Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science

Forensic Science Standards Board Meeting

April 19, 2023, 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. ET

12:30 p.m. CALL MEETING TO ORDER - ROLL CALL Ray Wickenheiser

12:35 p.m. Old Business Ray Wickenheiser

1. Ballot Update [Attachment] [Information] D. Sirk

2. OSAC In-Person Meetings Update [Information] D. Sirk

3. FSSB June Board Meeting [Information, Action] D. Sirk

a. Logistics and Travel Plans [Attachment]

4. FSSB September Board Meeting [Information] D. Sirk

5. Long Term Strategic Plan Monthly Action Items [Attachment] [Action] C. Krug

a. B1. Review of work products tracker progress [Attachment]

i. SAC Chair Oversight of Work Products

6. Diversity/Equity/Inclusion Activity Update [Information] [Attachment] J. Jones

1:00 p.m. Development of Standards (Standards and Documents in Process) [Action/Vote] John Jones

1. FSSB Awareness and Action

a. Registry Approval Process for Published Standards [Information/Action]

1. FSSB Registry Review: PASSED

- AES 76-2022, AES Standards for audio forensics - Speech collection guidelines for speaker recognition: Interviewing 

at a temporary location

- ASB 038-20, Standard for Internal Validation of Forensic DNA Analysis Methods

- ASB BPR 060, Guidelines for Barrel and Overall Length Measurements of Firearms

2. FSSB Registry Review: PETITION RECEIVED

- None

3. FSSB Introduction for Registry Review Introduction: Petition Due: 5/10/2023

- SWGDE: 18-NOV-1.0, SWGDE Minimum Requirements for Testing Tools used in Digital/Multimedia Forensics L. Sims

- SWGDE: 22-F-002-1.0, Best Practices for Chromebook Acquisition and Analysis [Intro] L. Sims

4. In OSAC Open Comment – Submit comments here. [Action]

- ASB 150-21, Standard for Determination of Medicolegal Significance from Skeletal Remains in Forensic 

Anthropology

- HL7 FHIR, HL7 Public Health Work Group, Medicolegal Death Investigation (MDI) - 1.0.0 - CI Build

- ASB BPR 114-22, Best Practice Recommendations for Internal Validation of Software used in Forensic DNA 

Laboratories

- ASB BPR 107-22, Best Practice Recommendation for Measuring Trigger Pull of a Firearm and Estimating Its 

Uncertainty

b. Registry Approval Process for OSAC Proposed Standards [Information/Action]

1. FSSB Recirculations

- None

2. FSSB Registry Review: PASSED

- 2021-S-0011, Standards for the Technical Review of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Reporting

- 2021-N-0025, Standard Guide for Printing Method Effects on Facial Comparisons

3. FSSB Registry Review: PETITION RECEIVED 

- None

4. FSSB Introduction for Review: Petition Due: 5/10/2023

- None

5. In OSAC Open Comment – Submit comments here. 

- None

c. For standards being considered by SDOs, see the Standards Bulletin

d. Are there any Cross-Cutting Standards Being Developed for Committee Interactions? J. Jones
Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science

Forensic Science Standards Board Meeting

April 19, 2023, 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. ET

2:00 p.m. SAC Highlights [Information] FSSB Chair/SAC Chairs

7. SAC Updates

a. Biology C. Sobieralski

b. Chemistry: Seized Drugs/Toxicology M. LeBeau

c. Chemistry: Trace Materials C. Taylor

d. Digital/Multimedia L. Sims

e. Medicine E. Conlon

f. Physics/Pattern Interpretation M. Gische

g. Scene Examination C. Beyler

2:15 p.m. FSSB Task Groups [Action/Information] Chris Krug

8. FSSB Task Group Updates

a. Human Factors H. Arkes

b. Implementer Cohort [Attachment] S. Kerrigan

c. Legal L. Garcia

d. Nominations S. Kerrigan

e. Organizational Priorities [Historical Document] M. LeBeau

f. Outreach/Communications J. Ropero-Miller

g. Proficiency Testing C. Taylor

h. Quality C. Krug

i. Reporting and Testimony [Attachment] M. LeBeau

j. Root Cause Analysis C. Krug

k. Statistics W. Guthrie

l. Terminology C. Krug

2:25 p.m. Action Item Recap A. Getz

2:30 p.m. ADJOURN