Public Documents

OSAC reviews and addresses all public comments received during the Registry open comment period. This feedback is taken into consideration when voting whether to include a standard on the OSAC Registry. After a document is approved and the appeals phase is finalized, the public comments and how they were addressed are shared below.

• ANSI/ASB Standard 020, Standard for Validation Studies of DNA Mixtures, and Development and Verification of a Laboratory's Mixture Interpretation Protocol, First Edition, 2018  comments received | comment adjudication
• ASB Technical Report 033, Terms and Definitions in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, First Edition, 2017 comment adjudication
• ANSI/ASB Standard 036, Standard Practices for Method Validation in Forensic Toxicology, First Edition, 2019  comments and adjudication
• ANSI/ASB 037, Best Practice Recommendation, Guidelines for Opinions and Testimony in Forensic Toxicology, First Edition, 2019  comments & adjudication
• ANSI/ASB Standard 040, Standard for Forensic DNA Interpretation and Comparison Protocols, First Edition, 2019  comments received | comment adjudication
• ASTM E2329-17 Standard Practice for Identification of Seized Drugs  comments received | comment adjudication 
• ASTM E3233-20 Standard Practice for Forensic Tape Analysis Training Program  comments and adjudication
• ASTM E3234-20 Standard Practice for Forensic Paint Analysis Training Program  comments and adjudication
• ASTM E2548-11e1: Standard Guide for Sampling Seized Drugs for Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis 1st comment & SC adjudication | LRC comments & SC adjudication | appeal | appeal decision | 2nd SC adjudication (not yet available)
• ASTM E2917-19a Standard Practice for Forensic Science Practitioner Training, Continuing Education, and Professional Development Programs  comments & adjudication
• ASTM E2926-13 Standard Test Method for Forensic Comparison of Glass Using Micro X-ray Fluorescence (µ-XRF) Spectrometry  comments & adjudication | additional adjudication remarks | appeal | appeal decision | re-adjudication 
• ASTM E3085-17 Standard Guide for Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy in Forensic Tape Examinations  comments & adjudication | LRC comments & adjudication | appeal | appeal decisions
• ISO/IEC 17020:2012 Conformity Assessment—Requirements for the Operation of Various Types of Bodies Performing Inspection  comments & adjudication | appeal | appeal decision