Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science

Forensic Science Standards Board Meeting

October 18, 2023, 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. ET

Virtual Meeting – MS Teams - Click here to join the meeting

Call in: 443-339-4347, ID: 276 527 648#

12:30 p.m. CALL MEETING TO ORDER - ROLL CALL Andy Smith

12:35 p.m. Old Business [Information] Andy Smith

1. Ballot Update [Attachment] D. Sirk

12:40 p.m. New Business [Information] Andy Smith

2. Introduction of FSSB [Name, Job, Role on FSSB, Length w/OSAC] All

3. FY2024 Meeting Schedule A. Smith

a. Monthly: 3rd Wednesday, 12:30pm ET A. Smith

b. Winter Quarterly In Person: December 12-14, 2023 [Attachment] D. Sirk

c. 2024 Quarterly Schedule: March Virtual; April/May SAC Mtgs; Sept TBD D. Sirk

4. FSSB Board Member Orientation - October 18, 2:30-3:30p.m. ET [Attachment] D. Sirk

5. OSAC Member Orientation - November 7, 1:30-3:00p.m. ET D. Sirk

1:00 p.m. SAC Activities [Action/Information] Andy Smith

6. SAC Activities

a. SAC Chair Responsibilities [SAC ToR] [Attachment] A. Smith

b. FY2023 Annual Goals Feedback M. Najarro

c. SAC Updates SAC Chairs

i.Chemistry: Trace Evidence C. Taylor

1. Motion [Attachment] [Vote]

ii.Digital/Multimedia L. Sims

1. Digital Evidence SC Artifact Catalog Request [Attachment] [Other Work Products]

2. Share VITAL Proposed Standard for Comment [Attachment]

iii.Chemistry: Seized Drugs/Toxicology M. LeBeau

1. Toxicology SC Technical Guidance Request [Attachment]

iv.Biology C. Sobieralski

v.Medicine E. Conlon

vi.Physics/Pattern Interpretation H. Swofford

vii.Scene Examination M. Kessler

1:15 p.m. Task Group Activities [Information] Sara Walker

7. Task Group Updates [Information] TG Chairs

a. Human Factors P. Skene

b. Implementer Cohort S. Kerrigan/C. Taylor

c. Legal L. Garcia

d. Long Term Strategic Plan – Action Items [Attachment] M. Najarro

e. Nominations S. Kerrigan

f. Outreach and Communications J. Ropero-Miller

g. Proficiency Testing C. Taylor

h. Quality S. Walker

i. Root Cause Analysis - Actions/Solutions TBD, M. LeBeau

j. Statistics W. Guthrie

k. Terminology S. Walker

l. FSSB Member’s Task Group Assignments [Attachment] S. Walker
Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science

Forensic Science Standards Board Meeting

October 18, 2023, 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. ET

Virtual Meeting – MS Teams - Click here to join the meeting

Call in: 443-339-4347, ID: 276 527 648#

1:30 p.m. Standards and Documents in Process [Action/Vote] John Jones

8. SDO Published and OSAC Proposed Standards

a. Registry Recirculations: 3 Recirculation Discussions - BALLOTS DUE: 10/20/2023

- 2021-N-0010, Standard for Skeletal Preparation & Sampling in Forensic Anthropology Bartelink/Conlon

- 2023-N-0010, Standard Practice for the Collection of pGSR Particles from Clothing, White/Taylor

Vehicles, and Other Inanimate Objects using SEM Stubs

- 2023-N-0011, Standard Practice for a Physical Fit Analysis Training Program Gross/Taylor

b. Registry Petitions: 3 Petition Discussions - BALLOTS DUE: 10/20/2023

- ASB 099-20 (2022), Standard for Footwear/Tire Examination PT Program Kanaris/Swofford

- 2021-N-0018, Standard for On-Scene Collection & Preservation of Physical Evidence Pettolina/Kessler

- 2022-N-0039, Collecting/Preserving Entomological Evidence, Terrestrial Environ. Tomberlin/Kessler

c. Registry Review: 5 New Introductions - PETITIONS DUE: 11/8/2023

- SWGDE 2022-09-22 (22-F-003-1.0), Best Practices for Remote Collection of Sims

Digital Evidence from a Networked Computing Environment {Intro}

- ASTM E3295-23, Standard Guide for Using Micro X-Ray Fluorescence (μ-XRF) in Taylor

Forensic Polymer Examinations {Intro}

- 2022-S-0036, Standard Method for the Chemical Testing of Copper and Lead from Kessler

Suspected Projectile Impacts {Intro}

- 2023-N-0002, Standard for Scene Documentation Procedures {Intro} Kessler

- 2023-N-0027, Standard Guide for Forensic Trace Evidence Recovery {Intro} Taylor

9. OSAC Proposed - November

a. Registry Petitions: 1 Petition Discussion - BALLOT DUE: 11/17/2023

- 2022-S-0024, BPRs for Evaluative Forensic DNA Testimony Kalafut/Sobieralski

10. Cross Cutting Documents: [Attachment]

11. Standards Open for Comment at SDOs: OSAC Website

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

2:30 p.m. ADJOURN

2:30 p.m. FSSB New Member Virtual Orientation [Attachment] Jones/Smith

Absences:

Hal Arkes

Guests or Substitutes:

Pate Skene for H. Arkes