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• Incident Response and Planning Strategies When Notifying Law Enforcement

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  "As cyber incidents rapidly spread across the nation's financial and critical infrastructure an effective response requires close coordination from multiple stakeholders affected by the incident. The purpose of this document is to provide insight from the United States Secret Service Electronic Crimes Task Force on law enforcement's response as a stakeholder investigating cyber intrusions. Although there are a number of previously published incident response resources (articles, brochures, manuals and other printed materials, etc.) readily available, we are simply providing steps to consider when notifying law enforcement. A well-defined and organized response to a cyber incident requires a team effort. Getting the right people involved is essential to properly responding, coordinating, mitigating, and investigating your incident. Although law enforcement is just one of several stakeholders needed for a response strategy, our objective is to assist with the prevention, detection, and aggressive investigation of attacks on our nation's financial and critical infrastructures. The following three steps are intended to guide organizations when notifying law enforcement."

  United States. Secret Service
• DHS: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

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  The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) webpage provides access to past FOIA requests and information on how to submit new requests. The DHS FOIA Handbook provides information on how to submit a FOIA request and how to submit a Privacy Act request; fee structure, waivers, processing information and limits on FOIA requests. With the DHS eFOIA Mobile App, you can submit FOIA requests or check the status of requests, access all of the content on the FOIA website, and receive updates, event notices, and recently published documents. DHS also maintains FOIA libraries for itself, the Office of the Secretary (including the Military Advisor's Office and the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs), and the following components: Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman (CISOMB), Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO), Office of the Executive Secretary (ESEC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD), Office of Health Affairs (OHA), Office of General Counsel (OGC), Office of Legislative Affairs (OLA), Office of Public Affairs (OPA), Office of Policy (PLCY), and Trnasportation Security Administration (TSA), which can be accessed through this page.

  United States. Department of Homeland Security
• Information Sharing Environment (ISE) Functional Standard (FS) Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Version 1.5.5

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  "This issuance updates the Functional Standard for ISE-SARs [[Information Sharing Environment-Suspicious Activity Reporting] and is one of a series of Common Terrorism Information Sharing Standards (CTISS) issued by the Program Manager for the Information Sharing Environment (PM-ISE). While limited to describing the ISE-SAR process and associated information exchanges, information from this process may support other ISE processes, to include alerts, warnings, and notifications; situational awareness reporting; and terrorist watchlisting."

  National Criminal Intelligence Resource Center (U.S.)
• Psychology Beyond Borders [website]

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  From the Psychology Beyond Borders Mission Statement: "Psychology Beyond Borders (PBB) is committed to international leadership in evidence-informed psychosocial preparedness, prevention and response to disasters, armed conflict, and terrorism. As part of this broad mission, Psychology Beyond Borders is committed to enhancing understanding, policy and practice in four key areas: Preparedness[:] Encouraging global, national, community, family and individual preparedness for disasters, armed conflict, and terrorism. Prevention[:] Designing programs, facilitating research and encouraging policy initiatives to enhance cross-cultural understanding, peace-building and nonviolent conflict resolution to enhance prevention of consequences of disasters, armed conflict, and terrorism. Response[:] Encouraging the design and evaluation of the most effective approaches to coping with repeated and chronic exposure to disasters, armed conflict, or terrorism. Resilience[:] Understanding the risk and resilience profile of potentially vulnerable communities and societies and developing effective means for building societal resilience in the face of disasters, armed conflict, and terrorism. For all of these areas, Psychology Beyond Borders aims to contribute to the minimizing of potential long-term psychosocial impacts of disasters, armed conflict, and terrorism."
• Emergency Preparedness Research, Evaluation & Practice (EPREP) [website]

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  "The Emergency Preparedness Research, Evaluation & Practice (EPREP) Program serves as the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health's center for public health and health sector preparedness. We draw upon experts and experience from across Harvard and all its affiliate institutions. The EPREP Program's mission is to provide public, private, and non-governmental organizations with the expertise to prepare for and respond to emergencies of all types; convening public health, healthcare, first responders, and other organizations to offer practice-based education, exercise and evaluation activities centered on public health emergency preparedness. The EPREP Program was founded in 2002 and today brings together the legacies of the following Harvard T.H. Chan School preparedness initiatives: Preparedness & Emergency Response Research Center (H-PERLC); Linking Assessment & Measurement to Performance in Public Health Preparedness Systems (LAMPS); Emergency Preparedness & Response Exercise Program; and Center for Public Health Preparedness (CPHP)."

  Harvard School of Public Health
• Federal Workforce: Preliminary Observations on Strengthening Employee Engagement During Challenging Times, Statement of Robert Goldenkoff, Director of Strategic Issues, Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Government Operations, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives

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  "A growing body of research on both private-and public-sector organizations has found that increased levels of engagement-generally defined as the sense of purpose and commitment employees feel towards their employer and its mission-can lead to better organizational performance. This testimony is based on the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) ongoing work examining the federal government's efforts to improve employee engagement, including (1) trends in employee engagement from 2006 through 2014; (2) practices that could strengthen engagement levels based on the Employee Engagement Index (EEI) results and the experiences of selected agencies and GAO; and (3) certain limitations of the EEI that will be important for agency managers and leaders to consider as they use this metric to assess and improve engagement within their own organizations. To identify engagement trends, GAO analyzed responses to the Federal Employee Viewpoint Service (FEVS) questions from 2006 through 2014 from which the EEI is derived. To identify drivers of the EEI in 2014, GAO conducted a regression analysis. To identify practices that could strengthen engagement, GAO interviewed officials at OPM and three case study agencies (selected for sustained or increased EEI levels) that were responsible for engagement efforts."

  United States. Government Accountability Office
• Youth Preparedness: Funding Guide for Youth Preparedness Programs

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  "Youth preparedness is an integral component of building communities resilient to disaster, and developing a youth preparedness program is a valuable service to the community. Training children on preparedness empowers them to act more confidently during an actual emergency, encourages them to spread the message of preparedness to their families and communities, and helps to develop future generations of prepared adults. To create a successful program, you will need the proper resources--from training materials to instructors to a facility in which to hold your trainings/meetings. This Funding Guide outlines a comprehensive four-step approach to securing funding, including identifying the resources you need, engaging potential funders, and keeping records of donations. The document is intended for anyone operating or developing a youth preparedness program, whether or not the program is part of a larger organization. Much of the material in this document has been excerpted from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) document titled CERT Resource Development Guide1 and materials used for FEMA's Implementing Youth Preparedness in Your Organization workshops, including the Youth Preparedness: Implementing a Community-Based Program document. […] Individuals starting or running youth preparedness programs are encouraged to refer to that document for more guidance on developing a program. Additional information about resource development and funding, including templates and sample documents, can be found in the CERT Resource Development Guide. Appendix A of this document also provides a variety of funding-related resources for youth preparedness programs."

  United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
• U.S. Army War College Analysis of Russian Strategy in Eastern Europe, an Appropriate U.S. Response, and the Implications for U.S. Landpower

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  This document was published as part of Project 1704, a project meant to foster dialogue of topics with strategic ramifications. This document has multiple authors for each chapter and a project overseer, Douglas Mastriano, and editor Derek O'Malley. From the Executive Summary: "In the summer of 2014, Russia forcibly annexed Crimea from Ukraine and then actively supported ethnic Russian separatists in an on-going irredentist bid in Eastern Ukraine. This aggressive policy threatens to challenge NATO and the United States in its support of Ukraine and other nations of Eastern Europe. From this changing strategic environment, three central questions emerge: (1) What is the Russian strategy in their periphery? (2) What is the appropriate U.S. response? (3) What are the implications for U.S. landpower?"

  Army War College (U.S.)
• National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program: Biennial Report to Congress for Fiscal Years 2011 and 2012

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  "In 2004, Congress recognized that rapid development and population growth in high-risk areas during the preceding decades had greatly increased the Nation's overall vulnerability to windstorm hazards. To counteract that trend, Congress prescribed the establishment of a coordinated Federal-agency effort -- the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program (NWIRP) -- to achieve major reductions in windstorm-related losses of life and property. The NWIRP has been successful in its mission of facilitating improvements in forecast models, warning systems, evacuation planning, structural-design technology, and community preparedness. These improvements have reduced vulnerabilities to windstorms--even as the quantity of people, buildings, and critical infrastructure exposed to windstorms across the country has grown dramatically in recent years."

  United States. Executive Office of the President; National Science and Technology Council (U.S.)
• Establishing Emergency Pet Shelters During Manmade, Natural Emergency or Disasters in the Worthington Fire Protection District

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  "The problem is the Worthington Fire Protection District does not have any Emergency Pet Shelters established for use in emergencies. The purpose of this research was to identify requirements and resources for establishing emergency pet shelters in the Fire District. This was a descriptive research project. The research questions were: 1. To identify what, if any, are the regulations for emergency pet shelters in the District. 2. To identify what, if any, locations in the District meet the emergency pet shelters regulations. 3. To identify what agency would determine the protocol for opening a pet shelter during an emergency. 4. To identify what, if any, role would District personnel play in an emergency pet shelter. 5. To identify how other jurisdictions are administering and operating emergency pet shelters and who is responsible. The procedures included a review of regulations, emergency operations plans, and a survey of the National Society of Executive Fire Officers, where questioned regarding pet shelter administration and operations. The procedures also included interviews of emergency management and district personnel. Each localities result varied. There were no consistency in operation and administration of shelters, even though FEMA has developed a pet shelter best practice"

  National Fire Academy

  Jump, Kevin L.
• How to Prepare for an Earthquake

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  This guide gives knowledge on how to protect yourself, your family and your property before, during and after an earthquake. This guide is part of the 'America's PrepareAthon!' project.

  United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
• How to Prepare for a Flood

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  This is from the "America's PrepareAthon!" series. "Flooding is the most common natural disaster in the United States and can happen anywhere. 'How to Prepare for a Flood' explains how to protect yourself and your property, and details the steps to take now so that you can act quickly when you, your home, or your business is in danger."

  United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
• How to Prepare for a Tornado

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  This document is from "America's PrepareAthon!". "A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground and is often--although not always--visible as a funnel cloud. Once the tornado has passed, the National Weather Service (NWS) rates them using the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale based on the severity of the damage and estimated wind speed. The scale goes from an EF0 tornado, which causes light damage, to an EF5 tornado, which causes total devastation. Lightning and hail are common in thunderstorms that produce tornadoes."

  United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Prepare Your Organization for a Winter Storm Playbook

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  This document is from the program "America's PrepareAthon!". "This 'Prepare Your Organization for a Winter Storm Playbook' provides you, as a community leader or employer, with tools and resources to support your preparedness efforts and to help you conduct an America's PrepareAthon! Day of Action. Everyone has a role to play to prepare for a disaster. All employers and organizations-- from local businesses and municipalities to schools, universities, and faith- and community-based organizations--are essential components of the community and can help people and groups to be more prepared."

  United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
• America's Fire and Emergency Services Leader: Strategic Plan Fiscal Years 2014-2018

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  From the Strategic Framework, page 9: "This Strategic Plan was created to help USFA [United States Fire Administration] achieve its vision and mission. The plan provides both strategic direction and operational focus. America's fire and emergency services progress is greatly enhanced by USFA's efforts to take the lead on issues important to the fire service. USFA will continue to partner with fire and emergency services and stakeholders to achieve the desired outcomes outlined in this Strategic Plan. Our goals are the foundation for our work leading toward a Fire Safe America."

  United States Fire Administration; United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
• NOAA and the California Water Action Plan: Partnering for Resilience

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  "In response to the ongoing California drought, Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. released the California Water Action Plan (CWAP) in 2014, directing the California Natural Resources Agency, the California Environmental Protection Agency, and the California Department of Food and Agriculture to identify key actions for the next one to five years, to (1) address urgent needs and (2) provide the foundation for the sustainable management of California's water resources. NOAA [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration] and its partners have been providing California with research, analyses, publications, forecasts, communications and stakeholder engagements to support drought preparedness, mitigation and recovery. Collaborations among NOAA, NIDIS [National Integrated Drought Information System] and California partners are long-standing, predating the present drought, focused on linking research and products to management. The selected NOAA activities listed below illustrate the agency's ongoing commitment to support the state in addressing specific issues and actions identified in the CWAP."

  United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; United States. Department of Commerce
• NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory [website]

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  From the About section: "The NOAA [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration] National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) is a federal research laboratory under NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research. NSSL's research spans weather radar, tornadoes, flash floods, lightning, damaging winds, hail, and winter weather. NSSL is located in the National Weather Center (NWC) in Norman, Oklahoma. The NWC houses a unique combination of University of Oklahoma, NOAA and state organizations that work together to improve understanding of weather. NSSL has a strategic research partnership with CIMMS, the University of Oklahoma's Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies, one of NOAA's joint institutes. CIMMS enables NSSL and university scientists to collaborate on research areas of mutual interest and facilitates the participation of students and visiting scientists."

  United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Enhancing Community Safety: Gang Graffiti Automatic Recognition and Interpretation System

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  This factsheet describes the Gang Graffiti Automatic Recognition and Interpretation (GARI) system, which was developed by the Center for Visualization and Data Analytics, a DHS Science and Technology (S&T) Center of Excellence. This system identifies and tracks gang activity by analyzing gang graffiti through an app. The user takes an image of the graffiti and GARI gives an immediate analysis of the tag, including gang affiliation and interpretation. GARI is available on Android systems and desktop computers. Currently law enforcement officials in Indiana are using GARI.

  United States. Department of Homeland Security. Science and Technology Directorate
• Hospital Surge Evaluation Tool

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  "A software-based tool designed to help hospitals evaluate their level of preparedness for mass casualty incidents Mass casualty incidents have happened throughout the country in places as large as Boston, MA and as small as Newtown, CT. Hospitals need to be ready to respond with rapid treatment, effective triage, and coordinated communications to help them respond effectively when every second counts. The Hospital Surge Evaluation Tool is a user-friendly peer assessment tool that was designed to identify gaps in a hospital's preparedness and help assess its ability to respond to a mass casualty event. The tool takes the form of an essentially no-notice drill, and incorporates the real-life considerations of healthcare delivery in acute care settings. The tool is intended for use by hospital emergency managers, hospital administrators, and clinical staff to assess and improve their hospital's surge plans. It is not intended for use as an accountability tool. Hospitals need to exercise their preparedness for a mass casualty incident regularly. This tool can help hospital emergency managers to make recurring tabletop exercises a reality by providing a fully developed tabletop exercise that can be used at their facilities. In some respects this tool can be thought of as 'Surge Evaluation in a Box'. The tool has two components, one for triaging patients in the emergency department and another for the hospital incident command center."

  United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
• North Dakota State and Local Intelligence Center (NDSLIC) [website]

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  "The mission of the North Dakota State & Local Intelligence Center (NDSLIC) is to gather, store, analyze and disseminate information on crimes, both real and suspected, to the law enforcement community, government officials and private industry concerning dangerous drugs, fraud, organized crime, terrorism and other criminal activity for the purposes of decision making, public safety and proactive law enforcement while ensuring the rights and privacy of citizens." The NDSLIC website contains the following pages of information: (1) Terrorism & Criminal Activity; (2) Critical Infrastructure; (3) Information Liaison Officer Program; (4) Strategic Goals; (5) Training Opportunities; and (6) Report Suspicious Activity.

  North Dakota. Department of Emergency Services
• Orange County Intelligence Assessment Center [website]

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  "The Orange County Intelligence Assessment Center (OCIAC) is located in Orange County, California. The OCIAC fusion center was formed in 2007 to meet the need for information sharing among federal, state and local law enforcement agencies and other public safety disciplines. OCIAC was built on the foundation established by the Orange County Sheriff's Department Terrorism Early Warning Group, which operated from 2001 to 2007, and is an Operational Area asset. Direct responsibility for the overall policy and direction of OCIAC rests with the Orange County Sheriff-Coroner in close coordination with the Orange County Chiefs and Sheriff's Association. The Orange County Sheriff's Department provides a Lieutenant to act as the Director of day-to-day operations. The staff at the center is comprised of valued partners from Federal, State, and Local organizations."

  Orange County Intelligence Assessment Center
• Federal Health IT Strategic Plan 2015-2020: Collect, Share, Use

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  From the Overview: "Improving the secure availability and use of health information allows individuals to take ownership over their health, partner with their health care providers, and improve their quality of life and health. It strengthens the delivery of health care and long-term services and supports, and allows public health agencies to detect, track, manage, and prevent disease outbreaks. Information also fuels research and innovation, spurring advancements in scientific discovery. Health information technology (health IT) allows individuals and health care entities and providers, home- and community-based supports, and public health entities to electronically collect, share, and use health information. The term 'health IT' includes a wide range of products, technologies, and services, such as electronic health records (EHRs), mobile and telehealth technology, cloud-based services, medical devices, and remote monitoring devices, assistive technologies, and sensors. Federal agencies provide direct care and health insurance, protect public health, fund health and human services for certain populations, invest in infrastructure, develop and implement policies and regulations, and advance groundbreaking research. Given this range of activities, the federal government is also positioned to improve health, health care, and reduce costs through the secure use of information and technology. The 'Federal Health IT Strategic Plan 2015-2020' (Plan) identifies the federal government's health IT priorities. While this Plan focuses on federal strategies, achieving the vision and goals requires collaboration from state, local, and tribal governments. Efforts by health care entities and providers, public health entities, payers, technology developers, community-based nonprofit organizations, home-based supports, and academic institutions are also essential."

  United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Secretary.
• Southern Nevada Counter-Terrorism Center [website]

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  "The SNCTC [Southern Nevada Counter-Terrorism Center] helps to safeguard the community by serving as a dynamic public safety nexus to proactively detect, deter, and defend against crime and terrorism. Recognizing crime, terrorism, and violent extremism effects our entire community, the SNCTC has a strong commitment to Building Communities of Trust for a Whole Community Approach to address these threats." SNCTC Mission Statement: "The mission of the SNCTC is to combat crime and terrorism in Nevada by improving communication and coordination among international, federal, state, local, tribal and private sector agencies."

  Southern Nevada Counter-Terrorism Center
• CorpsMap: National Inventory of Dams [website]

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  "The NID [National Inventory of Dams] consists of dams meeting at least one of the following criteria: 1) High hazard classification - loss of one human life is likely if the dam fails; 2) Significant hazard classification - possible loss of human life and likely significant property or environmental destruction; 3) Equal or exceed 25 feet in height and exceed 15 acre-feet in storage; and/or 4) Equal or exceed 50 acre-feet storage and exceed 6 feet in height. The goal of the NID is to include all dams in the United States that meet these criteria, yet in reality, is limited to information that can be gathered and properly interpreted with the given funding. The NID initially consisted of approximately 45,000 dams, which were gathered from extensive record searches and some feature extraction from aerial imagery. Since continued and methodical updates have been conducted, data collection has been focused on the most reliable data sources, which are the many federal and state government dam construction and regulation offices. In most cases, dams within the NID criteria are regulated (construction permit, inspection, and/or enforcement) by federal or state agencies, who have basic information on the dams within their jurisdiction. "

  United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
• California State Threat Assessment System [website]

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  "The STAS [State Threat Assessment System] is the major prevention component of California's Homeland Security Strategy. The STAS is designed to detect, deter, and prevent homeland security threats to the citizens and critical infrastructure of California. The prevention methodology is based on public safety and private sector partnerships in information sharing, analysis, and investigative support. There are many counterterrorism and homeland security entities in California because of several factors, including its geographical and population size and its importance as a major gateway to Mexico and the Pacific Rim. The STAS partnership brings together federal, state, local, and tribal authorities and their respective law enforcement and private sector partners, public safety, and criminal information systems, including those of DHS and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The STAS provides local public safety connectivity, incorporates existing fusion and information analysis and sharing initiatives, and complements federal homeland security efforts. At the federal level, the FBI and DHS have devoted substantial resources to California. At the state level, the California Emergency Management Agency (CalEMA), the California Department of Justice (CalDOJ), and the California Highway Patrol (CHP) contribute personnel and resources to advance the anti-terrorism objectives of the STAS. At the local level, County Sheriff's Offices as well as City Police, Fire and Emergency Management Departments contribute personnel and resources to the STAS." This website includes a Reporting page where California residents can submit tips and leads to statewide public agencies.

  California. State Threat Assessment System
• Operations & Maintenance Enforcement Guidance [Part 192: Subparts L and M]

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  From the Introduction: "The materials contained in this document consist of guidance, techniques, procedures and other information for internal use by the PHMSA [Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration] pipeline safety enforcement staff. This guidance document describes the practices used by PHMSA pipeline safety investigators and other enforcement personnel in undertaking their compliance, inspection, and enforcement activities. This document is U.S. Government property and is to be used in conjunction with official duties. The Federal pipeline safety regulations (49 CFR Parts 190-199) discussed in this guidance document contains legally binding requirements. This document is not a regulation and creates no new legal obligations. The regulation is controlling. The materials in this document are explanatory in nature and reflect PHMSA's current application of the regulations in effect at the time of the issuance of the guidance to the implementation scenarios presented in the materials. Alternative approaches are not precluded if they satisfy the requirements of the applicable regulation(s). Nothing in this guidance document is intended to diminish or otherwise affect the authority of PHMSA to carry out its statutory, regulatory or other official functions or to commit PHMSA to taking any action that is subject to its discretion. Nothing in this document is intended to and does not create any legal or equitable right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law by any person or organization against PHMSA, its personnel, State agencies or officers carrying out programs authorized under Federal law."

  United States. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
• Operations & Maintenance Enforcement Guidance [Part 195, Subpart F]

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  From the Introduction: "The materials contained in this document consist of guidance, techniques, procedures and other information for internal use by the PHMSA [Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration] pipeline safety enforcement staff. This guidance document describes the practices used by PHMSA pipeline safety investigators and other enforcement personnel in undertaking their compliance, inspection, and enforcement activities. This document is U.S. Government property and is to be used in conjunction with official duties. The Federal pipeline safety regulations (49 CFR Parts 190-199) discussed in this guidance document contains legally binding requirements. This document is not a regulation and creates no new legal obligations. The regulation is controlling. The materials in this document are explanatory in nature and reflect PHMSA's current application of the regulations in effect at the time of the issuance of the guidance to the implementation scenarios presented in the materials. Alternative approaches are not precluded if they satisfy the requirements of the applicable regulation(s). Nothing in this guidance document is intended to diminish or otherwise affect the authority of PHMSA to carry out its statutory, regulatory or other official functions or to commit PHMSA to taking any action that is subject to its discretion. Nothing in this document is intended to and does not create any legal or equitable right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law by any person or organization against PHMSA, its personnel, State agencies or officers carrying out programs authorized under Federal law."

  United States. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
• First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) [website]

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  From the About section: "The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 created the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) as an independent authority within NTIA [National Telecommunications and Information Administration] to provide emergency responders with the first nationwide, high-speed, broadband network dedicated to public safety. [...] FirstNet is an independent authority within the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration. FirstNet is governed by a 15-member Board consisting of the Attorney General of the United States, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and 12 members appointed by the Secretary of Commerce. The FirstNet Board is composed of representatives from public safety; local, state and federal government; and the wireless industry. These dedicated individuals bring their expertise, experience and commitment to serving public safety and meeting the FirstNet mission."

  United States. First Responder Network Authority
• Law Enforcement Guidance for Suspected Unauthorized UAS Operations

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  "The general public, a wide variety of organizations, including private sector (e.g., commercial companies), non-governmental (e.g., volunteer organizations), and governmental entities (e.g., local agencies) continue to demonstrate significant interest in UAS [Unmanned Aircraft Systems]. The benefits offered by this type of aircraft are substantial and the FAA [Federal Aviation Administration] is committed to integrating UAS into the National Airspace System (NAS). This introduction, however, must address important safety and security considerations. The increasing number of cases of unauthorized use of UAS is a serious concern for the FAA and, in terms of safety and security challenges, many of its interagency partners. This document is intended to assist LEAs [Law Enforcement Agencies] in understanding the legal framework that serves as the basis for FAA legal enforcement action against UAS operators for unauthorized and/or unsafe UAS operations (Section 1) and to provide guidance regarding the role of LEAs in deterring, detecting, and investigating unauthorized and/or unsafe UAS operations (Section 2)."

  United States. Federal Aviation Administration
• Building and Infrastructure Protection Series [HSDL Holdings]

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  This Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) list contains documents of the Department of Homeland Security's "Building and Infrastructure Protection Series: Designing Buildings to Withstand Almost Anything." From the Department of Homeland Security website: "A new publication series, aimed at engineers, architects, building owners, city planners, and emergency managers, makes available years of government, industry, and academic research on designs and materials to make buildings and tunnels terror-'resistant' and terror-'resilient.' The Building and Infrastructure Protection Series (BIPS) provides architects and engineers a set of aids for designing critical infrastructure to withstand all kinds of hazards…at a cost that won't break the budget. 'This series lays the foundation for designing a new generation of resilient buildings,' says Mila Kennett, who oversees the series in S&T's [Science and Technology Directorate] Infrastructure Protection and Disaster Management Division, where she leads the Structural Resilience Branch. An architect by training, Kennett came from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), where she edited a similar publication series after 9/11. Several of the BIPS guides expand upon and update her highly regarded FEMA guides."

  Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security. Homeland Security Digital Library; United States. Department of Homeland Security. Science and Technology Directorate