Standards Open for Comment

open for comment at OSAC

There are no standards currently open for comment at OSAC. 

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

Open for Comment at SDOs

ADA

The following American Dental Association (ADA) standard is open for public comment through ANSI. To obtain an electronic copy, email standards [at] ada.org (standards[at]ada[dot]org). Submit your comments to standards [at] ada.org (standards[at]ada[dot]org) (copy psa [at] ansi.org (psa[at]ansi[dot]org)) by September 14, 2026. 

• ADA Standard No. 1088-202x, Dentistry - Human Identification by Comparative Dental Analysis.

ASB

The following Academy Standards Board (ASB) document is open for public comment. Click on the link below to access the document and its comment template. Submit your comments to asb [at] aafs.org (asb[at]aafs[dot]org) by the deadline.

• ASB Best Practice Recommendation 181-202x, Communication Following a Mass Fatality Incident: Standard for the Medicolegal Authority (new standard). Comment deadline September 7, 2026.
  • NOTE: This is OSAC 2021-N-0007, Media Communications Following a Mass Fatality Incident: Best Practice Recommendations for the Medicolegal Community, currently on the OSAC Registry. 
• *Recirculation - ASB Best Practice Recommendation 174-20xx, Best Practice Recommendation for Age Estimation in Forensic Anthropology (new standard). Comment deadline September 21, 2026.
• ASB Technical Report 235-202x, Terminology for Shooting Reconstruction. Comment deadline September 21, 2026. 
  • NOTE: This is OSAC 2025-N-0003, Standard Terminology for Shooting Reconstruction, currently on the OSAC Registry. 
• ASB Standard 022-202x, Standard for Forensic DNA Training Programs (revision of ANSI/ASB 022-19, currently on the OSAC Registry). Comment deadline October 12, 2026.
• ASB Standard 205-202x, Standard for Methodology in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (new standard). Comment deadline October 12, 2026.
  • NOTE: This is OSAC 2022-S-0030, Standard for Methodology for Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, currently on the OSAC Registry. 

*Please note that comments on a recirculation 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. 

ASTM

The following ASTM standards are currently open for public comment through ANSI. To obtain an electronic copy of the document, email accreditation [at] astm.org (accreditation[at]astm[dot]org). To provide comments, download the comment template and return it to accreditation [at] astm.org (accreditation[at]astm[dot]org) (copy psa [at] ansi.org (psa[at]ansi[dot]org)) by September 28, 2026. 

• ASTM E1732-202x, Terminology Relating to Forensic Science (revision of ANSI/ASTM E1732-2026). 
• ASTM E1968-202x, Practice for Microcrystal Testing in Forensic Analysis for Cocaine (revision of ANSI/ASTM E1968-2019). 
• ASTM E1969-202x, Practice for Microcrystal Testing in Forensic Analysis for Methamphetamine and Amphetamine (revision of ANSI/ASTM E1969-2019). 
• ASTM E2125-202x, Practice for Microcrystal Testing in Forensic Analysis for Phencyclidine and Its Analogues (revision of ANSI/ASTM E2125-2019). 
• ASTM E2916-202x, Terminology for Digital and Multimedia Evidence Examination (revision of ANSI/ASTM E2916-2019). 
  • NOTE: This is a revision of E2916-19e2, currently on the OSAC Registry. 
• ASTM E3189-202x, Practice for Separation of Ignitable Liquid Residues from Fire Debris Samples by Static Headspace Concentration onto an Adsorbent Tube (revision of ANSI/ASTM E3189-2019 (R2025)). 
• ASTM WK85368-202x, Test Method for Identification of Compounds Related to Organic Gunshot Residue (OGSR) by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) (new standard). 
  • NOTE: This is OSAC 2022-S-0002, currently on the OSAC Registry. 
• ASTM WK89942-202x, Practice for Image Comparison Opinions (new standard).
  • NOTE: This is OSAC 2022-S-0001, currently on the OSAC Registry. 
• ASTM WK93266-202x, Guide for Capturing Iris Images for Use with Iris Recognition Systems (new standard). 
  • NOTE: This is OSAC 2024-N-0004, currently on the OSAC Registry. 

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.