidence of rape, respectively, based on an anonymous survey by the BJS of youth in a representative sample of juvenile facilities. On January 7, 2010, the BJS issued the report Sexual Victimization in Juvenile Facilities Reported by Youth, 2008-09. The report provides a listing of juvenile facilities grouped according to the prevalence of reported sexual victimization, and formed the basis of the Panel's decision about which facilities would be the subject of testimony.

In an effort to obtain comments from interested parties, the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice will make available to the general public two draft documents: (1) A draft standard entitled, ``NIJ Duty Holster Retention Standard for Law Enforcement'' and (2) a draft companion document entitled, ``NIJ Duty Holster Retention Certification Program Requirements.'' The opportunity to provide comments on these two documents is open to industry technical representatives, law enforcement agencies and organizations, research, development and scientific communities, and all other stakeholders and interested parties. Those individuals wishing to obtain and provide comments on the draft documents under consideration are directed to the following Web site: https://www.justnet.org.

In an effort to obtain comments from interested parties, the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice will make available to the general public two draft documents: (1) A draft standard entitled, ``NIJ Restraints Standard for Criminal Justice'' and (2) a draft companion document entitled, ``NIJ Restraints Certification Program Requirements''. The opportunity to provide comments on these two documents is open to industry technical representatives, criminal justice agencies and organizations, research, development and scientific communities, and all other stakeholders and interested parties. Those individuals wishing to obtain and provide comments on the draft documents under consideration are directed to the following Web site: https:// www.justnet.org.

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is in the process of revising the Walk-through and Handheld Metal Detector Standards and developing corresponding certification program requirements. This work is being performed by a Special Technical Committee (STC), comprised of practitioners from the field, researchers, testing experts, certification experts, and representatives from stakeholder organizations. It is anticipated that the STC members will participate in six 2-day meetings over a 9-month time period with the goal of completing development of the standard and certification program requirements. It is anticipated that STC meetings will begin in mid- January 2010. Travel expenses and per diem will be reimbursed for all STC meetings; however, participation time will not be funded.

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is in the process of developing a new Vehicular Digital Multimedia Evidence Recording System Standard and corresponding certification program requirements. This work is being performed by a Special Technical Committee (STC), comprised of practitioners from the field, researchers, testing experts, certification experts, and representatives from stakeholder organizations. The STC members will participate in four 2-day meetings over a 7-month time period with the goal of completing development of the standard and certification program requirements. It is anticipated that STC meetings will begin in November 2009. Travel expenses and per diem will be reimbursed for all STC meetings; however, participation time will not be funded.

This is an announcement of a meeting of the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Review Board to review applications for the 2008-2009 Medal of Valor Awards and to discuss upcoming activities. The meeting time and location are located below.

This is an announcement of a meeting of DOJ's Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative (Global) Federal Advisory Committee (GAC) to discuss the Global Initiative, as described at www.it.ojp.gov/ global.

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is hosting a Law Enforcement Duty Holster Retention Standard Workshop for manufacturers on Tuesday, October 6, 2009. The meeting will be held from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center, 7800 East Tufts Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80237. NIJ is hosting this workshop specifically to introduce manufacturers to the new NIJ Duty Holster Retention Standard that is under development and to receive feedback. Participants are strongly encouraged to come prepared to ask questions and to voice suggestions and concerns.

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is hosting a Restraints Standard Workshop for manufacturers on Tuesday, October 6, 2009. The meeting will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center, 7800 East Tufts Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80237. NIJ is hosting this workshop specifically to introduce manufacturers to the new NIJ Restraints Standard that is under development and to receive feedback. This standard is a revised and enhanced version of the NIJ Standard for Metallic Handcuffs from 1982. Participants are strongly encouraged to come prepared to ask questions and to voice suggestions and concerns.

In an effort to obtain comments from interested parties, the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice (NIJ) will make available to the general public an initial draft standard entitled, ``Vehicular Digital Multimedia Evidence Recording System Standard.'' The opportunity to provide comments on this document is open to industry technical representatives; public safety agencies and organizations; forensic video analysts; research, development and scientific communities; and all other stakeholders and interested parties. We are especially requesting input related to environmental requirements of importance to end users.