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Public Comments

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 standard is approved for the Registry, any public comments and how they were adjudicated are shared below.

Anthropology

  • ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 089, Best Practice Recommendation for Facial Approximation in Forensic Anthropology. 2020. 1st Ed. | added to the Registry September 7, 2021 | comment adjudication
  • OSAC 2021-N-0010, Standard for Skeletal Preparation and Sampling in Forensic Anthropology | added November 7, 2023 | comment adjudication

Biology/DNA

  • ANSI/ASB Standard 018, Standard for Validation of Probabilistic Genotyping Systems. 2020. 1st Ed. | added to the Registry May 4, 2021 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASB Standard 020, Standard for Validation Studies of DNA Mixtures, and Development and Verification of a Laboratory's Mixture Interpretation Protocol. 2018. 1st Ed. First Edition | added to the Registry May 12, 2020 | comment adjudication | supplemental comments
  • ANSI/ASB Standard 022, Standard for Forensic DNA Analysis Training Programs. 2019. 1st Ed. First Edition | added to the Registry September 1, 2020 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASB Standard 023, Standard for Training in Forensic DNA Isolation and Purification Methods. 2020 1st Ed. | added to the Registry August 3, 2021 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASB Standard 038, Standard for Internal Validation of Forensic DNA Analysis Methods. 2020. 1st. Ed. | added to the Registry May 2, 2023 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASB Standard 040, Standard for Forensic DNA Interpretation and Comparison Protocols. 2019. 1st Ed. | added to the Registry May 12, 2020 | comment adjudication | supplemental comments
  • ANSI/ASB Standard 077, Standard for the Developmental and Internal Validation of Forensic Serological Methods. 2020. 1st Ed. | added to the Registry December 6, 2022 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASB Standard 110, Standards for Training in Forensic Serological Methods. 2020. 1st Ed. | added to the Registry August 3, 2021 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 114, Internal Validation of Software used in Forensic DNA Laboratories. 2022. 1st. Ed. | added November 7, 2023 | comment adjudication

  • ANSI/ASB Standard 115, Standard for Training in Forensic Short Tandem Repeat Typing Methods using Amplification, DNA Separation, and Allele Detection. 2020. 1st Ed. | added to the Registry August 3, 2021 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASB Standard 116, Standard for Training in Forensic DNA Quantification Methods. 2020. 1st. Ed. First Edition | added to the Registry August 3, 2021 | comment adjudication 
  • ANSI/ASB Standard 130, Standard for Training in Forensic DNA Amplification Methods for Subsequent Capillary Electrophoresis Sequencing. 2021. 1st. Ed. | added April 5, 2022 | comment adjudication

  • ANSI/ASB Standard 131, Standard for Training in Forensic DNA Sequencing Using Capillary Electrophoresis. 2021. 1st. Ed. | added April 5, 2022 | comment adjudication

  • ANSI/ASB Standard 140, Standard for Training in Forensic Human Mitochondrial DNA Analysis, Interpretation, Comparison, Statistical Evaluation, and Reporting. 2021. 1st. Ed. | added April 5, 2022 | comment adjudication

  • OSAC 2020-N-0007, Best Practice Recommendations for the Management and Use of Quality Assurance DNA Elimination Databases in Forensic DNA Analysis | added to the Registry April 6, 2021 | comment adjudication
  • OSAC 2020-S-0004, Standard for Interpreting, Comparing and Reporting DNA Test Results Associated with Failed Controls and Contamination Events | added to the Registry June 1, 2021 | comment adjudication
  • OSAC 2021-S-0003, Standards for Setting Analytical and Stochastic Thresholds for Application to Forensic DNA Casework Using Electrophoresis Platforms. | comment adjudication
  • OSAC 2021-S-0021,  Forensic Autosomal STR DNA Statistical Analyses – General Protocol, Protocol Verification, and Case Record Requirements | added to the Registry January 5, 2023 | comment adjudication
  • OSAC 2021-S-0028, Standard for Use of Serological Testing Methods Associated with Forensic Investigations | added to the Registry November 1, 2022 | comment adjudication
  • OSAC 2021-S-0029, Standard for Familial DNA Searching | added to the Registry January 5, 2023 | comment adjudication

Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

  • ANSI/ASB Standard 032, Standards for a Bloodstain Patten Analyst's Training Program. 2020. 1st Ed. | added to the Registry January 5, 2023 | comment adjudication
  • ASB Technical Report 033, Terms and Definitions in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis. 2017. 1st Ed. | added to the Registry June 3, 2020 | comment adjudication 
  • ANSI/ASB Standard 158, Standard for Developing Standard Operating Procedures in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis. 2023. 1st. Ed. | added November 7, 2023 | no comments received
  • OSAC 2021-N-0039, Standard for a Mentorship Program in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis | added April 5, 2022 | comment adjudication
  • OSAC 2021-S-0011, Standards for the Technical Review of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Reporting | added April 4, 2023 | comment adjudication
  • OSAC 2022-N-0010, Standards for Development of an Accredited Bloodstain Pattern Analyst Certification Program | added December 6, 2022 | comment adjudication
  • OSAC 2022-S-0030, Standard Methodology in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis  | added July 5, 2023 | comment adjudication

Crime Scene Investigation & Reconstruction

  • OSAC 2021-N-0015, Guiding Principles for Scene Investigation and Reconstruction | added to the Registry September 7, 2021 | comment adjudication
  • OSAC 2021-N-0016, Standard for Initial Response at Scenes by Law Enforcement | added to the Registry September 7, 2021 | comment adjudication
  • OSAC 2021-N-0019, Standard Practice for the Documentation and Processing of Shooting Scenes | added to the Registry November 1, 2022 | comment adjudication
  • OSAC 2022-N-0025, Standard for Scene Response: Initial Response by Scene Investigators | added October 4, 2022 | comment adjudication
  • OSAC 2022-N-0035, Standard for On-Scene Collection and Preservation of Document Evidence | added January 5, 2023 | no comments received
  • OSAC 2023-N-0002, Standard for Scene Documentation Procedures  | added January 3, 2024 | comment adjudication

Digital Evidence

  • ANSI/ASTM E2916-19e1 Standard Terminology for Digital and Multimedia Evidence Examination | added July 7, 2020 | no comments received
    • NOTE: This document drafted in collaboration with OSAC's Digital Evidence, Facial Identification, and VITAL Subcommittees
  • ANSI/ASTM E3017-19 Standard Practice for Examining Magnetic Card Readers | added July 7, 2020 | no comments received
  • ANSI/ASTM E3150-18 Standard Guide for Forensic Audio Lab Setup and Maintenance | added July 7, 2020 | no comments received
  • SWGDE 18-Nov-1.0 Minimum Requirements for Testing Tools used in Digital and Multimedia Forensics | added to the Registry June 6, 2023 | comment adjudication
  • SWGDE 22-F-002-1.0 Best Practices for Chromebook Acquisition and Analysis | added to the Registry June 6, 2023 | comment adjudication

Dogs & Sensors

  • ANSI/ASB Standard 024, Standard for Training and Certification of Canine Detection of Humans: Location Check Using Pre‐scented Canines. 2021. 1st. Ed. | added to the Registry October 3, 2023 | comment adjudication
  • ASB Technical Report 025, Crime Scene/Death Investigation - Dogs and Sensors - Terms and Definitions, First Edition, 2017 | added to the Registry October 1, 2019 | comment adjudication 
  • ANSI/ASB Standard 026, Standard for Training and Certification of Canine Detection of Humans: An Aged Trail Using Pre-scented Canines. 2021. 1st. Ed. | added to the Registry October 3, 2023 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASB Standard 027, Standard for Training and Certification of Canine Detection of Humans: Patrol Canine Team. 2021. 1st. Ed. | added to the Registry October 3, 2023 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASB Standard 085, Standard for Detection Canine Selection, Kenneling, and Healthcare. 2021. 1st. Ed. | added April 5, 2022 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASB Standard 088, General Guidelines for Training, Certification, and Documentation of Canine Detection Disciplines. 2020. 1st. Ed. | added April 5, 2022 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASB Standard 092, Standard for Training and Certification of Canine Detection of Explosives, First Edition, 2021 | added to the Registry December 6, 2022 | comment adjudication

Facial & Iris Identification

  • ANSI/ASTM E2916-19e1 Standard Terminology for Digital and Multimedia Evidence Examination | added July 7, 2020 | no comments received
    • NOTE: This document drafted in collaboration with OSAC's Digital Evidence, Facial Identification, and VITAL Subcommittees
  • ANSI/ASTM E3115-17 Standard Guide for Capturing Facial Images for Use with Facial Recognition Systems | added October 1, 2019 | no comments received
  • ANSI/ASTM E3148-18 Standard Guide for Postmortem Facial Image Capture | added October 1, 2019 | no comments received
  • ANSI/ASTM E3149-18 Standard Guide for Facial Image Comparison Feature List for Morphological Analysis | added February 14, 2019 | no comments received
  • OSAC 2021-N-0025, Standard Guide for Printing Method Effects on Facial Comparisons | added May 2, 2023 | comment adjudication
  • OSAC 2021-N-0035, Standard Guide for Scanning Facial Images for Manual Comparison | added October 4, 2022 | comment adjudication
  • OSAC 2020-S-0002, Physical Stability of Facial Features of Adults | added to the Registry June 1, 2021 | comment adjudication
  • OSAC 2022-S-0001, Standard Guide for Image Comparison Opinions | added to the Registry June 6, 2023 | comment adjudication
  • OSAC 2022-S-0007, Standard Guide for Facial Comparison: Overview and Methodology Guidelines | added to the Registry December 6, 2022 | comment adjudication

Fire & Explosion Investigation

  • NFPA 921:2021, Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigation | added to the Registry September 6, 2022 | comment adjudication
  • NFPA 1033:2022, Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigators | added to the Registry September 6, 2022 | comment adjudication

Fire Debris & Explosives

  • ANSI/ASTM E1388-17 Standard Practice for Static Headspace Sampling of Vapors from Fire Debris Samples | added to the Registry December 1, 2020 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASTM E1412-19 Standard Practice for Separation of Ignitable Liquid Residues from Fire Debris Samples by Passive Headspace Concentration with Activated Charcoal | added to the Registry December 1, 2020 | comment adjudication 
  • ANSI/ASTM E1413-19 Standard Practice for Separation of Ignitable Liquid Residues from Fire Debris Samples by Dynamic Headspace Concentration onto an Adsorbent Tube | added to the Registry December 1, 2020 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASTM E2451-21 Standard Practice for Preserving Ignitable Liquids and Ignitable Liquid Residue Extracts from Fire Debris Samples | added April 5, 2022 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASTM E3189-19 Standard Practice for Separation of Ignitable Liquid Residues from Fire Debris Samples by Static Headspace Concentration onto an Adsorbent Tube | added to the Registry December 1, 2020 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASTM E3196-21 Standard Terminology Relating to the Examination of Explosives | added July 5, 2022 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASTM E3197-20 Standard Terminology Relating to Examination of Fire Debris | added to the Registry April 6, 2021 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASTM E3245-20e1 Standard Guide for the Systematic Approach to the Extraction, Analysis, and Classification of Ignitable Liquids and Ignitable Liquid Residues in Fire Debris Samples | added to the Registry May 4, 2021 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASTM E3253-21 Standard Practice for Establishing an Examination Scheme for Intact Explosives | added July 5, 2022 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASTM E3329-21e1 Standard Practice for Establishing an Examination Scheme for Explosive Residues | added July 5, 2022 | comment adjudication
  • OSAC 2022-S-0023, Standard Guide for the Forensic Analysis of Explosives by Polarized Light Microscopy | added to the Registry July 5, 2023 | comment adjudication

Firearms & Toolmarks

  • ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 060, Guidelines for Barrel and Overall Length Measurements of Firearms. 2021. 1st. Ed. | added May 2, 2023 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASB Standard 061, Firearms and Toolmarks 3D Measurement Systems and Measurement Quality Control. 2021. 1st. Ed. | added March 1, 2022 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASB 062, Standard for Topography Comparison Software for Toolmark Analysis. 2021. 1st Ed. | added to the Registry August 2, 2022 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASB 063, Implementation of 3D Technologies in Forensic Firearm and Toolmark Comparison Laboratories. 2021, 1st Ed. | added to the Registry August 2, 2022 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 068, Safe Handling of Firearms and Ammunition. 2020, 1st Ed. | added to the Registry April 6, 2021 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASB Standard 093, Standard Test Method for the Forensic Examination and Testing of Firearms. 2020, 1st Ed. | added to the Registry November 2, 2021 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASB Standard 096, Standard Method for the Examination and Documentation of Ammunition and Ammunition Components. 2022. 1st. Ed. | added to the Registry October 3, 2023 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 107, Best Practice Recommendation for Measuring Trigger Pull of a Firearm and Estimating Its Uncertainty, 2022, 1st Ed. | added to the Registry September 5, 2023 | comment adjudication
  • OSAC 2021-N-0012, Requirements and Recommendations for a Firearm and Toolmark Examiner Training Program | added October 4, 2022 | comment adjudication

Footwear & Tire

  • ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 021, Best Practices for the Preparation of Test Impressions from Footwear and Tires. 2019, 1st Ed. | added to the Registry May 4, 2021 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 049, Best Practice Recommendation for Lifting of Footwear and Tire Impressions. 2020, 1st Ed. | added to the Registry September 7, 2021 | comment adjudication 
  • ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 050, Best Practice Recommendation for Photographic Documentation of Footwear and Tire Impression Evidence. 2021. 1st Ed. (Errata 1, 2022) | added to the Registry September 5, 2023 | no comments received
  • ANSI/ASB Standard 051, Scope of Work for a Footwear/Tire Examiner. 2020. 1st. Ed. (Errata 1, 2022) | added to the Registry October 3, 2023 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 052, Best Practice Recommendation for the Detection and Collection of Footwear and Tire Impression Evidence. 2022. 1st Ed. | added to the Registry July 5, 2023 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASB Standard 095, Standard for Minimum Qualifications and Training for a Footwear/Tire FSSP. 2020. 1st. Ed. Errata 1, 2022. | added to the Registry October 3, 2023 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 126, Best Practice Recommendation for Casting Footwear and Tire Impression Evidence at the Crime Scene. 2020.1st. Ed. Errata 1, 2022. | added April 4, 2023 | comment adjudication

Forensic Document Examination

  • ANSI/ASB Standard 011, Scope of Expertise in Forensic Document Examination. 2022. 1st. Ed. | added April 4, 2023 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASB Standard 044, Standard for Examination of Documents for Indentations. 2019. 1st Ed. | added to the Registry September 5, 2023 | comment adjudication

Friction Ridge

  • ANSI/ASTM E3235-21 Standard Practice for Latent Print Evidence Imaging Resolution | added June 7, 2022 | no comments received
    • NOTE: This document was drafted by OSAC's Video/Imaging Technology & Analysis Subcommittee
  • OSAC 2021-N-0020, Best Practice Recommendations for Limited Examinations | added to the Registry April 5, 2022 | comment adjudication
  • OSAC 2022-N-0033, Standard for Processing Evidence for the Detection of Friction Ridge Impressions | added September 6, 2022 | comment adjudication
  • OSAC 2022-S-0012, Standard for Proficiency Testing in Friction Ridge Examination | added to the Registry June 7, 2022 | comment adjudication
  • OSAC 2022-S-0038, Standard for Feature Selection in Friction Ridge Examination | added September 5, 2023 | comment adjudication

Gunshot Residue Analysis

  • ANSI/ASTM E1588-20 Standard Practice for Gunshot Residue Analysis by Scanning Electron Microscopy/Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectrometry | added to the Registry September 7, 2021 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASTM E3309-21 Standard Guide for Reporting of Forensic Primer Gunshot Residue (pGSR) Analysis by Scanning Electron Microscopy/Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectrometry (SEM/EDS) | added September 6, 2022 | no comments received
  • OSAC 2021-N-0009, Standard Practice for the Collection and Preservation of Organic Gunshot Residue | added to the Registry December 7, 2021 | comment adjudication
  • OSAC 2022-S-0002, Standard Practice for the Identification of Compounds Related to Organic Gunshot Residue (oGSR) by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) | added January 5, 2023 | comment adjudication
  • OSAC 2022-S-0003, Standard Practice for the Identification of Compounds Related to Organic Gunshot Residue (oGSR) by Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS) | added January 5, 2023 | comment adjudication
  • OSAC 2023-N-0010, Standard Practice for the Collection of Primer Gunshot Residue (pGSR) Particles from Clothing, Vehicles, and Other Inanimate Objects using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) Stubs | added November 7, 2023 | comment adjudication

Medicolegal Death Investigation

  • ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 007, Postmortem Impression Submission Strategy for Comprehensive Searches of Essential Automated Fingerprint Identification System Databases. 2018. 1st. Ed. | added September 5, 2019 | no comments received
  • ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 008, Mass Fatality Scene Processing: Best Practice Recommendations for the Medicolegal Authority. 2021. 1st. Ed. | added April 5. 2022 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 009, Best Practice Recommendations for the Examination of Human Remains by Forensic Pathologists in the Disaster Victim Identification Context. 2019, 1st Ed. | added to the Registry September 7, 2021 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 010, Forensic Anthropology in Disaster Victim Identification: Best Practice Recommendations for the Medicolegal Authority. 2018. 1st. Ed. | added September 5, 2019 | no comments received
  • ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 094, Postmortem Impression Recovery: Guidance and Best Practices for Disaster Victim Identification. 2021. 1st. Ed. | added April 5, 2022 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 108, Forensic Odontology in Disaster Victim Identification: Best Practice Recommendations for the Medicolegal Authority. 2021. 1st. Ed. | added October 4, 2022 | comment adjudication

  • ANSI/ASB Standard 125, Organizational and Foundational Standard for Medicolegal Death Investigation, 2021. 1st. Ed. | added October 4, 2022 | comment adjudication

  • OSAC 2021-N-0007, Media Communications Following a Mass Fatality Incident: Best Practice Recommendations for the Medicolegal Authority | added August 3, 2021 | no comments received
  • OSAC 2021-N-0008, Victim Accounting: Best Practice Recommendations for Medicolegal Authorities in Mass Fatality Management | added August 3, 2021 | no comments received
  • OSAC 2022-N-0020, Standard for Mass Fatality Incident Management | added January 5, 2023 | comment adjudication
  • OSAC 2022-N-0026, Medicolegal Death Investigation: Terms and Definitions | added to the Registry September 6, 2022 | comment adjudication
  • OSAC 2022-N-0027, Medicolegal Death Investigation Response to Death Locations and Incident Scenes: Best Practice Recommendations | added November 1, 2022 | comment adjudication
  • OSAC 2023-N-0004, Standard for Interactions Between Medical Examiner, Coroner and All Other Medicolegal Death Investigation Agencies and Organ and Tissue Procurement Organizations and Eye Banks | added March 7, 2023 | no comments received
  • OSAC 2023-N-0022, Best Practice Recommendation for Communicating with Next of Kin during Medicolegal Death Investigations | added September 5, 2023 | no comments received

Odontology

  • ANSI/ADA 1058-2010D Forensic Dental Data Set | added February 14, 2019 | no comments received
  • ADA 1077-2020 Human Age Assessment by Dental Analysis | added to the Registry November 2, 2021 | comment adjudication
  • ADA 1088-2017D Human Identification by Comparative Dental Analysis | added March 7, 2019 | no comments received
  • OSAC 2021-N-0030, Terminology for a Suspected Pattern of Dental Origin | added to the Registry April 5, 2022 | comment adjudication

Seized Drugs

  • ANSI/ASTM E1968-19 Standard Practice for Microcrystal Testing in Forensic Analysis for Cocaine | added to the Registry July 6, 2021 | comment adjudication

  • ANSI/ASTM E1969-19 Standard Practice for Microcrystal Testing in Forensic Analysis for Methamphetamine and Amphetamine | added to the Registry July 6, 2021 | comment adjudication

  • ANSI/ASTM E2125-19 Standard Practice for Microcrystal Testing in Forensic Analysis for Phencyclidine and its Analogues | added to the Registry July 6, 2021 | comment adjudication

  • ANSI/ASTM E2329-17 Standard Practice for Identification of Seized Drugs | added to the Registry August 7, 2018 | comment adjudication | supplemental comments

  • ANSI/ASTM E2548-16 Standard Guide for Sampling Seized Drugs for Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis | added to the Registry June 1, 2021 | comment adjudication | supplemental comments | subcommittee response

  • ANSI/ASTM E2882-19 Standard Guide for Analysis of Clandestine Drug Laboratory Evidence | added to the Registry July 6, 2021 | comment adjudication

  • ANSI/ASTM E3255-21 Standard Practice for Quality Assurance of Forensic Science Service Providers Performing Forensic Chemical Analysis | added to the Registry November 2, 2021 | comment adjudication | subcommittee response

  • OSAC 2022-S-0013, Standard Guide for Testimony in Seized Drugs Analysis  | added to the Registry December 6, 2022 | comment adjudication

Speaker Recognition

AES 76-2022, AES Standards for Audio Forensics - Speech Collection Guidelines for Speaker Recognition: Interviewing at a Temporary Location | added May 2, 2023 | no comments received

Toxicology

  • ANSI/ASB Standard 017, Standard Practices for Measurement Traceability in Forensic Toxicology. 2018, 1st Ed. | added to the Registry June 18, 2019 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASB Standard 036, Standard Practices for Method Validation in Forensic Toxicology. 2019. 1st Ed. | added to the Registry July 7, 2020 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 037, Guidelines for Opinions and Testimony in Forensic Toxicology. 2019. 1st Ed. | added to the Registry November 5, 2019 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASB Standard 053, Standard for Report Content in Forensic Toxicology. 2020. 1st Ed. | added to the Registry March 2, 2021 | comment adjudication | HFTG supplemental comments | LTG supplemental comments 
  • ANSI/ASB Standard 054, Standard for a Quality Control Program in Forensic Toxicology Laboratories. 2021. 1st Ed. | added to the Registry September 6, 2022 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASB Standard 098, Standard for Mass Spectral Analysis in Forensic Toxicology. 2023. 1st. Ed. | added November 7, 2023 | no comments received
  • ANSI/ASB Standard 113, Standard for Identification Criteria in Forensic Toxicology. 2023. 1st. Ed. | added November 7, 2023 | no comments received
  • ANSI/ASB Standard 119, Standard for the Analytical Scope and Sensitivity of Forensic Toxicological Testing of Blood in Medicolegal Death Investigations. 2021 | 1st Ed. | added to the Registry September 6, 2022 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASB Standard 120, Standard for the Analytical Scope and Sensitivity of Forensic Toxicological Testing of Blood in Impaired Driving Investigations. 2021, 1st Ed. | added to the Registry September 6, 2022 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASB Standard 121, Standard for the Analytical Scope and Sensitivity of Forensic Toxicological Testing of Urine in Drug-Facilitated Crime Investigations. 2021. 1st. Ed. | added May 3, 2022 | no comments received
  • ANSI/ASB Standard 152, Standard for the Minimum Content Requirements of Forensic Toxicology Procedures. 2021, 1st Ed. | added to the Registry September 6, 2022 | comment adjudication

Trace Evidence

  • ANSI/ASTM E1610-18 Standard Guide for Forensic Paint Analysis and Comparison | added June 26, 2018 and reapproved September 5, 2023 | no comments received
  • ANSI/ASTM E1967-19 Standard Test Method for the Automated Determination of Refractive Index of Glass Samples Using the Oil Immersion Method and a Phase Contrast Microscope | added to the Registry July 7, 2020 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASTM E2225-23, Standard Guide for Forensic Examination of Fabrics and Cordage | added October 3, 2023 | no comments received
  • ANSI/ASTM E2227-23e1, Guide for Forensic Examination of Dyes in Textile Fibers by Thin-Layer Chromatography | added October 3, 2023 | no comments received
  • ANSI/ASTM E2228-23a, Standard Guide for Microscopical Examination of Textile Fibers | added October 3, 2023 | no comments received
  • ANSI/ASTM E2330-19 Standard Test Method for Determination of Concentrations of Elements in Glass Samples Using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) for Forensic Comparisons  | added to the Registry July 7, 2020 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASTM E2808-21a Standard Guide for Microspectrophotometry in Forensic Paint Analysis | added February 1, 2022 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASTM E2809-22 Standard Guide for Using Scanning Electron Microscopy/Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy (SEM/EDS) in Forensic Polymer Examinations | added October 4, 2022 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASTM E2926-17 Standard Test Method for Forensic Comparison of Glass Using Micro X-ray Fluorescence (μ-XRF) Spectrometry  | added to the Registry July 31, 2017 | LRC commentsadditional adjudication remarks | appealappeal decision | re-adjudication 
  • ANSI/ASTM E2927-16e1 Standard Test Method for Determination of Trace Elements in Soda-Lime Glass Samples Using Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry for Forensic Comparisons  | added to the Registry June 5, 2018 | comment adjudication | LRC comments & subcommittee adjudication | STG comments & subcommittee adjudication
  • ANSI/ASTM E2937-18 Standard Guide for Using Infrared Spectroscopy in Forensic Paint Examinations | added June 26, 2018 and reapproved September 5, 2023 | no comments received
  • ANSI/ASTM E3085-17 Standard Guide for Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy in Forensic Tape Examinations  | added to the Registry September 11, 2018 | comments & adjudication | LRC comments & adjudication | appeal | appeal decisions
  • ANSI/ASTM E3233-20 Standard Practice for Forensic Tape Analysis Training Program  | added to the Registry November 3, 2020 | comment adjudication 
  • ANSI/ASTM E3234-20 Standard Practice for Forensic Paint Analysis Training Program | added to the Registry November 3, 2020 | comment adjudication 
  • ANSI/ASTM E3254-23, Standard Practice for Use of Color in the Visual Examination and Forensic Comparison of Soil Samples | added October 3, 2023 | no comments received
  • ANSI/ASTM E3260-21 Standard Guide for Forensic Examination and Comparison of Pressure Sensitive Tapes  | added to the Registry October 5, 2021 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASTM E3272-21 Standard Guide for Collection of Soils and Other Geological Evidence for Criminal Forensic Applications | added to the Registry September 7, 2021 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASTM E3294-22 Standard Guide for Forensic Analysis of Geological Materials by Powder X-Ray Diffraction | added to the Registry December 6, 2022 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASTM E3296-22 Standard Guide for Using Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography and Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry in Forensic Polymer Examinations | added October 4, 2022 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASTM E3316-22 Standard Guide for Forensic Examination of Hair by Microscopy | added April 4, 2023 | comment adjudication
  • OSAC 2022-N-0018, Standard Practice for a Forensic Fiber Training Program | added January 5, 2023 | comment adjudication
  • OSAC 2022-S-0015, Standard Guide for Forensic Physical Fit Examination | added to the Registry November 1, 2022 | comment adjudication
  • OSAC 2022-S-0017, Standard Guide for Microspectrophotometry in Forensic Fiber Analysis | added April 4, 2023 | comment adjudication
  • OSAC 2022-S-0019, Standard Guide for Forensic Examination of Fibers | added to the Registry April 4, 2023 | comment adjudication
  • OSAC 2023-N-0011, Standard Practice for a Physical Fit Analysis Training Program | added November 7, 2023 | comment adjudication
  • OSAC 2023-N-0027, Standard Guide for Forensic Trace Evidence Recovery | added January 3, 2024 | comment adjudication

Video/Imaging Technology & Analysis

  • ANSI/ASTM E2916-19e1 Standard Terminology for Digital and Multimedia Evidence Examination | added July 7, 2020 | no comments received
    • NOTE: This document drafted in collaboration with OSAC's Digital Evidence, Facial Identification, and VITAL Subcommittees
  • ANSI/ASTM E3235-21 Standard Practice for Latent Print Evidence Imaging Resolution | added June 7, 2022 | no comments received
  • OSAC 2021-S-0013, Standard Guide for Post Mortem Examination Photography | added March 1, 2022 | comment adjudication
  • OSAC 2021-S-0027, Standard Guide for Laboratory Photography | added to the Registry July 5, 2022 | comment adjudication
  • OSAC 2021-S-0037, Standard Guide for Forensic Photogrammetry | added April 4, 2023 | comment adjudication | comment adjudication
  • OSAC 2022-S-0001, Standard Guide for Image Comparison Opinions | added to the Registry June 6, 2023 | comment adjudication
  • OSAC 2022-S-0031, Standard Guide for Forensic Digital Video Examination Workflow | added January 3, 2024 | comment adjudication
  • OSAC 2023-N-0001, Standard Practice for Training in the Areas of Video Analysis, Image Analysis and Photography | added July 5, 2023 | comment adjudication
  • OSAC 2023-S-0006, Standard Guide for Photographing Scars, Marks, and Tattoos | added September 5, 2023 | comment adjudication

Wildlife Forensic Biology

  • ANSI/ASB Standard 019, Wildlife Forensics General Standards. 2019, 1st Ed. | added to the Registry March 2, 2021 | comment adjudication
  • ANSI/ASB Standard 028, Wildlife Forensics Morphology Standards. 2019. 1st. Ed. | added June 3, 2020 | no comments received
  • ANSI/ASB Standard 029, Report Writing in Wildlife Forensics: Morphology and Genetics. 2019, 1st Ed. (added to the Registry March 2, 2021 | comment adjudication | subcommittee response
  • ANSI/ASB Standard 047, Wildlife Forensics Validation Standard—Validating New Primers for Sequencing. 2019. 1st. Ed. | added June 3, 2020 | no comments received
  • ANSI/ASB Standard 138, Standard for Collection of Known DNA Samples from Domestic Mammals. 2022. 1st. Ed. | added November 7, 2023 | no comments received
    • NOTE: This published standard replaced OSAC 2021-N-0001 on the Registry (see Registry archive). 
  • OSAC 2021-S-0006, Standard for the Use of GenBank for Taxonomic Assignment of Wildlife | added November 2, 2021 | no comments received

Interdisciplinary

  • ANSI/NIST ITL-1: 2011 (Update 2015) Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint, Facial & Other Biometric Information | added November 3, 2020 | no comments received
  • ANSI/ASTM E2917-19a Standard Practice for Forensic Science Practitioner Training, Continuing Education, and Professional Development Programs | added to the Registry November 5, 2019 | comment adjudication 
  • ANSI/ASTM E3255-21 Standard Practice for Quality Assurance of Forensic Science Service Providers Performing Forensic Chemical Analysis | added November 2, 2021 | comment adjudication
  • ISO/IEC 17020:2012 Conformity Assessment—Requirements for the Operation of Various Types of Bodies Performing Inspection | added to the Registry April 18, 2017 | comment adjudication | appeal | appeal decision 

  • ISO/IEC 17025:2017 General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories | added June 18, 2019
  • ISO 21043-2 Forensic Sciences - Part 2: Recognition, recording, collecting transport and storage of items | added December 3, 2019 | no comments received
Created June 12, 2017, Updated January 3, 2024