Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) Membership Application

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OSAC Application Form
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Thank you for your interest in the OSAC!
Please complete and submit the application form below to be eligible and considered
for future OSAC membership and affiliate positions and as a Scientific and Technical
Review Panel (STRP) member. Applications will be used by the OSAC Program Office,
Forensic Science Standards Board (FSSB), Scientific Area Committees (SACs),
Subcommittees, Task Groups, and Interdisciplinary Committees to make future
selections. Applications will be kept on file for three years and the application pool
will be purged on a rolling basis each year on October 1.
OMB Control Number: 0693-0070
Expiration Date: 04/30/2021

Membership Application
First Name Required*
Last Name Required*
Email Required*
Title (optional)
Affiliation (i.e., employer) Required*
Education
Check all that apply.
BS/BA
MS/MA
J.D.
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Ph.D.
M.D.
D.D.S/D.M.D.
Other
Current Employer Category
Check one.
Academia
Federally Funded Research and Development Center
Federal Government
Local Government
Private Sector (includes self-employed)
State Government
Current Job Category
Provide the percentage of each selected [ex.: 70% researcher + 30% educator].
Lawyer ?
Educator/Trainer ?
Judge ?
0 Manager/Director ?
Lab
0
Practitioner
?
0
Quality
?
0 Technology Partner Personnel/Management ?
R&D
0
Researcher
?
0
Other ?
0
Summary of Expertise
0
Enter
a brief summary of your background, expertise, work/research, and years
0
of experience.
Summary of Expertise Required*

1500 character(s) remaining
CV/Resume
CV/Resume must be submitted for your application to be considered.
Upload a current CV/resume
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Type the name of the file you uploaded to Box.com. Required*
file.pdf

Please name the file with your Last Name_First Name.
Area(s) of Expertise
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Check all the apply.
Bloodstain Pattern Analysis ?
Friction Ridge ?
Crime Scene Investigation &
Human Forensic Biology ?
Reconstruction ?
Human Factors ?
Digital Evidence ?
Ignitable Liquids, Explosives, &
Disaster Victim Identification ?
Gunshot Residue ?
Dogs & Sensors ?
Legal ?
Firearms & Toolmarks ?
Medicolegal Death Investigation ?
Facial Identification ?
Quality Management ?
Fire & Explosion Investigation ?
Seized Drugs ?
Footwear & Tire ?
Speaker Recognition ?
Forensic Anthropology ?
Statistics ?
Forensic Document Examination ?
Trace Materials ?
Forensic Nursing ?
Video/Imaging Technology &
Forensic Odontology ?
Analysis ?
Forensic Toxicology ?
Wildlife Forensic Biology ?
What level of the OSAC interests you as a volunteer?
Check all that apply.
Interdisciplinary Committee ?
Scientific and Technical Review Panel ?
Subcommittee ?
Have you had any previous experience drafting voluntary consensus standards?
No
Yes
Have you had any previous experience implementing voluntary consensus
standards?
No
Yes
I have read the OSAC Code of Responsibility (http://www.nist.gov/topics/organizationscientific-area-committees-forensic-science/osac-code-responsibility) document, and if selected,
understand and will adhere to the commitments required of me.
Agree Required*

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The collection of this information is authorized under the NIST Organic Act, Title
15 U.S.C. § 272 (b)(10) and (b)(11) and the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 44
U.S.C. § 3501 et seq.

Purpose
Information is collected for the National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST), Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC).
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Routine Uses
NIST will use this information to conduct necessary government business and
streamline correspondence with members of the OSAC. Disclosure of this
information is permitted under the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. Section 522a) to
be shared among NIST staff for work-related purposes. Disclosure of this
information is also subject to all the published routine uses as identified in the
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Collected Electronically in Connection with Department of Commerce Activities,
Events, and Programs.

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for the purpose stated.
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respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with
an information collection subject to the requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 unless the information collection has a currently valid
OMB Control Number. The approved OMB Control Number for this information
collection is 0693-0070. Without this approval, we could not conduct this
information collection. Public reporting for this information collection is
estimated to be approximately 5 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
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collection, including suggestions for reducing this burden to:
National Institute of Standards and Technology
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ATTN: Timothy Brennan, Program Manager
Organization of Scientific Area Committees
Special Programs Office
[email protected]

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