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Memorandum: Guidance on Making the Naturalization Process Accessible to Applicants with Disabilities
"This memorandum provides comprehensive policy guidance on how to make modifications or accommodations in the practices or procedures of the naturalization program for applicants with disabilities. Each field office must use this guidance to provide accommodations for naturalization applicants with disabilities. Field offices must come into compliance with this guidance within 90 days of the date of this memorandum. To assist field offices in complying with this guidance, this memorandum suggests best practices that offices can implement in processing requests for, and in providing, accommodations. The memorandum also provides examples of types of accommodations that may be provided at each stage of the naturalization process. We encourage each field office to work with the local community-based organizations (CBOs) and AILA chapter as the office works to come into compliance with this guidance."
United States. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Yates, William R.
2003-01-21
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Defense Energy Resilience: Lessons from Ecology
"Energy security is a fundamental requirement for national security, and global energy competition threatens to make Department of Defense (DoD) mis¬sions increasingly vulnerable to the vagaries of energy supply. Dr. Scott Thomas and Mr. David Kerner argue that DoD's approach to energy security must accom¬modate a highly uncertain outlook for energy resource availability. The authors argue that while U.S. energy security needs are currently met, the shrinking gap between global supply and demand draws the world closer to a tipping point at which competition disrupts social and geopolitical normalizing forces, and con¬flict becomes likely. This analysis offers key insights into what a shifting energy security environment is and provides a novel theoretical framework for how the United States can best respond to it."
Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute
Thomas, Scott; Kerner, David
2010-08
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Office on Violence against Women Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program Administered by the Community Legal Aid Society, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware
"The Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Audit Division, has completed an audit of an Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program award, grant number 2005-WL-AX-0056, awarded to the Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (CLASI). Between July 2005 and September 2007, OVW awarded CLASI a total of $891,422 distributed through a grant and two supplements. The purpose of the OVW grant program was to provide legal services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking. The objective of the CLASI grant was to provide legal representation to victims in family court matters, including divorce and divorce-related matters, and other matters related to domestic violence. The objective of [the] audit was to determine whether reimbursements claimed for costs under the grant were allowable, supported, and in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, guidelines, and the terms and conditions of the grant. [The audit] also evaluated CLASI's program performance in meeting grant objectives and overall accomplishments."
United States. Department of Justice. Audit Division
2010-07
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Criminology to Counterinsurgency Operations: Reducing Insurgency Through Situational Prevention
"This research introduces and adapts the 25 techniques of Situational Crime Prevention for use in counterinsurgency operations. These techniques are based on a set of powerful theories within the fields of Environmental and Situational Criminology. Situational Prevention is a strategy that addresses specific crimes, or insurgent activity, by managing, designing, and manipulating the environment in a manner that seeks to increase the risk to the insurgent, while reducing the insurgent's potential reward for committing the act. The 25 techniques offer a practical means to apply these theories to the reality of counterinsurgency operations. Use of the 25 techniques would expand the repertoire of preventive countermeasures, and enable a security force to intervene in the causal chain events to prevent or reduce the occurrence of insurgent violence and crime. These techniques originate from five core principles: increasing effort, increasing risk, reducing rewards, removing excuses, and reducing provocations."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Gibbs, Stephen R.
2010-06
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Systems Integration of Autonomous Behavior Analysis to Create a 'Maritime Smart Environment' for the Enhancement of Maritime Domain Awareness
"Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) is a very challenging mission area in an ever increasing net-centric environment, which is inundated with data from many highly advanced, capable sensors and communication suites. With all these technological data collection and dissemination advances, the information available is just too voluminous for humans alone to process and react to manually, sifting the 'wheat from the chaff,' and be expected to accomplish effective operational decision making regarding maritime threats to national security, as well as to international peace and trade on the high seas. This thesis addresses MDA Joint Integrating Concept capability gaps, MDA-003C and MDA-004C, for aggregating, analyzing and displaying maritime information in order to understand the maritime environment to identify threats and predicting activity within the maritime domain. Applying the Systems Engineering process, the concept, requirements analysis, architectures, and system design and validation description for a systems integration solution is presented. The proposed implementation entails integrating autonomous behavior analysis capability that utilizes syntactical grammar based spatial-temporal behavior classifications within existing Net-Centric MDA environments."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Davis, Cledo L.
2010-06
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Decreasing Variance in Response Time to Singular Incidents of Piracy in the Horn of Africa Area of Operation
"Instances of piracy have been increasing since 2006, and the international community can ignore this problem no more. Legal, socio-economic, and technological issues hinder multi-national efforts to combat piracy effectively. Response to events of piracy are oftentimes late, as reporting of incidents is also mired in legal issues; however, technology does exist that can notify companies that a ship is being attacked by pirates as the attack occurs or possibly prior to the attack if the attackers display intent. This technology is the Ship Security Alert System (SSAS), and The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has mandated that all ships greater than 500 gross tons (United States Coast Guard, 2004) shall be equipped with an SSAS. The problem lies in who should receive the SSAS attack alert notification. Currently, these distress signals only go to the company that owns the ship. This thesis will investigate the implications of SSAS reports directly fed to existing Navy networks, and show that small changes to existing Navy Maritime Operations C2 structure could result in an optimization in force employment and timeliness of response."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
O'Connell, Ryan; Descovich, Christopher
2010-06
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Ch-3 to 09-02, Guidelines for Development of Area Maritime Security Committees and Area Maritime Security Plans Required for U.S. Ports
"The purpose of this Circular is to 1) provide guidance to field commanders on the development and maintenance of Area Maritime Security (AMS) Committees and AMS Plans; 2) provide guidance on the responsibilities of the Captain of the Port (COTP) acting as the Federal Maritime Security Coordinator (FMSC); 3) provide a common template for AMS Plans; 4) address port security issues that are the shared responsibility of the port stakeholders and AMS Committees; and 5) promote unity of effort among all stakeholders with maritime security interests at the port level."
United States. Coast Guard
2008-04-29
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Ch-2 to 09-02, Guidelines for Development of Area Maritime Security Committees and Area Maritime Security Plans Required for U.S. Ports
"The purpose of this Circular is to 1) provide guidance to field commanders on the development and maintenance of Area Maritime Security Committees and Area Maritime Security (AMS) Plans; 2) provide guidance on the responsibilities of the Captain of the Port (COTP) acting as the Federal Maritime Security Coordinator (FMSC); 3) provide a common template for AMS Plans; and 4) address POlt security issues that are the shared responsibility of the port stakeholders and AMS Committees."
United States. Coast Guard
2005-10-27
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Ch-1 to 09-02, Guidelines for Development of Area Maritime Security Committees and Area Maritime Security Plans Required for U.S. Ports
"The purpose of this Circular is to 1) provide guidance to field commanders on the development of Area Maritime Security Committees and Area Maritime Security (AMS) Plans; 2) provide guidance on the responsibilities of the Captain of the Port (COTP) acting as the Federal Maritime Security Coordinator (FMSC); 3) provide a common template for the development of AMS Plans; and 4) address port security issues that are the shared responsibility of the port stakeholders and AMS Committees."
United States. Coast Guard
2008-12-15
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Guidelines for Assessing Merchant Mariners through Demonstration of Proficiency as Officers in Charge of a Navigational Watch on Ships of 500 Gross Tonnage or More as Measured under the International Tonnage Convention (ITC)
"This Circular provides the national guidelines for the assessment of a seafarer's practical proficiency through demonstrations of skills of an applicant for an STCW certificate as an Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch on Ships of 500 Gross Tonnage or More as Measured Under the International Tonnage Convention (ITC). These guidelines are for use in training programs approved or accepted by the U. S. Coast Guard as meeting reference (a) and by designated examiners (DEs) when carrying out their assessment activities."
United States. Coast Guard
2002-08-28
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Marine Safety at Firework Displays
"This Navigational and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) sets forth recommended guidelines for outdoor fireworks displays on board vessels and floating platforms on navigable waters of the United States."
United States. Coast Guard
2002-06-18
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Guidance on the Coast Guard's Roles and Responsibilities for Offshore Renewable Energy Installations (OREI)
"The purpose of this Circular is to provide guidance on information and factors the Coast Guard will consider when reviewing an application for a permit to build and operate an Offshore Renewable Energy Installation (OREI) in the navigable waters of the United States. This Circular identifies information that the Coast Guard will consider when evaluating the potential impacts of an OREI in the areas of navigational safety and the traditional uses of waterways and on Coast Guard missions. This will assist the Coast Guard in providing input to Minerals Management Service (MMS) or another lead permitting agency for environmental review and decision making purposes. Additionally, this Circular provides guidance to members of industry, port safety and security stakeholders, and the general public on the Coast Guard's role and responsibilities in the OREI application process."
United States. Coast Guard
2007-03-09
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Criteria for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Crew Endurance Management System (CEMS) Implementation
"The Crew Endurance Management System (CEMS), as described in reference (a) and Enclosure (1), provides a system of proven practices for managing endurance risk factors that affect operational safety and crewmember efficiency in the maritime industry. The process of implementing CEMS is intended to be flexible enough to enable a vessel or company to incorporate these practices into their current Safety Management System. The system is, at its heart, a continuous-improvement process which allows an organization to focus efforts towards those factors that are most feasibly mitigated and present the greatest possible reduction of risk (see Enclosure (2)). While it is left entirely to the practicing organization to determine how and when to address specific risk factors, CEMS requires that certain process elements be present to ensure an effective implementation scheme. Those elements are summarized in Figure 1 of Enclosure (1). Increasing numbers of vessels and operating companies continue to adopt crew endurance management practices, each in a way to suit its unique situation. As CEMS becomes an essential element of many companies' Safety Management Systems, those evaluating these programs will need standard criteria upon which to base their assessment. This Circular provides guidelines for use by vessel owners, operators, third-party auditors, Coast Guard Officers in Charge, Marine Inspection (OCMI), marine casualty investigators, and others to aid in their assessment of the veracity and effectiveness of a company's or vessel's CEMS program."
United States. Coast Guard
2008-03-21
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Servicing and Maintenance of Lifeboats, Launching Appliances and On-load Release Gear
"This Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) provides guidance on implementation for U.S-flag ships subject to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended (SOLAS) for the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) Circular MSC.1/Cire. 1206 Measures to prevent accidents with lifeboats, published 26 May 2006. MSC.lICirc 1206 is a compilation of the four previous MSC Circulars dealing with lifeboat maintenance, drills, and training. This NVIC focuses in particular on the implementation of Annex 1 to the Circular (Guidance for periodic servicing and maintenance of lifeboats launching appliances and on-load release gear). The Annex provides guidelines for manufacturer certification of facilities and personnel servicing lifeboats and launching systems, and also provides amplifying guidance on procedures relating to certain terms used in SOLAS Chapter III, regulation 20 ('thorough examination', 'overhaul', and 'operational test') in an appendix. The applicable sections of MSC.l /Circ. 1206 are provided in Enclosure I to this NVIC. Although MSC.lICirc. 1206 is not at present a mandatory IMO instrument, work is underway at IMO with a view to possible mandatory application of its contents in the future."
United States. Coast Guard
2007-08-06
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Shipboard Inspection and Testing of Immersion Suits
"This circular promulgates the recommendations of the International Maritime
Organization (IMO), in Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) Circulars 1047 and 1114, concerning periodic inspection and testing of immersion suits by ships' crews."
United States. Coast Guard
2008-01-28
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Final Recommendations of the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force [July 19, 2010]
"The Task Force recommendations set a new direction for improved stewardship of the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes. They provide: (1) our Nation's first ever National Policy for the Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes (National Policy); (2) a strengthened governance structure to provide sustained, high-level, and coordinated attention to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes issues; (3) a targeted implementation strategy that identifies and prioritizes nine categories for action that the United States should pursue; and (4) a framework for effective coastal and marine spatial planning (CMSP) that establishes a comprehensive, integrated, ecosystem-based approach to address conservation, economic activity, user conflict, and sustainable use of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources."
Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.)
2010-07-19
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Index of Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circulars (NVIC) [2000]
"This Circular provides the current listing of NVICs [Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular]. NVICs are issued by Coast Guard Headquarters in the form of duplicated circulars. Their purpose is to inform the public of Coast Guard guidance, requirements or information regarding marine safety activities."
United States. Coast Guard
2000-02-23
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2000 Amendments to SOLAS Chapter II-2
"On 1 July 2002, MSC Resolution MSC.99(73), which amends Chapter II-2 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) will come into force for new ships. Several of the amendments are retro-active and will apply to existing ships. This document provides information for application to SOLAS vessels. Unless the guidance in this document indicates that it is only for U.S. flag ships, it applies to all SOLAS ships."
United States. Coast Guard
2002-03-20
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Interim Guidance for the Development and Review of Response Plans for Nontank Vessels
"This circular provides guidance to owners and operators of nontank vessels for preparing and submitting plans for responding to a discharge or threat of a discharge of oil from their vessels. A nontank vessel is defined as a self-propelled vessel of 400 gross tons or greater, other than a tank vessel, that carries oil of any kind as fuel for main propulsion and that is a vessel of the United States or that operates on the navigable waters of the United States. For the purpose of this document, 'navigable waters of the United States' is defined in 33 C.F.R. 2.36(b)(1)."
United States. Coast Guard
2005-02-04
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CH-1 to NVIC 01-05, Interim Guidance for the Development and Review of Response Plans for Nontank Vessels
"Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) 01-05 provides voluntary guidance to owners and operators of nontank vessels for preparing and submitting plans for responding to a discharge or threat of a discharge of oil from their vessels and for receiving interim operating authorization from the Coast Guard. This change is to provide additional guidance and expound upon NVIC 01-05."
United States. Coast Guard
2006-01-13
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Guidance for Oversight of Post-licensing Activities Associated with Development of Deepwater Ports (DWPs)
"This circular establishes policy to supplement existing Coast Guard regulations and directives. It provides guidance related to design, plan review, fabrication, installation, inspection, maintenance, and oversight of deepwater ports regulated under Title 33, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), subchapter NN, parts 148, 149, and 150. It draws assistance from multiple resources, recognizes acceptable design guides and industry standards, establishes procedures for selection and acceptance of an entity to act on behalf of the Coast Guard, discusses review and acceptance of DWP [Deepwater Port] Design Basis, and identifies roles and responsibilities of involved parties. Additionally, it outlines procedures for coordinating activities between Coast Guard Headquarters, the Marine Safety Center, Captains of the Port (COTP) and Officers in Charge of Marine Inspection (OCMI), as applicable."
United States. Coast Guard
2005-05-16
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International Port Security (IPS) Program
"This Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) outlines the procedures for conducting the International Port Security (IPS) Program. The guidance contained herein details the process for conducting information exchanges with other countries to learn how they are implementing the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code and the actions to be taken in the event that significant implementation problems are discovered."
United States. Coast Guard
2005-02-15
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Index of Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circulars (NVIC) [2005]
"This Circular provides listings of currently applicable NVICs as of January 1, 2005. NVICs are issued by the Coast Guard in the form of printed circulars. Their purpose is to articulate to the public and Coast Guard personnel guidance, requirements or information regarding marine safety rules, regulations and activities."
United States. Coast Guard
2005-01-03
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Ch-1 to 08-04, Guide to marine equipment approvals covered by US - EC MRA by US - EEA EFTA MRA
"This document revises Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) No. 08-04 and provides guidance on the parallel agreements the United States of America (US) has with the European Community (EC) and with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries which are part of the European Economic Area (EEA) on the Mutual Recognition of Certificates of Conformity for Marine Equipment. […] The objectives ofthe two mutual recognition agreements (MRAs) are to facilitate US - EC and US - EEA EFTA trade in marine equipment and to promote bilateral cooperation on international marine equipment regulations. The two agreements allow a manufacturer to reach both the US and European (EC and EEA EFT A member states) markets on the basis of compliance with one set of regulatory requirements instead of multiple ones. This can directly lead to a reduction of costs for manufacturers in terms of testing and certification. The two agreements are commonly referred to as the 'MRA on marine equipment' and are simply referred to as the 'MRAs' in this Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular. The mutual recognition agreement between the US and the EC was signed on February 27,2004 and became effective on July 1,2004. The mutual recognition agreement between the US and Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein which represent the EEA EFTA member states was signed on October 17, 2005 and became effective on March 1, 2006. This circular describes how the MRA will work and answers some anticipated questions regarding the process for obtaining approval using the MRA as well as how to determine compliance."
United States. Coast Guard
2004
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Readout of Today's Meeting Between Secretary Napolitano and Minister Kenney [July 8, 2010]
"Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano and Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) Minister Jason Kenney today met to discuss a range of bilateral immigration issues. The goal of the discussion was to find additional ways of cooperating to enhance the integrity of both countries' immigration systems and expedite legitimate travel and commerce between the two nations. 'The partnership between the United States and Canada is critical to promoting national security and economic growth in both of our nations,' said Secretary Napolitano. 'Minister Kenney and I are committed to working together to develop and implement border security and immigration measures and standards that help ensure the safety and security of our citizens.' 'Canada's longstanding geographic, economic and social ties with the United States are a source of strength for both countries,' said Minister Kenney. 'By sharing information and working together we can redefine approaches to identifying and screening travelers to expedite the flow of individuals moving legitimately across our borders, while protecting against those who would threaten our shared peace and prosperity.'"
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Press Office
2010-07-08
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Guidelines for Assessing Merchant Mariners through Demonstrations of Proficiency as Officers in Charge of Engineering Watches in Manned Engine-Rooms or as Designated Duty Engineers in Periodically Unmanned Engine-Rooms
"This Circular provides the national guidelines for assessing merchant mariners through demonstrations of proficiency as Officers in Charge of Engineering Watches in Manned Engine-Rooms or as Designated Duty Engineers in Periodically Unmanned Engine Rooms. These guidelines are for use in training programs approved or accepted by the Coast Guard as meeting reference (a) and by designated examiners (DEs) when carrying out their assessments unless alternatives are used as discussed in paragraph 5.c."
United States. Coast Guard
2004-07-15
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Guidelines for Handling of Sensitive Security Information (SSI)
"The purpose of this Circular is to provide guidance to field commanders and the maritime industry on the access, safeguarding, and disclosure of information, designated as Sensitive Security Information (SSI), as defined in 49 CFR Part 1520 (as amended). SSI is information that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has determined must be protected from improper disclosure in order to ensure transportation security. TSA has amended its SSI regulations to cover the security measures required by the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) of 2002 and exempts information related to maritime security from public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). […].This circular does not apply to the access, maintenance, safeguarding, or disclosure of national security information, as defined by Executive Orders 12968 and 12958 (as amended). The examples of SSI in this guidance are not all-inclusive and may, in some instances, also contain classified information. The Classified Information Management Program, COMDTINST 5510.23 (series) should be referenced."
United States. Coast Guard
2004-08-20
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Medical and Physical Evaluation Guidelines for Merchant Mariner Credentials
"This NVIC [Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular] provides guidance for evaluating the physical and medical conditions of applicants for merchant mariner's documents (MMDs), licenses, cert ificates of registry and STCW endorsements. collectively referred to as 'credentials.' This NVIC also provides guidance for evaluating the physical and medical conditions of applicants for merchant mariner credentials (MMCs), if the Coast Guard begins issuing MMCs as supplementaBy proposed in 72 FR 3605 (January 25. 2007). The guidance in this NVIC should assist medical practitioners, the maritime industry, individual mariners and Coast Guard personnel in evaluating a mariner's physical and medical status to meet the requ irements of references (a) through (d). This guidance is not a substitute for applicable legal requirements."
United States. Coast Guard
2008-09-15
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National Flood Insurance Program: An Annotated Bibliography
This bibliography lists books and articles regarding the National Flood Insurance Program. It provides the title, keywords, and an abstract.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
American Institutes for Research; Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation; Deloitte & Touche
2002-01
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Department of Defense Directive 5205.07: Special Access Program (SAP) Policy
This Department of Defense [DOD] Directive "reissues DoD Directive 5205.07 (Reference (a)) to update policy and responsibilities for the oversight and management of all DoD SAPs [Special Access Program], consistent with References (b) through (s), and authorizes the publication of other SAP issuances, as appropriate."
United States. Department of Defense
2010-07-01
