OSAC Registry 

FY 2020

The Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science Registry is a

repository of high-quality, technically sound standards and guidelines that address 

discipline-specific forensic science needs. Documents posted on the OSAC Registry have 

passed a rigorous technical and quality review by OSAC members, including forensic 

science practitioners, research scientists, statisticians and legal experts. 

The following 37 documents were effective on the OSAC Registry at the end of fiscal 

year 2020 (ending September 30, 2020):

Biology/DNA

• ANSI/ASB Standard 022, Standard for Forensic DNA Analysis Training Programs, First Edition, 2019 (effective 

September 1, 2020).

• ANSI/ASB Standard 020, Standard for Validation Studies of DNA Mixture, and Development and Verification of a 

Laboratory’s Mixture Interpretation Protocol, First Edition, 2018 (effective May 12, 2020).

• ANSI/ASB Standard 040, Standard for Forensic DNA Interpretation and Comparison Protocols, First Edition, 2019 

(effective May 12, 2020).

Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

• ASB Technical Report 033, Terms and Definitions in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, First Edition, 2017 (effective 

June 3, 2020).

Digital Evidence

• ASTM E2916-19e1 Standard Terminology for Digital and Multimedia Evidence Examination (effective July 7, 

2020).

• ASTM E3017-19 Standard Practice for Examining Magnetic Card Readers (effective July 7, 2020).

• ASTM E3150-18 Standard Guide for Forensic Audio Lab Setup and Maintenance (effective July 7, 2020).

Disaster Victim Identification 

• ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 007, Postmortem Impression Submission Strategy for Comprehensive 

Searches of Essential Automated Fingerprint Identification System Database, First Edition, 2018 (effective 

September 5, 2019).

• ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 010, Forensic Anthropology in Disaster Victim Identification: Best 

Practice Recommendations for the Medicolegal Authority, First Edition, 2018 (effective September 5, 2019).
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Dogs & Sensors

• ASB Technical Report 025, Crime Scene/Death Investigation – Dogs & Sensors – Terms and Definitions, First 

Edition, 2017 (effective October 1, 2019).

Facial Identification

• ASTM E3115-17 Standard Guide for Capturing Facial Images for Use with Facial Recognition Systems (effective 

October 1, 2019).

• ASTM E3148-18 Standard Guide for Postmortem Facial Image Capture (effective October 1, 2019).

• ASTM E3149-18 Standard Guide for Facial Image Comparison Feature List for Morphological Analysis (effective 

February 14, 2019).

Fire and Explosion Investigation

• NFPA 921:2017 Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations (effective November 1, 2017).

• NFPA 1033:2014 Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigator (effective December 22, 2016).

Materials (Trace)

• ASTM E1967 Standard Test Method for the Automated Determination of Refractive Index of Glass Samples Using 

the Oil Immersion Method and a Phase Contrast Microscope (effective July 7, 2020).

• ASTM E2330 Standard Test Method for Determination of Concentrations of Elements in Glass Samples Using 

Inductively Coupled Plasm Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) for Forensic Comparisons (effective July 7, 2020).

• ASTM E3085-17 Standard Guide for Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy in Forensic Tape 

Examinations (effective September 11, 2018).

• ASTM E1610-18 Standard Guide for Forensic Paint Analysis and Comparison (effective June 26, 2018).

• ASTM E2937-18 Standard Guide for Using Infrared Spectroscopy in Forensic Paint Examinations (effective June 

26, 2018).

• 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 (effective June 5, 2018).

• ASTM E2926-17 Standard Test Method for Forensic Comparison of Glass Using Micro X-ray Fluorescence (μ-XRF) 

Spectrometry (effective July 31, 2017).

Odontology

• ADA 1088-2017D Human Identification by Comparative Dental Analysis (effective March 7, 2019).

• ANSI/ADA 1058-2010D Forensic Dental Data Set (effective February 14, 2019).

Seized Drugs

• ASTM E2329-17 Standard Practice for Identification of Seized Drugs (effective August 7, 2018).

• ASTM E2548-11e1 Standard Guide for Sampling Seized Drugs for Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis (effective 

April 3, 2017).
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Toxicology

• ANSI/ASB Standard 036, Standard Practices for Method Validation in Forensic Toxicology, First Edition, 2019 

(effective July 7, 2020).

• ANSI/ASB Best Practice Recommendation 037, Guidelines for Opinions and Testimony in Forensic Toxicology, 

First Edition, 2019 (effective November 5, 2019).

• ANSI/ASB Standard 017, Standard Practices for Measurement Traceability in Forensic Toxicology, First Edition, 

2018 (effective June 18, 2019).

Wildlife Forensics

• ANSI/ASB Standard 028, Wildlife Forensics Morphology Standards, First Edition, 2019 (effective June 3, 2020).

• ANSI/ASB Standard 047, Wildlife Forensics Validation Standard – Validating New Primers for Sequencing, First 

Edition, 2019 (effective June 3, 2020).

Interdisciplinary

• ISO 21043-2 Forensic Science – Part 2: Recognition, recording, collecting, transport and storage of items

(effective December 3, 2019).

• ASTM E2917-19a Standard Practice for Forensic Science Practitioner Training, Continuing Education, and 

Professional Development Programs (effective November 5, 2019).

• ISO/IEC 17025:2017 General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories (effective 

June 18, 2019).

• ANSI/NIST ITL-1:2011 (Update 2013) Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint, Facial & Other Biometric 

Information (effective July 13, 2017).

• ISO/IEC 17020:2012 Conformity Assessment – Requirements for the Operation of Various Types of Bodies 

Performing Inspection (effective April 18, 2017).

• ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories (effective 

September 27, 2016).