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The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science

OSAC Registry Archive

The standards listed below were on the OSAC Registry and have since been archived. Standards are archived due to replacement standards, changes in publication status, technical issues, or expiration of the original standard. The date the standard was first added to the Registry, along with any public comments, the standard's factsheets, and checklists associated with the original version, are available.

This archive may be useful for Forensic Science Service Providers (FSSPs) when referencing these standards is needed for historical, quality, and court-related matters. If additional information on a particular standard list is needed, please contact the OSAC Program Office at [email protected].

Crime Scene Investigation & Reconstruction

  • OSAC 2021-N-0016 Standard for Initial Responses at Scenes by Law Enforcement
    • First Added to the OSAC Registry: September 7, 2021. Replaced on the Registry by ANSI/ASB Standard 160-24 Best Practice Recommendation for Initial Response at Scenes by Law Enforcement Officers
    • Archived on:
    • Public Comment Document Files: OSAC 2021-N-0016 Comment Adjudication | Factsheet | Checklist
  • OSAC 2021-N-0015 Best Practice Recommendation for Guiding Principles for Scene Investigation and Reconstruction
    • First Added to the OSAC Registry: September 7, 2021. Replaced on the Registry by ANSI/ASB Standard 159-24 Standard for Scene Investigation and Reconstruction— Foundational Principles
    • Archived on:
    • Public Comment Document Files: OSAC 2021-N-0015 Comment Adjudication | Factsheet | Checklist

Digital Evidence

  • SWGDE: 22-F-002-1.0 Best Practices for Chromebook Acquisition and Analysis
    • First Added to the OSAC Registry: June 6, 2023. This document was removed from the Registry on May 23, 2024 as it was withdrawn by the SDO and removed from circulation.
    • Archived on:
    • Public Comment Document Files: SWGDE 22-F-002-1.0 | Factsheet | Checklist
  • ANSI/ASTM E3150-18 Standard Guide for Forensic Audio Laboratory Setup and Maintenance
    • First Added to the OSAC Registry: July 7, 2020. Replaced on the Registry by ASTM E3150-18(23) Standard Guide for Forensic Audio Lab Setup and Maintenance
    • Archived on:

Facial and Iris Identification

  • ANSI/ASTM E3115-17 Standard Guide for Capturing Facial Images for Use with Facial Recognition Systems
    • First Added to the OSAC Registry: October 1, 2019. Replaced on the Registry by ASTM E3115-17(23) Standard Guide for Capturing Facial Images for Use with Facial Recognition Systems
    • Archived on:

Fire & Explosion Investigation

  • NFPA 921:2017 Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigation
    • NFPA 921:2014 - First added to the OSAC Registry: September 20, 2016. NFPA 921:2017 replaced the 2014 version on the Registry on November 1, 2017. NFPA 921:2017 - First added to the OSAC Registry: November 1, 2017. Replaced by NFPA 921:2021.
    • Archived on:
  • NFPA 1033:2014 Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigators
    • First added to the OSAC Registry: December 22, 2016. NFPA 1033:2022 replaced the 2014 version on the Registry.
    • Archived on:

Forensic Toxicology

  • OSAC 2020-S-0003 Guidelines for Performing Alcohol Calculations in Forensic Toxicology
    • First added to the OSAC Registry: May 3, 2022. The Forensic Toxicology Subcommittee requested that this OSAC Proposed Standard be removed from the Registry (effective October 2023) due to the pending publication of ANSI/ASB BPR 122 Guideline for Performing Alcohol Calculations in Forensic Toxicology.
    • Archived on:

Human Forensic Biology

  • OSAC 2020-S-0004 Standard for Interpreting, Comparing and Reporting DNA Test Results Associated with Failed Controls and Contamination Events
    • First added to the OSAC Registry: June 1, 2021. Replaced on the Registry by ANSI/ASB 175-24 Standard for Interpreting, Comparing and Reporting DNA Test Results Associated with Failed Controls and Contamination Events, 2024, 1st Ed.
    • Archived on:
    • Public Comment Document Files: OSAC 2020-S-0004 comment adjudication | Factsheet | Checklist
  • OSAC 2020-N-0007 Best Practice Recommendations for the Management and Use of Quality Assurance DNA Elimination Databases in Forensic DNA Analysis
    • First added to the OSAC Registry: April 6, 2021. Replaced on the Registry by ANSI/ASB BPR 171-24 Best Practice Recommendation for the Management of Quality Assurance DNA Elimination Databases in Forensic DNA Analysis, 2024, 1st Ed.
    • Archived on:
    • Public Comment Document Files: OSAC 2020-N-0007 Comment Adjudication | Factsheet | Checklist

Ignitable Liquids, Explosives & Gunshot Residue

  • ANSI/ASTM E1388-17 Standard Practice for Sampling of Headspace Vapors from Fire Debris Samples
    • First Added to the OSAC Registry: December 1, 2020. Replaced on the Registry by ANSI/ASTM E1388-24 Standard Practice for Sampling of Headspace Vapors from Fire Debris Samples
    • Archived on:
    • Public Comment Document Files: ASTM E1388-17 Comment Adjudication | Factsheet | Checklist
  • ANSI/ASTM E3197-20 Standard Terminology Relating to Examination of Fire Debris
    • First Added to the OSAC Registry: April 6, 2021. Replaced on the Registry by ANSI/ASTM E3197-23 Standard Terminology Relating to Examination of Fire Debris
    • Archived on:
    • Public Comment Document Files: ASTM E3197-20 Comment Adjudication | Factsheet | Checklist

Interdisciplinary

  • ANSI/ASTM E2917-19a Standard Practice for Forensic Science Practitioner Training, Continuing Education, and Professional Development Programs
    • First added to the OSAC Registry: November 5, 2019. Replaced on the Registry by ANSI/ASTM E2917-24 Standard Practice for Forensic Science Practitioner Training, Continuing Education, and Professional Development Programs.
    • Archived on:
    • Public Comment Document Files: ASTM E2917-19a Comment Adjudication | Factsheet | Checklist
  • ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories
    • First added to the OSAC Registry: September 27, 2016. Archived October 5, 2021.
    • Archived on:
  • ANSI/NIST ITL-1:2011 (Update 2013) Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint, Facial and Other Biometric Information
    • First added to the OSAC Registry: July 13, 2017. Replaced on the Registry by ANSI/NIST ITL-1:2011 (update 2015) Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint, Facial and Other Biometric Information
    • Archived on:

Seized Drugs

  • ANSI/ASTM E2548-11e1 Standard Guide for Sampling Seized Drugs for Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis
    • First added to the OSAC Registry: April 3, 2017. Replaced on the Registry by ASTM E2548-16 Standard Guide for Sampling Seized Drugs for Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis
    • Archived on:
    • Public Comment Document Files: ASTM E2548-11e1 | Factsheet | Checklist
  • ANSI/ASTM E2329-14 Standard Practice for Identification of Seized Drugs
    • First added to the OSAC Registry: January 27, 2016. Replaced on the Registry by ASTM E2329-17 Standard Practice for Identification of Seized Drugs
    • Archived on:
    • Public Comment Document Files: ASTM E2329-14 Comments | Factsheet | Checklist

Trace Materials

  • ANSI/ASTM E2927-16e1 Standard Test Method for Determination of Trace Elements in Soda-Lime Glass Samples Using Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry for Forensic Comparisons
    • First added to the OSAC Registry: June 5, 2018; Reapproved: September 5, 2023. Replaced on the Registry by ANSI/ASTM E2927-23 Standard Test Method for Determination of Trace Elements in Soda-Lime Glass Samples Using Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry for Forensic Comparisons
    • Archived on:
    • Public Comment Document Files: ASTM E2927-16 | Factsheet | Checklist
  • ANSI/ASTM E3294-22 Standard Guide for Forensic Analysis of Geological Materials by Powder X-Ray Diffraction
    • First added to the OSAC Registry: December 6, 2022. Replaced on the Registry by ASTM E3294-23 Standard Guide for Forensic Analysis of Geological Materials by Powder X-Ray Diffraction
    • Archived on:
    • Public Comment Document Files: ASTM E3294_Comment Adjudication | Factsheet | Checklist
  • ANSI/ASTM E3272-21 Standard Guide for the Collection of Soils and Other Geological Evidence for Criminal Forensic Applications
    • First added to the OSAC Registry: September 7, 2021. Replaced on the Registry by ASTM E3272-23 Standard Guide for the Collection of Soils and Other Geological Evidence for Criminal Forensic Applications
    • Archived on:
    • Public Comment Document Files: ASTM E3272-21 Comment Adjudication | Factsheet | Checklist
  • OSAC 2022-S-0015 Standard Guide for Forensic Physical Fit Examination
    • First added to the OSAC Registry: November 1, 2022. Replaced on the Registry by ASTM E3392-24 Standard Guide for Forensic Physical Fit Examination
    • Archived on:

Wildlife Forensic Biology

  • OSAC 2021-S-0006 Standard for the Use of GenBank for Taxonomic Assignment of Wildlife
    • First added to the OSAC Registry: November 2, 2021. Replaced on the Registry by ANSI/ASB Standard 180 Standard for the Use of GenBank for Taxonomic Assignment of Wildlife.
    • Archived on:
  • OSAC 2021-N-0001 Wildlife Forensics Method-Collection of Known DNA Samples from Domestic Mammals
    • First added to the OSAC Registry: April 6, 2021. Replaced on the Registry by ANSI/ASB Standard 138-22 Standard for Collection of Known DNA Samples from Domestic Mammals. 2022
    • Archived on:
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