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judgments of any kind or nature arising 

from the past, present, and future acts 

or omissions of the patentee, its 

employees, agents, contractors, or 

lessees, or any third-party, arising out of 

or in connection with the patentee’s use, 

occupancy, or operations on the 

patented real property. This 

indemnification and hold harmless 

agreement includes, but is not limited 

to, acts and omissions of the patentee, 

its employees, agents, contractors, or 

lessees, or any third party, arising out of 

or in connection with the use and/or 

occupancy of the patented real property 

resulting in: (a) Violations of Federal, 

State, and local laws and regulations 

that are now or may in the future 

become, applicable to the real property; 

(b) Judgments, claims or demands of any 

kind assessed against the United States; 

(c) Costs, expenses, or damages of any 

kind incurred by the United States; (d) 

Releases or threatened releases of solid 

or hazardous waste(s) and/or hazardous 

substances(s), as defined by Federal or 

State environmental laws, off, on, into 

or under land, property and other 

interests of the United States; (e) Other 

activities by which solid waste or 

hazardous substances or waste, as 

defined by Federal and State 

environmental laws are generated, 

released, stored, used or otherwise 

disposed of on the patented real 

property, and any cleanup response, 

remedial action or other actions related 

in any manner to said solid or 

hazardous substances or wastes; or (f) 

Natural resource damages as defined by 

Federal and State law. This covenant 

shall be construed as running with the 

patented real property, and may be 

enforced by the United States in a court 

of competent jurisdiction. 

No representation, warranty, or 

covenant of any kind, express or 

implied, is given or made by the United 

States, its officers or employees, as to 

title, access to or from the above 

described parcel of land, the title of the 

land, whether or to what extent the land 

may be developed, its physical 

condition, or past, present or future 

uses, and the conveyance of any such 

parcel will not be on a contingency 

basis. The buyer is responsible to be 

aware of all applicable Federal, State 

and local government policies and 

regulations that would affect the subject 

lands. It is also the buyer’s 

responsibility to be aware of existing or 

prospective uses of nearby properties. 

Lands without access from a public road 

or highway will be conveyed as such, 

and future access acquisition will be the 

responsibility of the buyer. 

The bidders must demonstrate to the 

authorized officer that they meet the 

requirements of 43 CFR 2711.2 to hold 

real property in the United States. 

Failure to submit documentation to the 

BLM within 30 days from receipt of the 

high bidder letter shall result in the 

cancellation of the bid. The parcel may 

be subject to land use applications 

received prior to publication of this 

notice if processing the application 

would have no adverse effect on the 

marketability of title, or the FMV of the 

parcel. Encumbrances of record, 

appearing in the case file for this sale, 

is available for review during business 

hours, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Pacific 

Time, Monday through Friday, at the 

BLM, Ely District Office, except during 

federally recognized holidays. 

The parcel is subject to limitations 

prescribed by law and regulation, and 

prior to patent issuance, a holder of any 

ROW within the parcel may be given the 

opportunity to amend the ROW for 

conversion to a new term, including 

perpetuity, if applicable, or to an 

easement. 

The BLM will notify valid existing 

ROW holders of their ability to convert 

their compliant rights-of-way to 

perpetual rights-of-way or easements. 

Each valid holder will be notified in 

writing of their rights and then must 

apply for the conversion of their current 

authorization. 

Unless other satisfactory 

arrangements are approved in advance 

by a BLM authorized officer, 

conveyance of title shall be through the 

use of escrow. Designation of the escrow 

agent shall be through mutual 

agreement between the BLM and the 

prospective patentee, and costs of 

escrow shall be borne by the prospective 

patentee. 

Requests for all escrow instructions 

must be received by the BLM, Ely 

District Office prior to 30 days before 

the scheduled closing date. There are no 

exceptions. 

All name changes and supporting 

documentation must be received at the 

BLM, Ely District Office 30 days from 

the date on the high bidder letter by 

4:30 p.m. Pacific Time. Name changes 

will not be accepted after that date. To 

submit a name change, the high bidder 

must submit the name change on the 

Certificate of Eligibility form to the 

BLM, Ely District Office in writing. 

Certificate of Eligibility forms are 

available at the BLM, Ely District Office 

and at the BLM Web site at: http://

www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/ely_field_

office.html. 

The BLM will not sign any documents 

related to 1031 Exchange transactions. 

The timing for completion of the 

exchange is the bidder’s responsibility 

in accordance with Internal Revenue 

Service regulations. The BLM is not a 

party to any 1031 Exchange. 

In accordance with 43 CFR 2711.3– 

1(f), the BLM may accept or reject any 

or all offers to purchase, or withdraw 

any parcel of land or interest therein 

from sale, if, in the opinion of the BLM 

authorized officer, consummation of the 

sale would be inconsistent with any 

law, or for other reasons. 

In order to determine the FMV 

through appraisal, certain extraordinary 

assumptions and hypothetical 

conditions are made concerning the 

attributes and limitations of the land 

and potential effects of local regulations 

and policies on potential future land 

uses. Through publication of this 

Notice, the BLM advises that these 

assumptions may not be endorsed or 

approved by units of local Government. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment including your 

personal identifying information may be 

made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Any comments regarding the 

proposed sale will be reviewed by the 

BLM Nevada State Director, who may 

sustain, vacate, or modify this realty 

action. In the absence of any adverse 

comments, this realty action will 

become the final determination of the 

Department of the Interior. 

Authority: 43 CFR 2711.1–2(a) and (c). 

Paul E. Podborny, 

Field Manager, Schell Field Office. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLNVL02000 L14300000.EU0000 241A; N– 

87744; 12–08807; MO#4500069448] 

Notice of Realty Action: Proposed 

Modified Competitive Sale (N–87744) in 

White Pine County, NV 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of realty action. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) proposes to sell a 

40-acre parcel of public land in White 

Pine County, Nevada by modified 

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competitive sale. Bidding on the subject 

parcel will begin at not less than the 

appraised fair market value (FMV) of 

$81,580. The BLM is proposing to use 

the modified competitive sale 

procedures consistent with Federal 

Land Policy and Management Act of 

1976 (FLPMA), as amended, and the 

applicable BLM land sale regulations. 

DATES: Interested persons may submit 

written comments to the BLM at the 

address below. The BLM must receive 

the comments on or before March 2, 

2015. The oral auction will be held on 

April 1, 2015, at 10:00 a.m., Pacific 

Standard Time at the Ely District Office, 

702 North Industrial Way, Ely, NV 

89301. 

ADDRESSES: Bureau of Land 

Management, Schell Field Office, HC 33 

Box 33500, Ely, NV 89301. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Podborny, Schell Field Manager, at Ely 

District Office, 702 N. Industrial Way, 

Ely, NV 89301, or by telephone at 775– 

289–1800, or by email at ppodborny@

blm.gov; or Jill A. Moore, Egan Field 

Manager, by telephone at 775–289– 

1800, or by email at jmoore@blm.gov, or 

email at http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/

fo/ely_field_office.html. Persons who 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339 to contact the above 

individual during normal business 

hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a 

day, 7 days a week, to leave a message 

or question with the above individual. 

You will receive a reply during normal 

business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM 

will conduct a modified competitive 

sale for a 40-acre parcel of public land 

located north of Ely, NV, 1.3 miles east 

of U.S. Highway 93, described as 

follows: 

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada 

T. 16 N., R. 64 E., 

Sec. 6, W1⁄2SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, W1⁄2NE1⁄4SW1⁄4. 

The area described contains 40.00 acres. 

Upon publication of this Notice in the 

Federal Register, the described land 

will be segregated from all forms of 

appropriation under the public land 

laws, including the mining laws, except 

for the sale provisions of FLPMA. Upon 

publication of this Notice of Realty 

Action and until completion of the sale, 

the BLM will no longer accept land use 

applications affecting the identified 

public lands, except applications for the 

amendment of previously filed right-ofway applications or existing 

authorizations to increase the term of 

the grants in accordance with 43 CFR 

2807.15 and 2886.15. The segregative 

effect will terminate upon issuance of a 

patent, publication in the Federal 

Register of a termination of the 

segregation, or January 16, 2017, unless 

extended by the BLM State Director, 

Nevada, in accordance with 43 CFR 

2711.1–2(d) prior to the termination 

date. 

This tract of public land has been 

identified for disposal by the BLM in 

the Ely District Record of Decision and 

Approved Resource Management Plan 

(ROD/RMP), dated August 20, 2008, as 

referenced in the Lands and Realty 

objectives LR–11, page 67, and listed in 

Appendix B, page B–4. Disposal of the 

Parcel with be conducted consistent 

with Section 203 of FLPMA and Public 

Law 109–432, the Tax Relief and Health 

Care Act of 2006, Title III—White Pine 

County Conservation, Recreation, and 

Development Act (WPCCRDA), enacted 

on December 20, 2006. All supporting 

documents to include a map and an 

appraisal report for the proposed sale 

are available for review at the BLM, Ely 

District Office. A Determination of 

National Environmental Policy Act 

Adequacy numbered NV–L020–2011– 

0007 for this sale was approved on April 

12, 2011. 

No significant resource value will be 

affected by the disposal of this parcel. 

This parcel is not required for any 

Federal purposes, and its disposal is in 

the public interest and meets the intent 

of the WPCCRDA and FLPMA Section 

203. 

In accordance with 43 CFR 2710.0– 

6(c)(1), 43 CFR 2710.0–06(c)(3)(ii), and 

43 CFR 2711.3–3(a)(2), the BLM 

determined that a modified competitive 

sale would be appropriate based on 

equitable considerations in order to 

recognize historical users of the parcel, 

to protect on-going uses, and to avoid 

dislocation of existing users. Consistent 

with these requirements, the BLM 

identified Terry and Randy Reck as the 

designated bidders for the sale of this 

parcel. 

Modified-Competitive Sale Procedures 

Modified competitive bidding 

includes, but is not limited to, offering 

the designated bidder the right to meet 

the highest bid or the right of first 

refusal to purchase the land at not less 

than the FMV. The highest bid among 

the qualified bids received for this sale 

will be declared. Refusal or failure to 

meet the highest bid shall constitute a 

waiver of the designated bidder 

preference. 

The designated bidder or his 

authorized representative must be 

present at the oral bid sale. Should the 

designated bidder appoint a 

representative for this sale, they must 

submit in writing a notarized document 

identifying the level of capacity given to 

their designated representative. This 

document must be signed by both 

parties. The designated bidder or his 

authorized representative will have the 

opportunity to meet and accept the high 

bid as the purchase price of the parcel 

or to refuse that offer. Should the 

designated bidder or his authorized 

representative fail to exercise the 

preference consideration offered by the 

authorized officer to meet the high bid 

as the purchase price at the sale, the sale 

will proceed in accordance with 

regulations at 43 CFR 2711.3–2(c) using 

the procedures specified in 43 CFR 

2711.3–1. Acceptance or rejection of any 

offer to purchase will be in accordance 

with the procedures set forth in 43 CFR 

2711.3–1(f) and (g). 

Bid Deposit and Payment 

In accordance with 2711.3–1(d), the 

person declared the highest bidder 

should submit the bid payment in the 

form of a bank draft, cashier’s check, 

certified check, or U.S. postal money 

order, or any combination thereof, and 

made payable in U.S. dollars to the 

Department of the Interior—Bureau of 

Land Management. The high bidder 

must submit a deposit of no less that 20 

percent of the successful bid by 4:30 

p.m. Pacific Time on the day of the sale 

in the form of a certified check, postal 

money order, bank draft, or cashier’s 

check made payable in U.S. dollars to 

the ‘‘Department of the Interior-Bureau 

of Land Management.’’ Funds must be 

delivered no later than 4:30 p.m. Pacific 

Time on the day of the sale to the BLM 

Collection Officers at Ely District Office, 

702 North Industrial Way, Ely, NV 

89301. Failure to submit the deposit 

following the close of the sale under 43 

CFR 2711.3–1(d) will result in forfeiture 

of the bid deposit and the cancellation 

of the sale. No contractual or other 

rights against the United States may 

accrue until BLM officially accepts the 

offer to purchase and the full bid price 

is paid. 

Full payment must be made within 

180 days from the date the sale offer is 

received. Failure to pay the full 

purchase price within the allotted time 

will result in forfeiture of the bid 

deposit in accordance with 43 CFR 

2711.3–1(d). No exceptions will be 

made. Arrangements for electronic fund 

transfer to BLM shall be made a 

minimum of two weeks prior to final 

payment. Failure to meet conditions 

established for this sale will void the 

sale and any monies received will be 

forfeited. 

All mineral interests for the parcel 

will be reserved to the United States. A 

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Mineral Potential Report was completed 

on May 24, 2011. 

Public Law 109–432, the Tax Relief 

and Health Care Act of 2006, Title III— 

White Pine County Conservation, 

Recreation, and Development Act 

(WPCCRDA), Section 311(h)(1), states 

that Federal land described in 

subsection (a) is withdrawn from all 

forms of entry and appropriation under 

the public land laws and mining laws; 

all minerals will be retained by the 

Federal Government. Additionally, 

upon publication of this Notice of 

Realty Action, the described land will 

be segregated from all forms of 

appropriation under the public land 

laws, including the mining laws, except 

for the sale provisions of FLPMA. 

The public land will not be offered for 

sale prior to 60 days from the date this 

notice is published in the Federal 

Register. The patent, if issued, would be 

subject to the following terms, 

conditions, and reservations: 

1. A reservation for any right-of-way 

thereon for ditches or canals 

constructed by the authority of the 

United States, Reservation in Patent 

Right-of-Way for Ditches or Canals Act 

of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945); 

2. A reservation for all minerals 

deposited in the land so patented, and 

to it or person authorized by it, the right 

to prospect for, mine, and remove such 

deposits from the same under applicable 

law and such regulations as the 

Secretary of the Interior may prescribe 

shall be reserved to the United States; 

3. The parcel will be subject to all 

valid existing rights; and 

4. By accepting this patent, the 

purchasers/patentees agree to 

indemnify, defend, and hold the United 

States harmless from any costs, 

damages, claims, causes of action, 

penalties, fines, liabilities, and 

judgments of any kind or nature arising 

from the past, present, and future acts 

or omissions of the patentee, its 

employees, agents, contractors, or 

lessees, or any third-party, arising out of 

or in connection with the patentee’s use, 

occupancy, or operations on the 

patented real property. This 

indemnification and hold harmless 

agreement includes, but is not limited 

to, acts and omissions of the patentee, 

its employees, agents, contractors, or 

lessees, or any third party, arising out of 

or in connection with the use and/or 

occupancy of the patented real property 

resulting in: (a) Violations of Federal, 

State, and local laws and regulations 

that are now or may in the future 

become, applicable to the real property; 

(b) Judgments, claims or demands of any 

kind assessed against the United States; 

(c) Costs, expenses, or damages of any 

kind incurred by the United States; (d) 

Releases or threatened releases of solid 

or hazardous waste(s) and/or hazardous 

substances(s), as defined by Federal or 

State environmental laws, off, on, into 

or under land, property and other 

interests of the United States; (e) Other 

activities by which solid waste or 

hazardous substances or waste, as 

defined by Federal and State 

environmental laws are generated, 

released, stored, used or otherwise 

disposed of on the patented real 

property, and any cleanup response, 

remedial action or other actions related 

in any manner to said solid or 

hazardous substances or wastes; or (f) 

Natural resource damages as defined by 

Federal and State law. This covenant 

shall be construed as running with the 

patented real property, and may be 

enforced by the United States in a court 

of competent jurisdiction. 

No representation, warranty or covenant 

of any kind, express or implied, is given 

or made by the United States, its officers 

or employees, as to title, access to or 

from the above described parcel of land, 

the title of the land, whether or to what 

extent the land may be developed, its 

physical condition, or past, present or 

future uses, and the conveyance of any 

such parcel will not be on a contingency 

basis. The buyer is responsible to be 

aware of all applicable Federal, State, 

and local government policies and 

regulations that would affect the subject 

lands. It is the buyer’s responsibility to 

be aware of existing or prospective uses 

of nearby properties. Lands without 

access from a public road or highway 

will be conveyed as such, and future 

access acquisition will be the 

responsibility of the buyer. 

The bidders must demonstrate to the 

satisfaction of the authorized officer that 

they meet the requirements of 43 CFR 

2711.2 to hold real property in the 

United States. Failure to submit 

documentation to the BLM within 30 

days from receipt of the high bidder 

letter shall result in the cancellation of 

the bid. The parcel may be subject to 

land use applications received prior to 

publication of this notice if processing 

the application would have no adverse 

effect on the marketability of title, or the 

FMV of the parcel. Encumbrances of 

record, appearing in the case file for this 

sale are available for review during 

business hours, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

Pacific Time, Monday through Friday, at 

the Ely District Office, except during 

federally recognized holidays. 

The parcel is subject to limitations 

prescribed by law and regulation, and 

prior to patent issuance, a holder of any 

right-of-way within the parcel may be 

given the opportunity to amend the 

right-of-way for conversion to a new 

term, including perpetuity, if 

applicable, or to an easement. 

The BLM will notify valid existing 

right-of-way holders of their ability to 

convert their compliant rights-of-way to 

perpetual rights-of-way or easements. 

Each valid holder will be notified in 

writing of their rights and then must 

apply for the conversion of their current 

authorization. 

Unless other satisfactory 

arrangements are approved in advance 

by a BLM authorized officer, 

conveyance of title shall be through the 

use of escrow. Designation of the escrow 

agent shall be through mutual 

agreement between the BLM and the 

prospective patentee, and costs of 

escrow shall be borne by the prospective 

patentee. 

Requests for all escrow instructions 

must be received by the BLM, Ely 

District Office prior to 30 days before 

the scheduled closing date. There are no 

exceptions. 

All name changes and supporting 

documentation must be received at the 

BLM, Ely District Office 30 days from 

the date on the high bidder letter by 

4:30 p.m. Pacific Time. Name changes 

will not be accepted after that date. To 

submit a name change, the high 

bidder(s) must submit the name change 

on the Certificate of Eligibility form to 

the BLM, Ely District Office in writing. 

Certificate of Eligibility forms are 

available at the BLM, Ely District Office 

and at the BLM Web site at: http://

www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/ely_field_

office.html. 

The BLM will not sign any documents 

related to 1031 Exchange transactions. 

The timing for completion of the 

exchange is the bidder’s responsibility 

in accordance with Internal Revenue 

Service regulations. The BLM is not a 

party to any 1031 Exchange. 

In accordance with 43 CFR 2711.3– 

1(f), the BLM may accept or reject any 

or all offers to purchase, or withdraw 

any parcel of land or interest therein 

from sale, if, in the opinion of the BLM 

authorized officer, consummation of the 

sale would be inconsistent with any 

law, or for other reasons. 

In order to determine the FMV 

through appraisal certain extraordinary 

assumptions and hypothetical 

conditions are made concerning the 

attributes and limitations of the land 

and potential effects of local regulations 

and policies on potential future land 

uses. Through publication of this 

Notice, the BLM advises that these 

assumptions may not be endorsed or 

approved by units of local Government. 

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Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment including your 

personal identifying information may be 

made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Any comments regarding the 

proposed sale will be reviewed by the 

BLM Nevada State Director, who may 

sustain, vacate, or modify this realty 

action. In the absence of any adverse 

comments, this realty action will 

become the final determination of the 

Department of the Interior. 

Authority: 43 CFR 2711.1–2(a) and (c). 

Paul E. Podborny, 

Field Manager, Schell Field Office. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree 

Pursuant to the Resource 

Conservation and Recovery Act 

On January 2, 2015, the Department of 

Justice lodged a proposed Consent 

Decree with the United States District 

Court for the Southern District of 

Georgia in the lawsuit entitled United 

States et al v. Renessenz, LLC, Civil 

Action No. 2:14–CV–185. 

The United States of America 

(‘‘United States’’), on behalf of the 

Administrator of the United States 

Environmental Protection Agency 

(‘‘EPA’’), and the State of Georgia on 

behalf of the Environmental Protection 

Division of the Georgia Department of 

Natural Resources, (‘‘State’’) 

(collectively, ‘‘Plaintiffs), filed a 

complaint against Renessenz, LLC 

(‘‘Defendant’’ or ‘‘Renessenz’’) pursuant 

to the Solid Waste Disposal Act 

(‘‘SWDA’’), as amended by the Resource 

Conservation and Recovery Act 

(‘‘RCRA’’), 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq. for 

failure to make a hazardous waste 

determination on wastewater collected 

at Defendant’s facility and for operating 

a treatment, storage, or disposal facility 

without a permit. 

Under the Consent Decree, the 

Defendant must permanently close 

various components of its wastewater 

treatment system in accordance with the 

Georgia Rules for Hazardous Waste 

Management, Chapter 391–3–11–.10 

(Subpart G of 40 CFR part 264 and 40 

CFR 264.197 and/or 40 CFR 264.228), as 

well as construct a new wastewater 

treatment system that is compliant with 

RCRA, the Georgia Hazardous Waste 

Management Act (‘‘HWMA’’), and those 

two statutes’ implementing regulations. 

If the Defendant cannot demonstrate 

‘‘clean closure,’’ or the removal of all 

wastes from the various components of 

the wastewater treatment system, the 

surrounding soils, and equipment, then 

the Defendant must apply for a permit 

to perform post-closure care, including 

corrective action, at the facility. 

The publication of this notice opens 

a period for public comment on the 

Consent Decree. Comments should be 

addressed to the Assistant Attorney 

General, Environment and Natural 

Resources Division, and should refer to 

United States et al. v. Renessenz, LLC, 

D.J. Ref. 90–5–2–1–2132/5. All 

comments must be submitted no later 

than thirty (30) days after the 

publication date of this notice. 

Comments may be submitted either by 

email or by mail: 

To submit 

comments: Send them to: 

By email ....... pubcomment-ees.enrd@

usdoj.gov. 

By mail ......... Assistant Attorney General, 

U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. 

Box 7611, Washington, DC 

20044–7611. 

During the public comment period, 

the Consent Decree may be examined 

and downloaded at this Justice 

Department Web site: http://

www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_

Decrees.html. We will provide a paper 

copy of the Consent Decree upon 

written request and payment of 

reproduction costs. Please mail your 

request and payment to: Consent Decree 

Library, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 

7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611. 

Please enclose a check or money order 

for $11.00 (25 cents per page 

reproduction cost) payable to the United 

States Treasury. 

Henry S. Friedman, 

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental 

Enforcement Section, Environment and 

Natural Resources Division. 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

[Docket No. ODAG 152] 

National Commission on Forensic 

Science; Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of Justice. 

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee Meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

forthcoming public meeting of the 

National Commission on Forensic 

Science. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

January 29, 2015 from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 

p.m. and January 30, 2015 from 9:00 

a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Online registration for 

the meeting must be completed on or 

before 5:00 p.m. (EST) January 24, 2015. 

Electronic comments must be submitted 

on or before February 13, 2015. The 

electronic Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) will accept comments 

until Midnight Eastern Time at the end 

of that day. 

ADDRESSES: Office of Justice Programs, 

3rd floor ballroom. 810 7th Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20531. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brette Steele, Senior Forensic Science 

Advisor and Senior Counsel to the 

Deputy Attorney General, 950 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20530, by email at Brette.L.Steele@

usdoj.gov, or by phone at (202) 305– 

0180. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda: On January 29, the 

Commission will receive a briefing from 

the Bureau of Justice Statistics regarding 

a proposal to survey law enforcement 

forensic science service providers. The 

Commission will also receive status 

reports, to include the introduction of 

any draft work products, from the 

subcommittees on Interim Solutions and 

Human Factors. NIST will provide an 

overview on standards and standards 

development in forensic science. On 

January 30, the Commission will receive 

status reports, to include the 

introduction of any draft work products, 

from the subcommittees on 

Accreditation and Proficiency Testing, 

Medicolegal Death Investigation, 

Training on Science and Law, and 

Reporting and Testimony. The 

Commission will also hear presentations 

on the accreditation of coroner and 

medical examiner offices and training of 

the judiciary on forensic science. The 

oral public comment period at the 

meeting will begin at 5:00 p.m. on 

January 30, 2014. Note: Agenda items, 

including designation of presentation 

dates are subject to change. A final 

agenda will be posted to the 

Commission’s Web site in advance of 

the meeting. 

Procedures: Draft work products to be 

introduced at the Commission meeting 

will be made available on the 

Commission’s Web site: http://

www.justice.gov/ncfs. The meeting will 

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