Standards Open for Comment

open for comment at OSAC

The following OSAC Proposed Standard is being 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 following 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 July 7, 2026. 

• OSAC 2025-N-0022, Standard for Terrestrial LiDAR Scanner Data Capture.
• OSAC 2026-N-1041, Standard for Terrestrial LiDAR Scan Data Processing. 

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

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 212, Best Practice Recommendation for Stature Estimation in Forensic Anthropology. 202x, 1st Ed. Comment deadline June 8, 2026.  
• Recirculation - ASB Standard 185, Standard for Proficiency Testing in Friction Ridge Examination. 202x, 1st Ed. Comment deadline June 8, 2026.
  • NOTE: This is OSAC 2022-S-0012, currently on the OSAC Registry.
• Recirculation - ASB Standard 186, Standard for Forensic Autosomal STR DNA Statistical Analyses. 202x. 1st Ed. Comment deadline June 15, 2026.
  • NOTE: This is OSAC 2021-S-0021, currently on the OSAC Registry.
• Recirculation - ASB Standard 199, Standard for Familial DNA Searching. 202x. 1st Ed. Comment deadline June 15, 2026.
  • NOTE: This is OSAC 2021-S-0029, currently on the OSAC Registry.
• ASB Technical Report 224, Technical Report for Task-relevant Information in Friction Ridge Examination. Comment deadline July 6, 2026.
  • NOTE: This is OSAC 2023-S-0026, currently on the OSAC Registry.
• Recirculation - ASB Standard 030, Standard for a Quality Assurance Program in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis. 202x. 2nd Ed. Comment deadline July 6, 2026.
• Recirculation - ASB Standard 039, Standard for Internal Validation of Human Short Tandem Repeat Profiling on Capillary Electrophoresis Platforms. 202x. 1st Ed. Comment deadline July 13, 2026.
• Recirculation - ASB Technical Report 084, Presentation of Canine Detection Evidence in Court. 202x. 1st Ed. Comment deadline July 13, 2026.
• Recirculation - ASB Best Practice Recommendation 129, Best Practice Recommendations for Internal Validation of Human Short Tandem Repeat Profiling on Capillary Electrophoresis Platforms. 202x. 1st Ed. Comment deadline July 13, 2026.
• Recirculation - ASB Standard 188, Standard for Processing Evidence for the Detection of Friction Ridge Impressions. 202x. 1st Ed. Comment deadline July 13, 2026.

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 the deadline. 

• ASTM WK90918-202x, Standard Guide for Facial Image Comparison Documentation (new standard). Comment deadline June 22, 2026.
  • NOTE: This is OSAC 2022-S-0008, currently on the OSAC Registry.
• ASTM E2882-202x, Standard Guide for Analysis of Clandestine Drug Laboratory Evidence (revision of ANSI/ASTM E2882-19). Comment deadline June 22, 2026.
• ASTM E3510-202x, Terminology Relating to Trace Materials Analysis (revision of ANSI/ASTM E3510-25). Comment deadline June 22, 2026.
• ASTM E1732-202x, Terminology Relating to Forensic Science (revision of ANSI/ASTM E1732-2024). Comment deadline July 20, 2026.
• ASTM WK90158-202x, Standard Practice for Training in the Areas of Video Analysis, Image Analysis, and Photography. Comment deadline July 20, 2026.
  • NOTE: This is OSAC 2023-N-0001, currently on the OSAC Registry.
• ASTM WK94769-202x, Standard Guide for Training Iris Image Examiners. Comment deadline July 20, 2026.
  • NOTE: This is OSAC 2024-N-0005, 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.