[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 127 (Monday, July 2, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 39265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-16128]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OJP (NIJ) Docket No. 1593]


Request for Manufacturer Involvement in National Institute of 
Justice (NIJ) Standard Development Efforts

AGENCY: National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, DOJ.

ACTION: Notice of Request for Manufacturer Involvement in NIJ Standard 
Development Efforts.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is in the process of 
developing the performance standards identified below:

 Ballistic-resistant Body Armor (revision)
 Protective Helmets (revision)
 Stab-resistant Body Armor (revision)
 License Plate Readers (new version)
 Interview Room Recording Systems (new version)

    Participation by manufacturers is requested via any or all of the 
options listed:
    1. Attendance at workshops. Progress reports will be presented and 
questions will be addressed in workshops targeted toward informing 
stakeholders and interested parties. Comments and suggestions relating 
to the revision will be discussed. Such workshops will be announced in 
advance via Federal Register Notice, which will also provide logistics 
and registration information.
    2. Participation in webinars. To provide a greater opportunity for 
involvement and the exchange of information, manufacturers and other 
private-sector entities are invited to participate in periodic NIJ-
sponsored webinars. Such webinars will be announced via www.nij.gov/standards, and those interested in participating should check this site 
periodically for webinar details, scheduled dates, and the registration 
process.
    3. One-on-one discussions: In the event that obtaining technical 
information on specific aspects of the manufacturing or testing 
processes is deemed critical to the development of a standard, the NIJ 
Special Technical Committee working on that standard may request one-
on-one discussions with manufacturers. The opportunity for such 
discussions is open to any manufacturer of the type equipment being 
addressed by the respective committee. Manufacturers choosing to be 
available for one-on-one discussions are asked to notify NIJ, providing 
contact information and identifying the standard of interest. NIJ will 
maintain a spreadsheet of available participants.
    Debra Stoe is the NIJ Program Manager responsible for this work, 
and Casandra Robinson is the point of contact for Ms. Stoe. Questions 
and/or notification of interest in one-on-one discussions may be 
submitted to Casandra Robinson at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Casandra Robinson by telephone at 202-
305-2596 [Note: this is not a toll-free telephone number], or by email 
at [email protected].

John H. Laub,
Director, National Institute of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2012-16128 Filed 6-29-12; 8:45 am]
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