Standards Open for Comment

Standards open for comment at OSAC

The following SDO-published standards are being considered for the OSAC Registry.

• None at this time. 

The following OSAC Proposed Standard is being considered for considered for submission to an SDO. The final draft provided to the SDO will be available on the OSAC Registry as an “OSAC Proposed Standard.” OSAC welcomes comments on whether the current draft is suitable for release to the SDO and suggestions for improvements in content and wording. To be considered, comments must be placed in the OSAC Comment Form and sent to comments [at] nist.gov (comments[at]nist[dot]gov) by 11:59 p.m. ET on March 31, 2025.

• OSAC 2025-N-0004, Standard Criteria for Crime Scene Reconstruction. 

Visit the Registry Approval Process webpage for more information about the Registry approval processes for SDO-published and OSAC Proposed Standards¹. 

Standards Open for Comment at SDOs

ASB

The following Academy Standards Board (ASB) documents are open for public comment. To provide comments, download the comment template and return it to asb [at] aafs.org (asb[at]aafs[dot]org) by the deadline.  

• Recirculation* - ASB Standard 124, Minimum Requirements and Recommendations for a Firearm and Toolmark Examiner Training Program, 202x. 1st Ed. Comment deadline March 10, 2025. 
  • Note: This is OSAC 2021-N-0012, Requirements and Recommendations for a Firearm and Toolmark Examiner Training Program, currently on the OSAC Registry. 
• Recirculation* - ASB Standard 173, Standard for Education, Training, Continuing Education, and Certification of Forensic Toxicology Laboratory Personnel. 202x. 1st Ed. Comment deadline March 10, 2025. 
• Recirculation* - ASB Best Practice Recommendation 021, Best Practice Recommendation for the Preparation of Test Impressions from Footwear and Tires, 202x. 2nd Ed. Comment deadline March 24, 2025.
• Recirculation* - ASB Standard 207, Standard for Collection and Preservation of Document Evidence, 202x, 1st Ed. Comment deadline April 17, 2025. 
  • Note: This is OSAC 2022-N-0035, Standard for On-Scene Collection and Preservation of Document Evidence, currently on the OSAC Registry.

*Comments on a re-circulation will only be accepted on revised sections of a document, comments made to text not revised from the previous public comment period will not be accepted. 

¹In January 2022, OSAC’S Forensic Science Standards Board (FSSB) approved that the requirement for an OSAC-managed comment period for Registry approval of SDO-published standards can be met during the SDO's public comment period. The public will have an opportunity to comment on a standard during its development through the SDO's public comment period. This change allows comments to be submitted during the SDO development process, prior to publication, enabling upgrades to be directly incorporated into the standard rather than receiving the comments after the standard is published. In cases where OSAC can document the SDO's public comment opportunity, OSAC will not execute a second public comment period during its Registry approval process. See the "Standards Open for Comment at SDOs" section above for the standards currently open for comment at SDOs.