Technical Workshop on Body Armor Standards and Testing

February 27, 2007
NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899

Description
The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice (NIJ), in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Office of Law Enforcement Standards, is hosting a Body Armor Standards and Testing Technical Workshop on Tuesday, February 27, 2007, at NIST in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

The purpose of the workshop is to discuss, and obtain comments and technical input on, draft changes being considered for the NIJ standard for ballistic-resistance of personal body armor and for NIJ's voluntary body armor compliance testing program, including its activities generally related to conformity assessment.

The technical workshop will be open to body armor industry technical representatives, official representatives from public safety agencies and organizations, the research and development and scientific communities, and other stakeholders. We plan to make certain documents related to the draft changes under consideration available for review approximately two weeks prior to the workshop.

NIJ and NIST encourage the submission of written comments and technical input on draft changes being considered, along with their justification. Comments and technical input regarding the draft standard and the revised compliance testing program should be submitted no later than COB Friday, March 16, 2007, in order to ensure full consideration. Responses must include the company or agency name, address, point of contact name, e-mail address, and telephone number. Any proprietary or company confidential information provided in the response must be clearly marked on every applicable page of the response provided. Comments may be sent to:

NLECTC-National
c/o: Revised Compliance Testing Program Comments
2277 Research Blvd., M/S 8J
Rockville, MD 20850

Responses may also be emailed to asknlectc@nlectc.org (MS Word or Adobe Acrobat [PDF] format only; please put "Revised Compliance Testing Program Comments" in the Subject line of the email), or may be faxed (summary only, please) to 301-519-5149.

Registration
Those persons planning to attend this workshop must pre-register on-line at www.justnet.org/nijnist by February 16, 2007 (non-U.S. citizens) or February 21, 2007 (U.S. citizens). Only pre-registered participants will be permitted entrance to the conference. All attendees, who are U.S. citizens, will be required to show a government/state issued identification (such as a driver's license) to gain access to the NIST campus. All non-U.S. citizens will be required to show their passport.

NIST Security Regulations also require all non-U.S. citizens to complete and submit the following form (NIST-1260). Please complete this form, print a copy, and fax to 301-519-5149. Due to processing requirements, all non-U.S. citizens must submit their registration forms and documentation no later than COB, Friday, February 16, 2007.

Directions to the NIST Gaithersburg, MD facility are available on the NIST web site at www.nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/visitor.htm. Should you have questions about your registration, please call 301-519-5145.

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