3004 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 12 / Tuesday, January 20, 1998 / Notices

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Constance K. Robinson,

Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.

[FR Doc. 98–1238 Filed 1–16–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Bureau of Investigation

DNA Advisory Board Meeting

Pursuant to the provisions of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice

is hereby given that the DNA Advisory

Board (DAB) will meet on February 19,

1998, from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm at

The Washington Dulles Airport Hilton

Hotel, 13869 Park Center Road,

Herndon, Virginia 20171. All attendees

will be admitted only after displaying

personal identification which bears a

photograph of the attendee.

The DAB’s scope of authority is: To

develop, and if appropriate, periodically

revise, recommended standards for

quality assurance to the Director of the

FBI, including standards for testing the

proficiency of forensic laboratories, and

forensic analysts, in conducting analysis

of DNA; To recommend standards to the

Director of the FBI which specify

criteria for quality assurance and

proficiency tests to be applied to the

various types of DNA analysis used by

forensic laboratories, including

statistical and population genetics

issues affecting the evaluation of the

frequency of occurrence of DNA profiles

calculated from pertinent population

database(s); To recommend standards

for acceptance of DNA profiles in the

FBI’s Combined DNA Index System

(CODIS) which take account of relevant

privacy, law enforcement and technical

issues; and, To make recommendations

for a system for grading proficiency

testing performance to determine

whether a laboratory is performing

acceptably.

The topics to be discussed at this

meeting include: a review of minutes

from the September 23, 1997, meeting;

discussion of comments on the Quality

Assurance Standards for DNA Testing

Laboratories, as approved at the

February 22, 1997 meeting; and a

discussion of topics for the next DNA

Advisory Board meeting.

The meeting is open to the public on

a first-come, first seated basis. Anyone

wishing to address the DAB must notify

the Designated Federal Employee (DFE)

in writing at least twenty-four hours

before the DAB meets. The notification

must include the requestor’s name,

organizational affiliation, a short

statement describing the topic to be

addressed, and the amount of time

requested. Oral statements to the DAB

will be limited to five minutes and

limited to subject matter directly related

to the DAB’s agenda, unless otherwise

permitted by the Chairman.

Any member of the public may file a

written statement for the record

concerning the DAB and its work before

or after the meeting. Written statements

for the record will be furnished to each

DAB member for their consideration

and will be included in the official

minutes of a DAB meeting. Written

statements must be type-written on 81⁄2′′

X 11′′ xerographic weight paper, one

side only, and bound only by a paper

clip (not stapled). All pages must be

numbered. Statements should include

the Name, Organizational Affiliation,

Address, and Telephone number of the

author(s). Written statements for the

record will be included in minutes of

the meeting immediately following the

receipt of the written statement, unless

the statement is received within three

weeks of the meeting. Under this

circumstance, the written statement will

be included with the minutes of the

following meeting. Written statements

for the record should be submitted to

the DFE.

Inquiries may be addressed to the

DFE, Dr. Dwight E. Adams, Chief,

Scientific Analysis Section, Laboratory

Division—Room 3266, Federal Bureau

of Investigation, 935 Pennsylvania

Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20535–

0001, (202) 324–4416, FAX (202) 324–

1462

Dated: January 12, 1998.

Dwight E. Adams,

Chief, Scientific Analysis Section, Federal

Bureau of Investigation.

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice (98–004)]

Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel;

Meeting

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and

Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub.

L. 92–463, as amended, the National

Aeronautics and Space Administration

announces a forthcoming meeting of the

Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel.

DATES: Thursday, February 12, 1998,

1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: National Aeronautics and

Space Administration, 300 E Street,

SW., Room 9H40, Washington, DC

20546.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Norman B. Starkey, Code Q–1,

National Aeronautics and Space

Administration, Washington, DC 20546,

202/358–4453.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel will

present its annual report to the NASA

Administrator and Deputy

Administrator. This is pursuant to

carrying out its statutory duties for

which the Panel reviews, identifies,

evaluates, and advises on those program

activities, systems, procedures, and

management activities that can

contribute to program risk. Priority is

given to those programs that involve the

safety of human flight. The major

subjects covered will be the National

Space Transportation System, Space

Station, and Aeronautical Operations.

The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel is

currently chaired by Richard D.

Blomberg, Deputy Chairman, and is

composed of 8 members and 6

consultants. The meeting will be open

to the public up to the capacity of the

room (approximately 60 persons

including members of the Panel).

Frederick D. Gregory,

Associate Administrator for Safety and

Mission Assurance.

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice (98–005)]

NASA Advisory Council (NAC), Space

Science Advisory Committee (SScAC);

Meeting

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and

Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub.

L. 92–463, as amended, the National

Aeronautics and Space Administration

announces a forthcoming meeting of the

NASA Advisory Council, Space Science

Advisory Committee.

DATES: Wednesday, February 18, 1998,

8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Thursday,

February 19, 1998, 8:15 a.m. to 5:30

p.m.; Friday, February 20, 1998, 8 a.m.

to 12 Noon.

ADDRESSES: Ballroom, Moffett Training

and Conference Center, Moffett Field,

CA 94035.