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Blockchain for Unmanned Aircraft Systems
From the Document: "Blockchain technology is being looked on to deliver a framework that can be used by stakeholders in the commercial drone industry, as it can ensure security and provide for identity management as well as providing a supporting role in aircraft traffic management, UAS [unmanned aircraft system] conflict management, and flight authorization. Blockchain has already been used to address some UAS trust and integrity issues. Flight data recorders (also known as black boxes) can provide data that could help investigators learn what a UAS was doing prior to some event or incident. A blockchain-based flight recorder would do so in real time and could also allow law enforcement to be proactive instead of reactive. One company has proposed a blockchain-based black-box UAS system that would enable industry regulators to track and review drone flight data, insurance companies to insure drones based on reliable third-party data, and pilots to ensure compliance with regulators."
United States. Department of Transportation; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
2020-04
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Runway to Recovery: The United States Framework for Airlines and Airports to Mitigate the Public Health Risks of Coronavirus
From the Overview: "The U.S. economy is reopening after the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency (PHE) resulted in Federal, State, and local mandated closures and restrictions across many sectors in the first half of 2020. A safe, secure, efficient, and resilient air transportation system that addresses the threat of COVID-19 is critical to reducing the public health risk and supporting the United States' critical infrastructure needs. Government, aviation, and public health leaders must work together to meaningfully reduce the public health risk and restore passenger, aviation workforce, including crew, and public confidence in air travel."
United States. Department of Transportation; United States. Department of Homeland Security; United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2020-07
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Examination of the Traffic Safety Environment During the Second Quarter Of 2020: Special Report
From the Abstract: "The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is reviewing national changes in roadway travel and changes in drivers' behavior that have occurred since the start of the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] public health emergency, with an emphasis on the second quarter (Q2) of 2020. Most important, we are learning about the impact on motor vehicle crashes and fatalities. This report draws from an array of sources to bring together as much information as possible to provide an understanding of our current traffic safety environment, and to better address our changing traffic safety needs. Prior economic downturns, such as the financial crisis of 2008, provide some comparison for reduced roadway travel and changes in travel patterns. As this report documents, although there are some similarities with that time frame, there are many differences in impact on speeding and other dangerous driving behaviors, such as reduced seat belt use. This report explores changes in countermeasure use including traffic enforcement and public communications and outreach. This report also examines the question of whether some people - who continued driving even when many communities had stay-at-home guidelines - may be inherently higher-risk drivers. The report draws on sources such as emergency medical services (EMS) and hospital trauma center data as we examine this issue."
United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; United States. Department of Transportation
Wagner, Essie; Atkins, Randolph G.; Berning, Amy Louise, 1961- . . .
2020-10
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Federal Radionavigational Plan 2005
"The Federal Radionavigational Plan (FRP) is the official source of radionavigational policy and planning for the Federal Government, as directed by the National Defense Authorization Ave for Fiscal Year 1998. [...] The FRP includes an introduction, and sections on policies, operating plans, and research and development and will permit more efficient and response updates of policy and planning information. The companion document entitled, Federal Radionavigation Systems (FRS) includes government roles and responsibilities, user requirements, and system descriptions. The FRS is periodically updated as necessary."
United States. Department of Defense; United States. Department of Transportation; United States. Department of Homeland Security . . .
2005
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Training Reference for Oil Spill Response
"In order to assist companies in meeting their regulatory responsibilities to develop training programs for their personnel, the four agencies have developed this training reference manual for oil spill response. The contents provide a foundation of suggested subject material for training personnel with responsibilities identified in response plans. Subject material is provided for each of the key individuals or groups of people required to be identified in response plans as well as for worker health and safety as follows: Qualified individual (Section 3); Spill Management Team (Section 4); Vessel Personnel (Section 5); Facility Personnel (Section 6); Oil Spill Removal Organizations (Section 7); Worker Health and Safety (Section 8). The training elements included are not intended to be a "cookbook" providing a complete training program of lesson plans to cover all subject areas. Rather, they are intended to be a foundation upon which individual companies may build training to suit their needs."
United States. Environmental Protection Agency; United States. Department of Transportation; United States. Coast Guard . . .
1994-08
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Advisory on the Application of Federal Laws to the Acquisition and Use of Technology to Detect and Mitigate Unmanned Aircraft Systems
From the Document: "The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are issuing an advisory guidance document to assist non-federal public and private entities interested in using technical tools, systems, and capabilities to detect and mitigate Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The advisory is intended to provide an overview of potentially applicable federal laws and regulations, as well as some factors relevant to whether those laws may apply to particular actions or systems."
United States. Department of Justice; United States. Department of Transportation; United States. Federal Communications Commission . . .
2020-08
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Framework for Considering Climate Change in Transportation and Land Use Scenario Planning: Final Report
"This report provides a framework for federal, state, regional, and local agencies to use to work collaboratively to reduce GHG [greehouse gas] emissions and to assess, mitigate, and adapt to SLR [sea-level rise] and other potential climate change effects and impacts in transportation and land use planning using scenario planning. General observations and recommendations are applicable to other areas throughout the U.S. The report describes potential inputs to and outputs of the process and provides examples and additional details in appendices and companion reports. The recommendations are not meant to be prescriptive in nature. Rather, they represent the views of the Pilot Project team on the successes as well as opportunities for improving the Pilot Project's method."
United States. Department of Transportation; United States. National Park Service; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) . . .
2011-07
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Executive Order 13650: Actions to Improve Chemical Facility Safety and Security - A Shared Commitment
"Recent catastrophic chemical facility incidents in the United States prompted President Obama to issue Executive Order (EO) 13650 - Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security on August 1, 2013, to enhance the safety and security of chemical facilities and reduce risks associated with hazardous chemicals to owners and operators, workers, and communities. […] The EO established a Chemical Facility Safety and Security Working Group to oversee this effort, which is tri-chaired by the EPA, DOL [U.S. Department of Labor], and DHS and includes leadership and subject matter experts from each of the above listed Departments and agencies. The Working Group, its member agencies, and the broader community of stakeholders have practices, operations, protocols, and policies that address chemical facility safety and security but all recognize that improvement is necessary and requires a shared commitment from all stakeholders. Emergency responders, in particular, have needs to be addressed and capabilities to be strengthened so that they can better manage threats and hazards in their communities. This report summarizes Working Group progress, focusing on actions to date, findings and lessons learned, challenges, and priority next steps. The issuance of the report is a milestone, not an endpoint. Agencies, in coordination with the broad range of stakeholders, have transitioned to implementation of these priority actions, which will be completed over time. We recognize that the Federal Government must put in place a transparent, inclusive process with the engagement and commitment of all stakeholders."
United States. Environmental Protection Agency; United States. Department of Labor; United States. Department of Homeland Security . . .
2014-05
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Fact Sheet: Actions to Improve Chemical Facility Safety and Security-A Shared Commitment, Report of the Federal Working Group on Executive Order 13650
From the Department of Homeland Security's Lessons Learned Information Sharing website: "This is the fact sheet to the full EO [Executive Order] 13650 Actions to Improve Chemical Facility Safety and Security report which highlights current activities to improve chemical facility safety and security and provides a plan for moving forward. It is important to emphasize accomplishing this strategy requires a shared commitment among facility owners and operators; Federal, State, tribal, and territorial governments; regional entities; nonprofit organizations; facility workers; emergency responders; environmental justice and local environmental organizations; and communities."
United States. Department of Transportation; United States. Department of Agriculture; United States. Department of Justice . . .
2014-06-16?
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Report to Congress on Unmanned Aircraft Systems Collaboration, Demonstration, and Data Sharing
This report was addressed to the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services in July, 2014. Reporting Requirement: "Section 1087(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2014, Public Law 113-66, requires the Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to report on collaboration, demonstration, and sharing of data relating to Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)[.]" From the "UAS Operating Procedures" section: "DoD is developing, testing, and evaluating standardized DoD UAS operating procedures. The goal is to standardize DoD UAS procedures such that safety and predictability of operations are ensured in case of a contingency (e.g., lost link). The DoD UAS-Airspace Integration (AI) Concept of Operations Joint Test, involving subject matter experts from NASA and DHS for concept development and test support from the FAA, is aimed at validating standard procedures for DoD UAS access to the NAS and served as a follow-on to 2012's DoD UAS AI Quick Reaction Test."
United States. Federal Aviation Administration; United States. Department of Defense; United States. Department of Transportation . . .
2014-06
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Guidance for Developing a Plan for Interfacility Transport of Persons Under Investigation or Confirmed Patients with Ebola Virus Disease in the United States
From the Document: "State EMS [emergency medical services] officials and regional and state EMS planners can use this information to develop
regional transport networks, local transport plans, and standard operating procedures. Managers and medical
directors can use this guidance to develop procedures and protocols for their services to conduct interfacility
transport (including intrastate or interstate) of PUIs [persons under investigation] and patients with confirmed Ebola. They may also use the
information to prepare, educate, and train EMS personnel. Individual providers may use this information to stay
safe when responding to and transporting PUIs or patients confirmed to have Ebola."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.); United States. Department of Health and Human Services; United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response . . .
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Guidance to State and Local Governments and Other Federally Assisted Recipients Engaged in Emergency Preparedness, Response, Mitigation, and Recovery Activities on Compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
From the Document: "The United States Departments of Justice (DOJ), Homeland Security (DHS), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Health and Human Services (HHS), and Transportation (DOT) are issuing this guidance to assist recipients of federal financial assistance engaged in emergency management (e.g., state and local emergency management agencies, law enforcement, healthcare service providers, housing and transit authorities) to ensure that individuals and communities affected by disasters do not face unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin (including limited English proficiency) in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI)."
United States. Department of Homeland Security; United States. Department of Justice; United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development . . .
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Catastrophic Incident Search and Rescue Addendum to the National Search and Rescue Manual: Version 1.1
"This Addendum provides guidance for catastrophic incident SAR (CIS). CIS consists of civil SAR operations carried out as all or part of the response to an emergency or disaster declared by the President, under provisions of the National Response Framework and its Emergency Support Function-9, Search and Rescue (ESF-9). Additionally, CIS is within the scope of the National Search and Rescue Plan (NSP) for which the National Search and Rescue Manual (NSM) and this Addendum to the NSM provide guidance. This Addendum is not intended to cover in any depth detailed information that should be included in other Federal agency or State SAR plans, or that is readily available elsewhere. Also, the material in this Addendum supplements, but does not supersede, provisions of the National Search and Rescue Plan (NSP) and the National Search and Rescue Manual (NSM). Depending on the nature of a catastrophic incident (i.e., earthquake, hurricane, terrorist attack, etc.), CIS operations may or may not be necessary; if CIS operations are conducted, operations may be minor, or a major aspect of the overall incident response. Also, State, local and tribal authorities may or may not be able to conduct CIS operations with their own resources. An effective response to a major catastrophic incident typically requires immediate, well-planned and closely coordinated large-scale actions and use of resources from multiple organizations."
United States. Department of Defense; United States. Department of Transportation; United States. Federal Communications Commission . . .
2008-08-20
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Managing Solid Waste Contaminated with a Category A Infectious Substance
From the Preface: "[T]his guidance aims to prepare the nation to effectively manage Category A waste associated with infectious disease incidents. The guidance also aims to improve understanding of the safety of infectious waste management processes. It is intended to help government and non-governmental leaders, local emergency medical services, emergency managers, hospitals, healthcare providers, laboratories, environmental services workers, waste management companies and workers, and related stakeholders safely handle, inactivate, transport, and dispose of Category A waste."
United States. Department of Transportation; United States. Environmental Protection Agency; United States. Department of Labor . . .
2019-08
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Progress in Combating Trafficking in Persons: The U.S. Government Response to Modern Slavery
"Human trafficking is an opportunistic crime. Traffickers target all types of people: adults and children, women, men, and transgender individuals, citizens and non-citizens alike. No socioeconomic group is immune; new immigrants, runaway, homeless, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth are particularly vulnerable. One of the most common assumptions about 'average' trafficking victims is that they are vulnerable simply because they come from the poorest, most isolated communities, whether overseas or in the United States. Indeed, many do. Yet some victims, from a variety of backgrounds, have reported that their suffering began with their aspirations for a better life and a lack of options to fulfill them. […] In March 2012, President Obama called on the PITF [President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons] to find ways to strengthen current efforts to combat trafficking. In September 2012, the President reinforced this call when he delivered a major policy speech on U.S. government efforts to end human trafficking, and announced a number of new and strengthened initiatives. The PITF heeded this call and is taking concrete steps to provide tools and training to identify and assist trafficking victims, enhance collaboration, and develop a comprehensive plan for future action. The pages that follow reflect an ever-deepening commitment to combating modern slavery. From creating the nation's first-ever federal strategic action plan to coordinate and strengthen services for trafficking victims in the United States, to implementing an Executive Order that enhances standards for government contracting, PITF agencies are enabling both law enforcement and service providers to deploy resources more effectively."
United States. Department of Defense; United States. Department of State; United States. Department of Justice . . .
2013-04
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Quick Reference: Radiation Risk Information for Responders Following a Nuclear Detonation
"This document supports the 'Planning Guidance for Response to a Nuclear Detonation' and was designed to provide responders with specific guidance and recommendations about the radiation risk associated with responding to an improvised nuclear device (IND) event, in order for them to protect themselves from the IND effects. It is intended to be part of preparation training with the 'Health and Safety Planning Guide For Planners and Supervisors For Protecting First Responders Following A Nuclear Detonation'. This provides basic information responders will need for the first 24 -72 hours after an extreme event -- a nuclear detonation. These guidelines are not designed to apply to other, less extreme, radiological events. Specific information/training should be sought for those. Some of this guidance will be counterintuitive to those trained in emergency response; however, it is critical that responders remain as safe and healthy as possible, not only for their own safety, but also to remain available for the ongoing mission of saving lives. Responders involved in an IND event need to be prepared to see numerous victims with serious traumatic injuries and illness including: severe burns, blindness, deafness, amputations, radiation sickness, etc."
United States. Department of Homeland Security; United States. Department of Energy; United States. Department of Health and Human Services . . .
2016-12
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Fentanyl: Safety Recommendations for First Responders
"[1] The abuse of drugs containing fentanyl is killing Americans. Misinformation and inconsistent recommendations regarding fentanyl have resulted in confusion in the first responder community. [2] You as a first responder (law enforcement, fire, rescue, and emergency medical services (EMS) personnel) are increasingly likely to encounter fentanyl in your daily activities (e.g., responding to overdose calls, conducting traffic stops, arrests, and searches). [3] This document provides scientific, evidence-based recommendations to protect yourself from exposure."
United States. Office of National Drug Control Policy; United States. Department of Justice; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) . . .
2018?
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Fourth Generation Agents: Reference Guide
"This guide was developed as part of ongoing preparedness for all hazards and is intended to inform decisions, protect emergency responders, and support response operations if an incident ever occurs involving a fourth generation agent (FGA, also known as A-series or Novichok nerve agents), such as the one used in the United Kingdom in 2018. No illicit use or manufacture of an FGA or other nerve agent is known to have occurred in the United States, and there is no known threat of any nerve agent use in the United States."
National Library of Medicine (U.S.); United States. Department of Defense; United States. Department of Transportation . . .
2019-01
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Fourth Generation Agents: Medical Management Guidelines
"These guidelines were developed as part of ongoing preparedness for all hazards and are intended to support fire, EMS [emergency medical services], and hospital staff in the medical management of patients if an incident occurs involving a fourth generation agent (FGA, also known as A-series or Novichok nerve agents), such as the one used in the United Kingdom (U.K.) in 2018. No illicit use or manufacture of an FGA or other nerve agent is known to have occurred in the United States (U.S.), and there is no known threat of any nerve agent use in the U.S. This document is divided into two sections: pages 5-7 include recommendations for fire and EMS responders and pages 8-11 include recommendations for hospital staff, with some repetition between the two. As part of ongoing standard preparedness, jurisdictions should update their existing plans with this information and integrate it into in-service training curricula."
National Library of Medicine (U.S.); United States. Department of Defense; United States. Department of Health and Human Services . . .
2019-01
