Notice2023-26325
Body Armor Manufacturer In-Person Workshop
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Published
November 30, 2023
Issuing agencies
Justice DepartmentNational Institute of Justice
Abstract
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) will hold an in-person workshop for body armor manufacturers to provide an overview of NIJ Standard 0101.07, Ballistic Resistance of Body Armor, and NIJ Standard 0123.00, Specification for NIJ Ballistic Protection Levels and Associated Test Threats. The NIJ Compliance Testing Program (CTP) will outline how it will begin to phase out use of NIJ Standard 0101.06 and phase in the use of NIJ Standard 0101.07 in the administration of the program over the next year. The impact of the transition to NIJ Standard 0101.07 on the Compliant Products List (CPL) and Follow-up Inspection Testing (FIT) of currently listed body armor models compliant with NIJ Standard 0101.06 will also be discussed.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 229 (Thursday, November 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83580-83581]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26325]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
National Institute of Justice
[OJP (NIJ) Docket No. 1818]
Body Armor Manufacturer In-Person Workshop
AGENCY: National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S.
Department of Justice.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) will hold an in-person
workshop for body armor manufacturers to provide an overview of NIJ
Standard 0101.07, Ballistic Resistance of Body Armor, and NIJ Standard
0123.00, Specification for NIJ Ballistic Protection Levels and
Associated Test Threats. The NIJ Compliance Testing Program (CTP) will
outline how it will begin to phase out use of NIJ Standard 0101.06 and
phase in the use of NIJ Standard 0101.07 in the administration of the
program over the next year. The impact of the transition to NIJ
Standard 0101.07 on the Compliant Products List (CPL) and Follow-up
Inspection Testing (FIT) of currently listed body armor models
compliant with NIJ Standard 0101.06 will also be discussed.
DATES: The in-person workshop will be held on Thursday, February 15,
2024, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. eastern time.
ADDRESSES: The in-person workshop will be held at RTI International's
William M. Moore, Jr. Collaboration Center, located in the Holden
Building on RTI's main campus at 3040 E Cornwallis Road, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Greene, Office Director, Office
of Technology and Standards, National Institute of Justice, 810 7th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20531 by telephone at (202) 598-9481 [Note:
this is not a toll-free telephone number], or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#117c70637a3f766374747f7423516462757e7b3f767e67"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5e333f2c3570392c3b3b303b6c1e2b2d3a313470393128">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The in-person workshop will be an open forum
and there will opportunities for attendees to ask questions. Space is
limited at this workshop, and as a result, NIJ requests that each
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manufacturer limit their representatives to no more than two per
organization. Exceptions to this limit may occur, should space allow.
Participants planning to attend are responsible for their own travel
arrangements. To register for the in-person workshop, please send an
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f2938199918682b29c9b98918682dc9d8095"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4a2b3921293e3a0a242320293e3a6425382d">[email protected]</span></a> by 5 p.m. eastern time on Friday, February
2, 2024, and provide the name of your company and the names of the
representatives who will attend. Please put ``Body Armor Manufacturer
In-person Workshop'' in the subject line of the email. A preliminary
agenda will be sent to registered attendees approximately one week
prior to the workshop.
Attendees should note that the workshop will be held at RTI
International's main campus in Research Triangle Park, NC, where the
NIJ CTP is administered. A map of the campus can be found on the RTI
website at <a href="https://www.rti.org/sites/default/files/rtp_campus_map_9_2022.pdf">https://www.rti.org/sites/default/files/rtp_campus_map_9_2022.pdf</a>. Please note that visitor access to the RTI
campus is controlled. Please see <a href="https://www.rti.org/sites/default/files/visitor_management_system_visitor_process_guide_map.pdf">https://www.rti.org/sites/default/files/visitor_management_system_visitor_process_guide_map.pdf</a> for more
information on the RTI visitor management process.
More information about standards and conformity assessment at NIJ
can be found here: <a href="https://nij.ojp.gov/equipment-standards-and-conformity-assessment">https://nij.ojp.gov/equipment-standards-and-conformity-assessment</a>. More information on the NIJ CTP can be found
here: <a href="https://cjtec.org/compliance-testing-program/">https://cjtec.org/compliance-testing-program/</a>.
NIJ publishes this notice pursuant to its authority at 34 U.S.C.
10122(c) and 6 U.S.C. 161-165.
Nancy La Vigne,
Director, National Institute of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2023-26325 Filed 11-29-23; 8:45 am]
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