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

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 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. 
• ASB Standard 028-202x, Standard for Wildlife Forensic Morphological Analysis (revision of ANSI/ASB 028-19, currently on the OSAC Registry). Comment deadline October 26, 2026. 
• ASB Standard 106-202x, Standard for Protein Serology Methods for Taxonomic Identification in Wildlife Forensics (revision of ANSI/ASB 106-20). Comment deadline October 26, 2026.
• ASB Standard 204-202x, Standard for Decontamination of Operational Canines following Potential Environmental Exposure (new standard). Comment deadline October 26, 2026.
• *Recirculation - ASB Technical Report 016, Terminology Related to Friction Ridge Examination. Comment deadline November 2, 2026.
• ASB Best Practice Recommendation 068-202x, Best Practice Recommendation for the Safe Handling of Firearms and Ammunition (revision of ANSI/ASB 068-20, currently on the OSAC Registry). Comment deadline November 9, 2026.
• ASB Standard 226-202x, Standard for Scene Diagramming. Comment deadline November 16, 2026. 
  • NOTE: This is OSAC 2023-N-0003, Standard for Diagramming Scenes, 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 the comment deadline. 

• ASTM E1412-202x, Standard Practice for Separation of Ignitable Liquid Residues from Fire Debris Samples by Passive Headspace Concentration with Activated Charcoal (revision of ANSI/ASTM E1412-19). Comment deadline October 19, 2026.
  • NOTE: This is a revision of E1412-19, currently on the OSAC Registry. 
• ASTM E3294-202x, Standard Guide for Forensic Analysis of Geological Materials by Powder X-Ray Diffraction (revision of ANSI/ASTM E3294-23). Comment deadline October 19, 2026.
  • NOTE: This is a revision of E3294-23, currently on the OSAC Registry. 
• ASTM E3510-202x, Terminology Relating to Trace Materials Analysis (revision of ANSI/ASTM E3510-26A). Comment deadline October 19, 2026.
• ASTM WK85367-202x, Standard Test Method for Identification of Compounds Related to Organic Gunshot Residue (OGSR) by Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS) (new standard). Comment deadline October 19, 2026.
  • NOTE: This is OSAC 2022-S-0003, currently on the OSAC Registry. 
• ASTM WK90158-202x, Standard Practice for Training in the Areas of Video Analysis, Image Analysis, and Photography. Comment deadline November 16, 2026. 
  • NOTE: This is OSAC 2023-N-0001, currently on the OSAC Registry.
• ASTM E1588-202x, Standard Test Method for Primer Gunshot Residue Analysis by Scanning Electron Microscopy/Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectrometry (revision of ANSI/ASTM E1588-25). Comment deadline November 16, 2026.

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.