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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 21, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 7174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01247]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

National Institute of Justice

[OJP (NIJ) Docket No. 1833]

Body Armor Manufacturer Workshop

AGENCY: National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. 
Department of Justice.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) will hold an online 
workshop for body armor manufacturers to provide updates on its 
standards and conformity assessment activities related to ballistic-
resistant body armor.

DATES: The workshop will be held online Wednesday, March 19, 2025, from 
1 p.m. to 3 p.m. eastern time.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jared Gardner, Technology and 
Standards Advisor, Office of Technology and Standards, National 
Institute of Justice, 999 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 
20531, by telephone at (202) 702-2917 [Note: this is not a toll-free 
telephone number], or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) will 
hold an online workshop for body armor manufacturers to provide updates 
on its standards and conformity assessment activities related to 
ballistic-resistant body armor. NIJ will discuss recent addenda to NIJ 
Standard 0101.07, ``Ballistic Resistance of Body Armor'', and NIJ 
Standard 0123.00, ``Specification for NIJ Ballistic Protection Levels 
and Associated Test Threats''. The NIJ Compliance Testing Program (CTP) 
will update program participants on the initial implementation of 
testing body armor to NIJ Standard 0101.07 (``07'') and the anticipated 
timeline for publication of the NIJ Compliant Products List (CPL) for 
those ``07'' armor models. The NIJ CTP will also discuss ongoing 
administration of the NIJ CPL for armor compliant with NIJ Standard 
0101.06 (``06'') and continued Follow-up Inspection and Testing (FIT) 
for those ``06'' armor models. Potential revisions to NIJ CTP program 
requirements will also be discussed, including FIT testing procedures 
for ``07'' armor models listed on the NIJ CPL, disclosure of 
information about ballistic materials used to manufacture body armor 
submitted to the NIJ CTP for certification, and labeling requirements, 
among others. NIJ will also discuss potential changes to how 
information is displayed on the NIJ Compliant Products List and how it 
anticipates future updates to NIJ standards and NIJ CTP program 
requirements will be communicated.
    The workshop will be presented as an online webinar with 
opportunities for attendees to ask questions. To register for the 
workshop, please send an email to [email protected] by 5 p.m. eastern 
time on Friday, March 14, 2025, and provide the name of your company 
and the names of the representatives who will attend. Please put ``Body 
Armor Manufacturer Workshop'' in the subject line of the email. A 
preliminary agenda will be sent to registered attendees approximately 
48 hours prior to the workshop.
    For more information on NIJ's standards and conformity assessment 
activities, please visit https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/equipment-and-technology/standards-and-conformity-assessment. For more information on 
body armor, please visit https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/equipment-and-technology/body-armor. More information on the NIJ CTP can be found 
here: https://cjttec.org/compliance-testing-program/.
    NIJ publishes this notice pursuant to its authority at 34 U.S.C. 
10122(c) and 6 U.S.C. 161-165.

Nancy La Vigne,
Director, National Institute of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2025-01247 Filed 1-17-25; 8:45 am]
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