[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 155 (Monday, August 11, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 46648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-18417]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

[OJP (NIJ) Docket No. 1486]


Proposed Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) 
Protective Ensemble Standards for Law Enforcement and CBRN Protective 
Ensemble Certification Program Requirements

AGENCY: National Institute of Justice.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and 
Nuclear (CBRN) Protective Ensemble Standards for Law Enforcement and 
CBRN Protective Ensemble Certification Program Requirements.

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SUMMARY: In an effort to obtain comments from interested parties, the 
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National 
Institute of Justice will make available to the general public two 
draft documents: (1) A draft standard entitled, ``CBRN Protective 
Ensemble Standard for Law Enforcement'' and (2) a draft companion 
document entitled, ``NIJ CBRN Protective Ensemble Certification Program 
Requirements''.
    The opportunity to provide comments on these two documents is open 
to industry technical representatives, public safety agencies and 
organizations, research, development and scientific communities, and 
all other stakeholders and interested parties.
    Those individuals wishing to provide comments on the draft 
documents under consideration are directed to the following Web site: 
http://www.justnet.org.

DATES: The comment period will be open for 45 days beginning on August 
11, 2008 and concluding on September 24, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Casandra Robinson, by telephone at 
202-305-2596 [Note: this is not a toll-free telephone number], or by e-
mail at [email protected].

    Dated: August 5, 2008.
David W. Hagy,
Director, National Institute of Justice.
 [FR Doc. E8-18417 Filed 8-8-08; 8:45 am]
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