Notice2026-17923
Notice of Submission of Charter for the Reestablishment of the Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative Advisory Committee
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September 2, 2026
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Justice DepartmentJustice Programs Office
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The Department of Justice hereby gives notice of planned filing of the charter for the reestablishment of the Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative Advisory Committee (GAC) as a federal advisory committee pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended. The GAC will provide recommendations to the Attorney General, Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs, and the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance on national justice information and criminal intelligence sharing policy, standards, and integration initiatives that support improved public safety and enhanced coordination among federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, and other justice-interested partners.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 169 (Wednesday, September 2, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56482-56483]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17923]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
[OJP Docket No. 1839]
Notice of Submission of Charter for the Reestablishment of the
Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance
(BJA), Department of Justice.
ACTION: Notice of committee reestablishment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice hereby gives notice of planned
filing of the charter for the reestablishment of the Global Justice
Information Sharing Initiative Advisory Committee (GAC) as a federal
advisory committee pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended. The GAC will provide recommendations to the Attorney General,
Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs, and the
Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance on national justice
information and criminal intelligence sharing policy, standards, and
integration initiatives that support improved public safety and
enhanced coordination among federal, state, local, tribal, territorial,
and other justice-interested partners.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David P. Lewis, Senior Policy Advisor,
Designated Federal Officer, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of
Justice Programs, 999 N Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20531, by
telephone at (202) 616-7829, toll free (866) 859-2687, or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2f4b4e59464b015f01434a58465c6f5a5c4b404501484059"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="721613041b165c025c1e17051b01320701161d185c151d04">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The GAC is being reestablished to ensure
continued access to practitioner-driven guidance on secure, efficient,
and interoperable information sharing across the justice community. The
committee's charter becomes effective upon filing with Congress and
will remain active for a two-year period unless renewed or terminated
in accordance with FACA requirements.
Public Interest Determination
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.60(a), to establish, renew, reestablish,
or merge a discretionary advisory committee, an agency must first
consult with the General Services Administration's Committee Management
Secretariat (the Secretariat) and, as part of the consultation, provide
a written public interest determination approved by the head of the
agency to the Secretariat with a copy to the Office of Management and
Budget.
Information on the following factors for the committee has been
provided to the Secretariat to demonstrate that renewing the committee
is in the public interest:
1. Annual budget: The estimated annual operating cost will not
exceed $500,000.
a. Federal personnel on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis: 0.3
FTE.
b. Other Federal internal costs: $10,000.
c. Proposed payments to members: $0. Members are not compensated.
d. Proposed number of members: 35.
e. Reimbursable Costs: $25,000.
2. If applicable, the total dollar value of grants expected to be
recommended during the fiscal year: N/A.
3. Criteria for selecting members to ensure the committee has the
necessary expertise and fairly balanced membership: The GAC committee
will be comprised of key officials from local, state, tribal,
territorial, federal, and other justice-interested entities that work
to support public safety. Members will be selected based on their
represented interests. The categories of represented interests will
encompass agencies and organizations concerned with improving the
administration of justice and protecting the public by promoting
practices and technologies for the secure sharing of justice
information. In selecting potential members, the GAC anticipates using
a distribution that includes at least one member from the desired areas
of expertise and the various levels of government. This distribution
will ensure that multiple views from the justice community are
represented. The authority to appoint members to the GAC was delegated
by the Attorney General to the Global Designated Federal Officer (DFO).
The GAC has selected to designate members as representative members
with the purpose of each member providing advice and guidance that
represents the views of practitioners, experts, and advocates in each
of the respective areas of expertise from which the member was chosen.
It is expected that membership balance is not static, and the expertise
or experience relevant to the mission/function of this committee may
change over time, depending on the work of the committee.
4. List of all other Federal advisory committees of the agency:
<bullet> Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention
<bullet> Criminal Justice Information Services Advisory Policy Board
<bullet> Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee
<bullet> Medal of Valor Review Board
<bullet> National Institute of Corrections Advisory Board
<bullet> Religious Liberty Commission
<bullet> Task Force on Research on Violence Against American Indian
and Alaska Native Women
5. Justification that the information or advice provided by the
Federal advisory committee or subcommittee is not available from
another Federal advisory committee, another Federal Government source,
or any other more cost-effective and less burdensome source: The GAC
provides expertise and recommendations that cannot be replicated by any
other federal advisory committee or by a more cost-effective source
because it represents a uniquely structured, cross-disciplinary
partnership of justice leaders from local, state, tribal, territorial,
federal, and international entities who are themselves the producers,
consumers, and administrators of critical justice information. This
composition enables the GAC to address complex, nationwide information
and criminal intelligence sharing challenges that no single federal
body or lower-cost alternative could resolve, including the need for
interoperable standards, coordinated policy development, and
operational experience from justice practitioners. Recommendations made
through the GAC are uniquely informed, actionable, and indispensable to
DOJ's
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mission to strengthen public safety and modernize justice information
sharing.
6. If the consultation is a committee renewal, a summary of the
previous accomplishments of the committee and the reasons it needs to
continue: Throughout its history the GAC has developed and made
available over 300 publications and online documents for criminal
justice practitioners. Examples include:
<bullet> National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan
<bullet> Minimum Criminal Intelligence Training Standards
<bullet> Law Enforcement Analytic Standards
<bullet> Guide to Conducting Privacy Impact Assessments
<bullet> Multiple editions of the Privacy, Civil Rights, and Civil
Liberties Policy
<bullet> Development Template for SLTT justice entities
<bullet> Face Recognition Policy Development Template
<bullet> License Plate Reader Policy Development Template
<bullet> Fusion Center Privacy, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties
Policy Development Template, Version 3.0
<bullet> Law Enforcement Intelligence: A Guide for State, Local, and
Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies, Third Edition
<bullet> Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Concept of
Operations
<bullet> Developing a Policy on the Use of Social Media in
Intelligence and Investigative Activities
<bullet> Tips, Leads, and Threats to Life initiative and resource
package
<bullet> Analyst Toolkit--the premier online resource for law
enforcement professionals
<bullet> Analyst Professional Development Road Map
<bullet> Common Competencies for State, Local, and Tribal
Intelligence Analysts
The GAC needs to continue because it remains the only nationally
representative, practitioner-driven body that provides the Attorney
General and DOJ leadership with coordinated, cross-jurisdictional
guidance on justice information-sharing policy and integration the DOJ
leadership and criminal justice agencies nationwide relies on the GAC
to develop national recommendations that enable secure, timely, and
standards-based exchange of critical justice and public safety data
that directly supports practitioners to enhance public safety and
modernize information-sharing across federal, state, local, tribal, and
territorial agencies.
7. Explanation of why the committee/subcommittee is essential to
the conduct of agency business: Under the GAC provides critical insight
and guidance on justice information-sharing and criminal intelligence
policies and integration initiatives directly to the Attorney General,
OJP's Assistant Attorney General, and the Director of the Bureau of
Justice Assistance. This is accomplished by bringing together diverse
justice stakeholders, including law enforcement, courts, corrections,
mental health, licensing, and public defenders, with the intent to
shape interoperable systems that support efficient decision-making,
improve community safety, and support critical functions within the
criminal justice system. This committee is unique in that facilitates
effective cross-jurisdictional collaboration, addressing challenges
like terrorism, cybercrime, and public health emergencies by breaking
down information silos and establishing a ``responsibility-to-share''
framework.
In conclusion, this public interest determination documents that
renewing the committee is in the public interest, essential to the
conduct of agency business, and that the information to be obtained is
not already available through another advisory committee or source
within the Federal Government.
David P. Lewis,
Senior Policy Advisor/Designated Federal Officer, Bureau of Justice
Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2026-17923 Filed 9-1-26; 8:45 am]
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