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The Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM) Database depicts flood risk information and supporting data used to develop the risk data. The primary risk classifications used are the 1-percent-annual-chance flood event, the 0.2-percent-annual- chance flood event, and areas of minimal flood risk. The DFIRM Database is derived from Flood Insurance Studies (FISs), previously published Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), flood hazard analyses performed in support of the FISs and FIRMs, and new mapping data, where available. The FISs and FIRMs are published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). In addition to the preceding, required text, the Abstract should also describe the projection and coordinate system as well as a general statement about horizontal accuracy.

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The Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM) Database depicts flood risk information and supporting data used to develop the risk data. The primary risk classifications used are the 1-percent-annual-chance flood event, the 0.2-percent-annual-chance flood event, and areas of minimal flood risk. The DFIRM Database is derived from Flood Insurance Studies (FISs), previously published Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), flood hazard analyses performed in support of the FISs and FIRMs, and new mapping data, where available. The FISs and FIRMs are published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The file is georeferenced to earth's surface using the State Plane projection and coordinate system. The specifications for the horizontal control of DFIRM data files are consistent with those required for mapping at a scale of 1:12,000.

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This data set portrays election results by State for the 2004 Presidential general election. It includes data for electoral votes and popular votes for the Democratic, Republican, and other political parties as well as the total popular vote.

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) conducts and sponsors a number of innovative demonstration projects to test and measure the effect of potential program changes. Our demonstrations study the likely impact of new methods of service delivery, coverage of new types of service, and new payment approaches on beneficiaries, providers, health plans, states, and the Medicare Trust Funds. Evaluation projects validate our research and demonstration findings and help us monitor the effectiveness of Medicare, Medicaid, and the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

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This data set contains annual quantities and value for all seafood products that are landed and sold by established seafood dealers and brokers in the Southeast Region (North Carolina through Texas). These types of data, referred to as the general canvass landings statistics, have been collected by the NOAA Fisheries Service, National Marine Fisheries Service and its predecessor agency, the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries. The data are available on computer since the early 1960's. The quantities and values that are reported in this data set include the annual landings that were initiated in 1962. Beginning in 1976, the data were collected monthly. See the sections on Links for the reference to the monthly general canvass landings. The annual general canvass landings include quantities and value for all living marine species and are identified by species (usually the local or common name). These data were collected by field agents employed by the National Marine Fisheries Service or the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries and assigned to local fishing ports. The agents contacted the majority of the seafood dealers or brokers in their assigned areas and recorded the quantities and value for each species or species category from the sales receipts maintained by the seafood dealers. In addition, information on the gear and area of capture is available for most of the landings statistics in the data set. Based on their knowledge of the fishing activity in the area, the agents would estimate the type of fishing gear and area where the fishing was likely to have occurred. More detailed information on the caveats associated with these data is provided in the Characteristics, Caveats and Issues section. However, because these data are summaries, they do not contain information on the quantities of fishing effort or identifications of the fishermen or vessels that caught the fish or shellfish.

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The Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM) Database depicts flood risk information and supporting data used to develop the risk data. The primary risk classifications used are the 1-percent-annual-chance flood event, the 0.2-percent-annual- chance flood event, and areas of minimal flood risk. The DFIRM Database is derived from Flood Insurance Studies (FISs), previously published Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), flood hazard analyses performed in support of the FISs and FIRMs, and new mapping data, where available. The FISs and FIRMs are published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The file is georeferenced to earth's surface using the Ohio North Stateplane projection and coordinate system. The specifications for the horizontal control of DFIRM data files are consistent with those required for mapping at scales of 1:6000 and 1:12,000.

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PRL-SW is a multi-functional Regional Laboratory performing Import and Domestic work predominantly in the Foods, Drugs, Cosmetics, Veterinary Feeds, and Medical Devices program areas. Chemistry analytical capabilities include rapid, high throughput Pesticides/Industrial Chemical product analyses (Melamine in human and pet foods/diethylene glycol in toothpaste); Filth & Sanitation analyses in Food and Drug products and BSE in Feeds; analysis of Chemotherapeutics in Seafoods (Nitrofurans, Fluoroquinolones, dyes); Chemical indices of decomposition (Histamine/other biogenic amines), Organoleptic screening of Seafoods for economic adulteration; analysis of heavy metals in flatware; allergen testing in foods; complete drug product chemical analysis capabilities (active pharmaceutical identity, potency, content uniformity, impurities, and dissolution testing); rapid GC/MS and LC/MS analysis (DART-MS of Dietary Supplements/Herbal Products, poison screens for FERN). Microbiological analytical capabilities include high-volume/throughput general Microbiological testing of foods, drugs, devices, feeds, and cosmetics, Low Acid Canned Foods analysis and canned seam analysis. The laboratory is certified for PFGE analysis of Salmonella, Listeria and E. coli pathogens and actively collaborates with CFSAN, CDC and national PulseNet working groups. The laboratory is also actively involved with.... Developing molecular-based regulatory methodology including unique qPCR reagents for the detection and characterization of critical food borne illness pathogens: Salmonella, Shigella, E. coli O157:H7, Mycobacterium bovis/tuberculosis, as well as Hepatitis A and Norovirus, Genetic sequencing initiatives in support of regulatory pathogen identification in foods and cosmetics, Advanced technology evaluation and method development utilizing PlexIDPCR/MS with BioInformatics for identification of unknown pathogens involved in food borne illness. Engineering analytical/testing capabilities include high throughput Condom & Surgical Gloves Integrity testing. Domestic/Foreign Inspectional Support: PRLSW has a strong history/performance of analyst participation and support to Domestic and Foreign inspections in the Foods, Human and Veterinary Drugs, Medical Devices and Biologics program areas. Specialized Capabilities Center of Excellence Entomological basis of Filth & Sanitation Center of Excellence - Regulatory Mass Spectrometry Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) Laboratory for High-Risk Pathogens/Select Agent Program Emerging Center of Excellence Regulatory Molecular Microbiology & Virology

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The Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM) Database depicts flood risk information and supporting data used to develop the risk data. The primary risk classifications used are the 1-percent-annual-chance flood event, the 0.2-percent-annual- chance flood event, and areas of minimal flood risk. The DFIRM Database is derived from Flood Insurance Studies (FISs), previously published Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), flood hazard analyses performed in support of the FISs and FIRMs, and new mapping data, where available. The FISs and FIRMs are published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The file is georeferenced to earth's surface using UTM projection and coordinate system. The specifications for the horizontal control of DFIRM data files are consistent with those required for mapping at a scale of 1:12,000.

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The Shuttle Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet (SSBUV) level-2 irradiance data are available for eight space shuttle missions flown between 1989 and 1996. SSBUV, a successor to the SBUV flown on the Nimbus-7 satellite, is nearly identical to the SBUV/2 instruments flown on the NOAA polar orbiting satellites. Data are available in an ASCII text format. UV irradiance data are available for the following days from the eight missions: Flight #1: 1989 October 19, 20, 21 Flight #2: 1990 October 7, 8, 9 Flight #3: 1991 August 3, 4, 5, 6 Flight #4: 1992 March 29, 30 Flight #5: 1993 April 9, 11, 13, 15, 16 Flight #6: 1994 March 14, 15, 17 Flight #7: 1994 November 5, 7, 10, 13 Flight #8: 1996 January 12, 16, 18 The Shuttle SBUV (SSBUV) instrument measured solar spectral UV irradiance during the maximum and declining phase of solar cycle 22. The SSBUV data accurately represent the absolute solar UV irradiance between 200–405 nm, and also show the long-term variations during eight flights between October 1989 and January 1996. These data have been used to correct long-term sensitivity changes in the NOAA-11 SBUV/2 data, which provide a near-daily record of solar UV variations over the 170–400 nm region between December 1988 and October 1994. These data demonstrate the evolution of short-term solar UV activity during solar cycle 22.

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This sample of the National Crime Survey contains information about victimization in 26 central cities in the United States. The data are designed to achieve three primary objectives: 1) to develop detailed information about the victims and consequences o

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The USGS Central Region Energy Team assesses oil and gas resources of the United States. The onshore and State water areas of the United States comprise 71 provinces. Within these provinces, Total Petroleum Systems are defined and Assessment Units are defined and assessed. Each of these provinces is defined geologically, and most province boundaries are defined by major geologic changes. The Sacramento Basin Province is located in the Northern Central Valley, California, encompassing all or parts of Shasta, Tehana, Glenn, Butte, Colusa, Lake, Yuba, Sutter, Placer, Yolo, Napa, Sacramento, Amador, San Joaquin, Solano, Contra Costa, Calaveras, Alameda, and Stanislaus counties in California. The main population centers within the study area are Sacramento, Stockton, Modesto, Elk Grove, Yuba City, Chico, and Red Bluff, California. The main highways, I-5 and I-80, generally traverse the area from north to south and east to west respectively. The Sacramento River and its tributaries drain the area. For this study the Sacramento Basin Province includes the Northern Central Valley. The province boundary was drawn to include the geologic structures generally considered to be in or bounding the Sacramento Basin.

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This collection provides nationally representative data on persons held prior to trial and on convicted offenders serving sentences in local jails or awaiting transfer to state prisons. Data cover individual characteristics of jail inmates, current offens

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This map depicts lands owned andor administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at Imperial National Wildlife Refuge.

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Sandy ocean beaches are a popular recreational destination, often surrounded by communities containing valuable real estate. Development is on the rise despite the fact that coastal infrastructure is subjected to flooding and erosion. As a result, there is an increased demand for accurate information regarding past and present shoreline changes. To meet these national needs, the Coastal and Marine Geology Program of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is compiling existing reliable historical shoreline data along open-ocean sandy shores of the conterminous United States and parts of Alaska and Hawaii under the National Assessment of Shoreline Change project. Shoreline vectors derived from historic and modern sources represent the low water mark (beach toe). There is no widely accepted standard for analyzing shoreline change. Existing shoreline data measurements and rate calculation methods vary from study to study and prevent combining results into state-wide or regional assessments. The impetus behind the National Assessment project was to develop a standardized method of measuring changes in shoreline position that is consistent from coast to coast. The goal was to facilitate the process of periodically and systematically updating the results in an internally consistent manner.

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FEMA Framework Basemap datasets comprise six of the seven FGDC themes of geospatial data that are used by most GIS applications (Note: the seventh framework theme, orthographic imagery, is packaged in a separate NFIP Metadata Profile): cadastral, geodetic control, governmental unit, transportation, general structures, hydrography (water areas & lines. These data include an encoding of the geographic extent of the features and a minimal number of attributes needed to identify and describe the features. (Source: Circular A16, p. 13)

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NASA has been tasked with supporting the development of key technologies to facilitate the evolution of the National Airspace System to NextGen, the Next Generation Air Transportation System. One of these key technologies is the detection of wake vortices generated by other aircraft. This is of particular concern during take-off and landing, both because the danger is particularly acute, and because of the large economic impact of having to widely space the aircraft. About $5 billion of revenue is lost each year due to delays and lower throughput in our nation's airports. Ground-based lidars have the ability to detect and track wake vortices, but mounting similar systems on aircraft would be prohibitively expensive. We propose to develop an intrinsically low-cost lidar that would be suitable for deployment on commercial airliners. Costs are kept low through an extremely simple design: a passively Q-switched single-frequency laser that uses a fiber delay-line in place of a local oscillator. The Phase I effort will also include a modeling task to explore detecting wake vortices using an on-axis lidar instead of imaging from the side. Since the primary flow components will be perpendicular to the lidar beam, we anticipate that looking for an increase in the width of the coherent return may prove to be the best approach.

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The GIS REST service for "Precautionary Areas in U.S. Waters" provides raster maps of precautionary areas which are defined as A routing measure comprising an area within defined limits where ships must navigate with particular caution and within which the direction of traffic flow may be recommended. These areas are derived from NOAA's Electronic Navigational Charts. This serivce is a cartographic representation of marine source data based on S-57 data format and content specification

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Thank you for your interest in the Promise Neighborhoods Program! You can use the tools below to look at general information about the applications. The data is sourced from applications submitted for the program. Inclusion of an application in the data that follows does not ensure that the application will be considered eligible for an award, or that the application will be funded by the Department of Education. The Absolute Priority assignments do not conclusively indicate that the applicants are eligible to apply under those absolute priorities according to the Department's criteria. Inclusion of an application in this summary information is not an endorsement of an organization, idea, program, or product, and the Department does not validate or guarantee the accuracy of this information. The data are provided in this summary solely for the convenience of the public.

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List of Illinois' water systems, and the number of population served, listed by county.

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A Pentagon Channel's original video series featuring historic films from WWII, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

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Description, Classification and Inventory of 113 Apollo 17 Rake Samples from Station 1A, 2, 7 and 8; K. Keil, E. Dowty, M. Prinze

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Information on how to submit a Freedom of Information Act request to the OIG FOIA Officer including links to the statute, online form, and the reading room.

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Bimonthly surveys were conducted to show seasonal trends in the occurrence of migratory birds on Adak Island, Alaska. Counts of birds encountered on a specified vehicle route were made from 14 October, 1980 to 26 October, 1981. Also included in this report is a species list of birds seen on Adak Island from October 1980 through October 1981.

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The last of Hanford's nine plutonium production reactors to be built was the N Reactor.This reactor was called a dual purpose reactor in that it not only produced plutonium for America's defense program, but it also generated electricity.It was the only reactor of its kind in the country. N Reactor was so revolutionary that then-President John Kennedy came to Hanford in 1963 to commemorate the start of plutonium production operations as well as break ground for the power-generating component of the facility.President Kennedy's visit in 1963 took place just four months before he was assassinated in Dallas.His visit to Hanford was one of the few times when the Site's security restrictions were eased allowing a crowd of more than 30,000 people to visit the reactor and listen to the President's speech. The technology associated with the N Reactor was far superior to that which was used to build the first eight nuclear reactors at Hanford.N Reactor had a state-of-the-art cooling system, which required significantly less Columbia River water to be used to cool it during operations.If there was ever a loss of cooling water, N was built with an automatic safety system in place that would shut down the reactor on its own without any operator action required. The N Reactor operated from 1963 until 1987 when it was shut down for routine maintenance, refueling, and safety upgrades. However, it was never re-started.Instead, DOE placed the N Reactor in standby status, which led to its eventual shutdown without ever going operational again. With more than 24 years of service, the N Reactor was the longest running reactor at Hanford. When N was shut down, 1 million gallons of contaminated water was left in its storage basin along with approximately one-third of Hanford's supply of irradiated fuel rods.Workers successfully removed the liquid and sent it to Hanford facilities where the liquid was treated and safely disposed of.The remaining irradiated fuel segments were placed in the K-Basins and have since been moved to the Canister Storage Building where they will stay until such time as a national repository can be built to accept them. N Reactor was placed in interim safe storage, a process known as "cocooning," in June 2012. As part of cocooning, workers removed all of the ancillary buildings and sealed up the reactor. The enclosure and roof for N Reactor, the largest at Hanford to date, enclosed the reactor building (85,450 square feet) and the Heat Exchange Facility, which held the steam generators used to produce electricity.