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We are requesting that only ONE RESPONSE BE SUBMITTED PER LOCATION (i.e., state laboratory with multiple laboratories

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1.

2.

3.

OSAC Registry Implementation Survey

The Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science is seeking to understand how forensic science

organizations are using standards on the OSAC Registry and what support they may need to improve standards implementation.

To do that, we need to hear from the nation’s forensic science service providers. Please help us by completing this survey (one response

per location, please). Your input will help us to assess the current state of implementation and identify potential challenges and

opportunities for improvement. The aggregated data obtained may be published or presented for the benefit of the forensic science

community, but individual organization data and names will remain confidential.

For the full list of standards on the OSAC Registry visit https://www.nist.gov/osac/osac-registry.

For more information about OSAC visit https://www.nist.gov/osac.

The OSAC Program Office within the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Programs Office is managing this

survey. If you have any questions about the survey or need assistance please e-mail forensics@nist.gov.

OMB Control #0693-0033 - - Expiration Date: 07/31/2022

* Required

Your Name (i.e., Last Name, First Name). [This will remain confidential.] *

Your Email Address. [This will remain confidential.] *

Name of Your Organization. [This will remain confidential.] *
4.

5.

Mark only one oval.

Other:

Director/Deputy Director/Administrator

Manager/Section Head/Technical Leader

Medical Examiner/Coroner - Deputy Medical Examiner/Coroner

Practitioner/Examiner

Quality Manager

6.

Mark only one oval.

Other:

U.S. Federal Government

U.S. State Government

U.S. County Government

U.S. City Government

U.S. Private

City and State of Your Organization. [This will remain confidential.] *

Position in Your Organization. *

Organization Type *
7.

Other:

Check all that apply.

Biology/DNA

Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

Crime Scene Investigation & Reconstruction

Digital Evidence

Disaster Victim Identification

Dogs & Sensors

Facial Identification

Fire & Explosion Investigation (Scene collection)

Firearms & Toolmarks

Footwear & Tire

Forensic Anthropology

Forensic Document Examination

Forensic Odontology

Forensic Toxicology

Friction Ridge

Ignitable Liquids (Fire Debris) Explosives & Gunshot Residue (Laboratory Analysis)

Medicolegal Death Investigation

Seized Drugs

Speaker Recognition

Trace Materials (Includes Geological Materials)

Video/Imaging Technology & Analysis

Wildlife Forensic Biology

OSAC Registry

Implementation

Survey

The Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science is seeking to understand how forensic science

organizations are using standards on the OSAC Registry and what support they may need to improve standards implementation.

To do that, we need to hear from the nation’s forensic science service providers. Please help us by completing this survey (one

response per location, please). The aggregated data obtained may be published or presented for the benefit of the forensic science

community, but individual organization data and names will remain confidential.

For the full list of standards on the OSAC Registry visit https://www.nist.gov/osac/osac-registry.

8.

Mark only one oval.

Other:

Yes

No

Forensic Discipline(s) Performed by Your Organization.

1. Are there individuals in your organization that are aware of the standards on the OSAC Registry? *
9.

Mark only one oval.

Other:

High Priority/Very Important

Medium Priority/Important

Low Priority/Somewhat Important

Not a priority/Not important at this time

Not Applicable

OSAC Registry

3. As of the date of your response, has your organization implemented ANY of the OSAC Registry standards listed below?

As of March 2021, 46 standards have been included on the OSAC Registry, which are categorized alphabetically by individual discipline below.

You can reference the standards on the OSAC Registry by visiting https://www.nist.gov/osac/osac-registry.

PROVIDE ONLY ONE (1) RESPONSE FOR EACH OF THE STANDARDS LISTED.

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2. What priority do you consider implementation of the applicable OSAC Registry standards for your organization? (Select

One Response) *

Biology/DNA: 3 Published Standards *

Implemented

(Full)

Implemented

(Partial)

Not Yet

Implemented/Undecided

Will Not

Implement

Not

Applicable

ANSI/ASB 022, Standard for

Forensic DNA Analysis Training

Programs

ANSI/ASB 020, Standard for

Validation Studies of DNA Mixtures,

and Development and Verification

of a Laboratory's Mixture

Interpretation Protocol

ANSI/ASB 040, Standard for

Forensic DNA Interpretation and

Comparison Protocols

ANSI/ASB 022, Standard for

Forensic DNA Analysis Training

Programs

ANSI/ASB 020, Standard for

Validation Studies of DNA Mixtures,

and Development and Verification

of a Laboratory's Mixture

Interpretation Protocol

ANSI/ASB 040, Standard for

Forensic DNA Interpretation and

Comparison Protocols
11.

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12.

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13.

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Bloodstain Pattern Analysis: 1 Published Standard *

Implemented

(Full)

Implemented

(Partial)

Not Yet

Implemented/Undecided

Will Not

Implement

Not

Applicable

ASB Technical Report 033, Terms

and Definitions in Bloodstain

Pattern Analysis

ASB Technical Report 033, Terms

and Definitions in Bloodstain

Pattern Analysis

Digital Evidence: 3 Published Standards *

Implemented

(Full)

Implemented

(Partial)

Not Yet

Implemented/Undecided

Will Not

Implement

Not

Applicable

ASTM E2916-19e1, Standard

Terminology for Digital and

Multimedia Evidence Examination

ASTM E3017-19, Standard Practice

for Examining Magnetic Card

Readers

ASTM E3150-18, Standard Guide for

Forensic Audio Lab Setup and

Maintenance

ASTM E2916-19e1, Standard

Terminology for Digital and

Multimedia Evidence Examination

ASTM E3017-19, Standard Practice

for Examining Magnetic Card

Readers

ASTM E3150-18, Standard Guide for

Forensic Audio Lab Setup and

Maintenance

Dogs & Sensors: 1 Published Standard *

Implemented

(Full)

Implemented

(Partial)

Not Yet

Implemented/Undecided

Will Not

Implement

Not

Applicable

ASB Technical Report 025, Crime

Scene/Death Investigation - Dogs

and Sensors - Terms and

Definitions

ASB Technical Report 025, Crime

Scene/Death Investigation - Dogs

and Sensors - Terms and

Definitions
14.

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15.

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Facial Identification: 3 Published Standards *

Implemented

(Full)

Implemented

(Partial)

Not Yet

Implemented/Undecided

Will Not

Implement

Not

Applicable

ASTM E3115-17, Standard Guide for

Capturing Facial Images for Use

with Facial Recognition Systems

ASTM E3148-18, Standard Guide for

Postmortem Facial Image Capture

ASTM E3149-18, Standard Guide for

Facial Image Comparison Feature

List for Morphological Analysis

ASTM E3115-17, Standard Guide for

Capturing Facial Images for Use

with Facial Recognition Systems

ASTM E3148-18, Standard Guide for

Postmortem Facial Image Capture

ASTM E3149-18, Standard Guide for

Facial Image Comparison Feature

List for Morphological Analysis

Fire & Explosion Investigation: 2 Published Standards *

Implemented

(Full)

Implemented

(Partial)

Not Yet

Implemented/Undecided

Will Not

Implement

Not

Applicable

NFPA 921:2017, Guide for Fire and

Explosion Investigations

NFPA 1033:2014, Standard for

Professional Qualifications for Fire

Investigator

NFPA 921:2017, Guide for Fire and

Explosion Investigations

NFPA 1033:2014, Standard for

Professional Qualifications for Fire

Investigator
16.

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17.

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Fire Debris: 4 Published Standards *

Implemented

(Full)

Implemented

(Partial)

Not Yet

Implemented/Undecided

Will Not

Implement

Not

Applicable

ASTM E1388-17, Standard Practice

for Static Headspace Sampling of

Vapors from Fire Debris Samples

ASTM E1412-19, Standard Practice

for Separation of Ignitable Liquid

Residues from Fire Debris Samples

by Passive Headspace

Concentration with Activated

Charcoal

ASTM E1413-19, Standard Practice

for Separation of Ignitable Liquid

Residues from Fire Debris Samples

by Dynamic Headspace

Concentration onto an Adsorbent

Tube

ASTM E3189-19, Standard Practice

for Separation of Ignitable Liquid

Residues from Fire Debris Samples

by Static Headspace Concentration

onto an Adsorbent Tube

ASTM E1388-17, Standard Practice

for Static Headspace Sampling of

Vapors from Fire Debris Samples

ASTM E1412-19, Standard Practice

for Separation of Ignitable Liquid

Residues from Fire Debris Samples

by Passive Headspace

Concentration with Activated

Charcoal

ASTM E1413-19, Standard Practice

for Separation of Ignitable Liquid

Residues from Fire Debris Samples

by Dynamic Headspace

Concentration onto an Adsorbent

Tube

ASTM E3189-19, Standard Practice

for Separation of Ignitable Liquid

Residues from Fire Debris Samples

by Static Headspace Concentration

onto an Adsorbent Tube

Medicolegal Death Investigation: 2 Published Standards *

Implemented

(Full)

Implemented

(Partial)

Not Yet

Implemented/Undecided

Will Not

Implement

Not

Applicable

ANSI/ASB Best Practice

Recommendation 007, Postmortem

Impression Submission Strategy for

Comprehensive Searches of

Essential Automated Fingerprint

Identification System Databases

ANSI/ASB Best Practice

Recommendation 010, Forensic

Anthropology in Disaster Victim

Identification: Best Practice

Recommendations for the

Medicolegal Authority

ANSI/ASB Best Practice

Recommendation 007, Postmortem

Impression Submission Strategy for

Comprehensive Searches of

Essential Automated Fingerprint

Identification System Databases

ANSI/ASB Best Practice

Recommendation 010, Forensic

Anthropology in Disaster Victim

Identification: Best Practice

Recommendations for the

Medicolegal Authority
18.

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19.

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20.

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Odontology: 2 Published Standards *

Implemented

(Full)

Implemented

(Partial)

Not Yet

Implemented/Undecided

Will Not

Implement

Not

Applicable

ADA 1088-2017D, Human

Identification by Comparative

Dental Analysis

ANSI/ADA 1058-2010D, Forensic

Dental Data Set

ADA 1088-2017D, Human

Identification by Comparative

Dental Analysis

ANSI/ADA 1058-2010D, Forensic

Dental Data Set

Seized Drugs: 2 Published Standards *

Implemented

(Full)

Implemented

(Partial)

Not Yet

Implemented/Undecided

Will Not

Implement

Not

Applicable

ASTM E2329-17, Standard Practice

for Identification of Seized Drugs

ASTM E2548-11e, Standard Guide

for Sampling Seized Drugs for

Qualitative and Quantitative

Analysis

ASTM E2329-17, Standard Practice

for Identification of Seized Drugs

ASTM E2548-11e, Standard Guide

for Sampling Seized Drugs for

Qualitative and Quantitative

Analysis

Toxicology: 4 Published Standards *

Implemented

(Full)

Implemented

(Partial)

Not Yet

Implemented/Undecided

Will Not

Implement

Not

Applicable

ANSI/ASB Best Practice

Recommendation 037, Guidelines

for Opinions and Testimony in

Forensic Toxicology

ANSI/ASB 017, Standard Practices

for Measurement Traceability in

Forensic Toxicology

ANSI/ASB 036, Standard Practices

for Method Validation in Forensic

Toxicology

ANSI/ASB 053, Standard for Report

Content in Forensic Toxicology

ANSI/ASB Best Practice

Recommendation 037, Guidelines

for Opinions and Testimony in

Forensic Toxicology

ANSI/ASB 017, Standard Practices

for Measurement Traceability in

Forensic Toxicology

ANSI/ASB 036, Standard Practices

for Method Validation in Forensic

Toxicology

ANSI/ASB 053, Standard for Report

Content in Forensic Toxicology
21.

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Trace Evidence: 9 Published Standards *

Implemented

(Full)

Implemented

(Partial)

Not Yet

Implemented/Undecided

Will Not

Implement

Not

Applicable

ASTM E1610-18, Standard Guide for

Forensic Paint Analysis and

Comparison

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

ASTM E2330, Standard Test

Method for Determination of

Concentrations of Elements in

Glass Samples Using Inductively

Coupled Plasma Mass

Spectrometry (ICP-MS) for Forensic

Comparisons

ASTM E2926-17, Standard Test

Method for Forensic Comparison of

Glass Using Micro X-ray

Flourescence Spectrometry

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

ASTM E2937-18, Standard Guide for

Using Infrared Spectroscopy in

Forensic Paint Examinations

ASTM E3085-17, Standard Guide for

Fourier Transform Infrared

Spectroscopy in Forensic Tape

Examinations

ASTM E3233-20, Standard Practice

for Forensic Tape Analysis Training

Program

ASTM E3234-20, Standard Practice

for Forensic Paint Analysis Training

Program

ASTM E1610-18, Standard Guide for

Forensic Paint Analysis and

Comparison

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

ASTM E2330, Standard Test

Method for Determination of

Concentrations of Elements in

Glass Samples Using Inductively

Coupled Plasma Mass

Spectrometry (ICP-MS) for Forensic

Comparisons

ASTM E2926-17, Standard Test

Method for Forensic Comparison of

Glass Using Micro X-ray

Flourescence Spectrometry

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

ASTM E2937-18, Standard Guide for

Using Infrared Spectroscopy in

Forensic Paint Examinations

ASTM E3085-17, Standard Guide for

Fourier Transform Infrared

Spectroscopy in Forensic Tape

Examinations

ASTM E3233-20, Standard Practice

for Forensic Tape Analysis Training

Program

ASTM E3234-20, Standard Practice

for Forensic Paint Analysis Training

Program
22.

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23.

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Wildlife Forensics: 4 Published Standards *

Implemented

(Full)

Implemented

(Partial)

Not Yet

Implemented/Undecided

Will Not

Implement

Not

Applicable

ANSI/ASB 019, Wildlife Forensics

General Standards

ANSI/ASB 029, Report Writing in

Wildlife Forensics: Morphology and

Genetics

ANSI/ASB 028, Wildlife Forensics

Morphology Standards

ANSI/ASB 047, Wildlife Forensics

Validation Standard - Validating

New Primers for Sequencing

ANSI/ASB 019, Wildlife Forensics

General Standards

ANSI/ASB 029, Report Writing in

Wildlife Forensics: Morphology and

Genetics

ANSI/ASB 028, Wildlife Forensics

Morphology Standards

ANSI/ASB 047, Wildlife Forensics

Validation Standard - Validating

New Primers for Sequencing

Interdisciplinary: 6 Published Standards *

Implemented

(Full)

Implemented

(Partial)

Not Yet

Implemented/Undecided

Will Not

Implement

Not

Applicable

ANSI/NIST ITL-1: 2011, Data Format

for the Interchange of Fingerprint,

Facial & Other Biometric

Information

ASTM E2917-19a, Standard

Practice for Forensic Science

Practitioner Training, Continuing

Education, and Professional

Development Programs

ISO/IEC 17020:2012, Conformity

Assessment - Requirements for the

Operation of Various types of

Bodies Performing Inspection

ISO/IEC 17025:2005, General

Requirements for the Competence

of Testing and Calibration

Laboratories

ISO/IEC 17025:2017, General

requirements for the Competence

of testing and Calibration

Laboratories

ISO 21043-2 Forensic Sciences,

Part 2: Recognition, recording,

collecting transport and storage of

items

ANSI/NIST ITL-1: 2011, Data Format

for the Interchange of Fingerprint,

Facial & Other Biometric

Information

ASTM E2917-19a, Standard

Practice for Forensic Science

Practitioner Training, Continuing

Education, and Professional

Development Programs

ISO/IEC 17020:2012, Conformity

Assessment - Requirements for the

Operation of Various types of

Bodies Performing Inspection

ISO/IEC 17025:2005, General

Requirements for the Competence

of Testing and Calibration

Laboratories

ISO/IEC 17025:2017, General

requirements for the Competence

of testing and Calibration

Laboratories

ISO 21043-2 Forensic Sciences,

Part 2: Recognition, recording,

collecting transport and storage of

items
Key Challenges

PLEASE SELECT UP TO 5.

24.

Check all that apply.

NO Key challenges. My organization supports implementation policies.

My organization supports implementation policies but can't implement at this time.

My organization does not have the available personnel to allocate to this task.

My organization does not have the available instruments and/or facility to support implementation.

My organization does not have the training to support implementation.

My organization does not have the funding to support implementation.

My organization has not completed validation required by these standards.

My organization does not know how to update our standard operating procedures/quality manual to incorporate OSAC Registry

standards.

My organization does not understand the need for OSAC Registry standards.

My organization does not feel the OSAC Registry standard(s) will add value over what is already implemented.

My organization does not agree with OSAC Registry standards.

My organization is not required to implement OSAC Registry standards.

The OSAC Registry does not have any applicable standards for my organization.

My organization currently uses other guidance documents that are not on the OSAC Registry.

25.

26.

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Yes

No Skip to question 28

Key Challenges

Would you like someone from OSAC to contact you regarding assistance with standards implementation?

27.

4a. Please select the key challenges or reasons preventing implementation of the OSAC Registry standards at your

organization (Please select up to 5). * If you use guidance documents from other organizations, identify them in 4b.

4b. If you use guidance documents from other organizations, identify them below.

5. Would you like someone from OSAC to contact you regarding assistance with standards implementation?

Provide designee and topics of interest to your organization.
Thank you

for

participating.

Thank you for volunteering to participate in the OSAC Registry Implementation Survey and for your time and effort to complete it.

Time is one of the most valuable things we have and the OSAC Program Office expresses a sincere appreciation for the time you are

giving to us and this activity. We are hopeful that we will get clear responses that indicate whether we are on the correct path to

improving implementation of the OSAC Registry standards.

28.

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A Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with an

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Number. The approved OMB Control Number for this information collection is 0693-0033. Without this approval, we could not conduct this survey/information

collection. Public reporting for this information collection is estimated to be approximately 60 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions,

searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the information collection. All responses to this

information collection are voluntary. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this information collection, including suggestions for

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