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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requested that AHRQ commission an evidence report to inform CMS of the evidence regarding ultrasound-based monitoring of cardiac output (Doppler). This is currently listed as a Category II procedure (clinical reliability and efficacy not proven), which is considered experimental and should not be covered at this time. Accordingly, on May 9th 2006, AHRQ, in consultation with CMS and ECRI, issued a Statement of Work (SOW) contracting ECRI to prepare an evidence report on this topic....
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requested that AHRQ commission an evidence report to inform CMS of the evidence regarding ultrasound-based monitoring of cardiac output (Doppler). This is currently listed as a Category II procedure (clinical reliability and efficacy not proven), which is considered experimental and should not be covered at this time. Accordingly, on May 9th 2006, AHRQ, in consultation with CMS and ECRI, issued a Statement of Work (SOW) contracting ECRI to prepare an evidence report on this topic.
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Sediment dredged for navigation projects are relocated for either: (1) disposal; or (2) beneficial use. The volume of sediment dredged from navigation projects is quantified at the project level. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (...
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Sediment dredged for navigation projects are relocated for either: (1) disposal; or (2) beneficial use. The volume of sediment dredged from navigation projects is quantified at the project level. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Navigation Data Center (NDC) compiles the project level information and prepares statistics at the Corps-wide level. The NDC maintains information on type of dredge plant, volume of sediments dredged, cost, and type of material disposal. The category type of material disposal does not discern between disposal and beneficial use; therefore, the volume of sediment used for beneficial use is not known with certainty. The purpose of this technical note is to present twelve categories to be used universally for tracking dredged material management that will allow for quantification of sediment that is managed for disposal, as well as beneficial use. These categories were vetted through a survey to USACE Division Navigation Managers, as well as several District Navigation Managers. A secondary purpose of this technical note is to provide an estimate of the sediment relocated for beneficial use during navigation projects. Although the NDC does not differentiate disposal and beneficial use, the database is currently the most comprehensive information available regarding dredged material management; and, with professional judgment, an estimate is achievable, albeit the range of the estimate is large. Consistent dredged material management terminology is an integral step toward the dredging industry being credited for environmental and social benefits created due to relocation of sediment during navigational dredging projects. Accurate tracking of navigational dredged material will also enable scientists and resource managers to gain an improved understanding of Regional Sediment Management (RSM) actions or opportunities to improve the use of sediments. Understanding the volume of dredged material relocated within the littoral system compa
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This chapter catalogs knowledge management research and development activities at NASA Ames Research Center as of April 2002. A general categorization scheme for knowledge management systems is first introduced. This categorizatio...
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This chapter catalogs knowledge management research and development activities at NASA Ames Research Center as of April 2002. A general categorization scheme for knowledge management systems is first introduced. This categorization scheme divides knowledge management capabilities into five broad categories: knowledge capture, knowledge preservation, knowledge augmentation, knowledge dissemination, and knowledge infrastructure. Each of nearly 30 knowledge management systems developed at Ames is then classified according to this system. Finally, a capsule description of each system is presented along with information on deployment status, funding sources, contact information, and both published and internet-based references.
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Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986(EPCRA) require certain facilities manufacturing, processing, or otherwise using listed toxic chemicals to report the annual quantity of such chemicals e...
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Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986(EPCRA) require certain facilities manufacturing, processing, or otherwise using listed toxic chemicals to report the annual quantity of such chemicals entering each environmental medium. Such facilities must also report pollution prevention and recycling data for such chemicals, pursuant to section 6607 of the Pollution Prevention Act, 42 U.S.C. 13106. When enacted, EPCRA Section 313 established an initial list of toxic chemicals that was comprised of more than 300 chemicals and 20 chemical categories. EPCRA section 313(d) authorizes EPA to add chemicals to or delete chemicals from the list, and sets forth criteria for these actions. EPCRA Section 313 currently requires reporting on over 600 chemicals and chemical categories.
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Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986(EPCRA) requires certain facilities manufacturing, processing, or otherwise using listed toxic chemicals to report the annual quantity of such chemicals ...
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Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986(EPCRA) requires certain facilities manufacturing, processing, or otherwise using listed toxic chemicals to report the annual quantity of such chemicals entering each environmental medium. Such facilities must also report pollution prevention and recycling data for such chemicals, pursuant to section 6607 of the Pollution Prevention Act, 42 U.S.C. 13106. When enacted, EPCRA Section 313 established an initial list of toxic chemicals that was comprised of more than 300 chemicals and 20 chemical categories. EPCRA Section 313(d) authorizes EPA to add chemicals to or delete chemicals form the list, and sets forth criteria for these actions. EPCRA Section 313 currently require reporting on over 600 chemicals and chemical categories.
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Before 1990, bag and size restrictions on most Wisconsin trout waters included a 6-inch minimum size, a daily bag of 10 trout in May (only 5 browns and rainbows), and a daily bag of 10 trout of any species from June through Septem...
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Before 1990, bag and size restrictions on most Wisconsin trout waters included a 6-inch minimum size, a daily bag of 10 trout in May (only 5 browns and rainbows), and a daily bag of 10 trout of any species from June through September. A daily bag of 3 trout and a minimum size of 9 inches applied to parts of 29 southern Wisconsin counties (Southern Zone) from May through September. Angler complaints concerning a decline in the average size of trout being caught throughout Wisconsin precipitated a major change in the inland trout fishing regulations. In 1990, all Wisconsin trout waters were placed into one of five new regulation categories, each category with a different set of angling regulations. This study determined impacts of 3 sets of angling regulations, i.e., categories 2,4, and 5, on brown trout populations and sport fisheries in 2 streams. Spring and fall trout population estimates were made in two 1.1-mile reaches of Radley Creek (Waupaca Co.) in 1989-90 and 1992-93. Spring population estimates were made in 3 stream reaches totaling 2.5 miles of the White River (Bayfield Co.) in 1988-89 and 1992-93. Stratified, partial creel surveys were conducted in the 3 study zones throughout the 1992 trout fishing season and during the first 2 months of the 1993 fishing season. Results of similar creel surveys made in 1976-77 on Radley Creek and during 1984-85 on the White River were used for comparative purposes.
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Defense Planning and Programming Categories (DPPC) are used by the Department of Defense in selected analyses to array Program Element (PE) organized resource data. This study evaluated the need for revising or replacing DPPC for ...
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Defense Planning and Programming Categories (DPPC) are used by the Department of Defense in selected analyses to array Program Element (PE) organized resource data. This study evaluated the need for revising or replacing DPPC for analyses and reports produced by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Force Management and Personnel) (OASDFMP). The report documents the history of the DPPC structure, its current uses and users, and the perceived strengths and weaknesses of the structure. The DPPC is compared to another major structure used by DoD in arraying PE-organized data - the Defense Mission Categories. Based on our analysis of OASD(FMP) needs, LMI has recommended that the DPPC not be replaced, since the original need for which the structure was developed - reporting DoD manpower requirements to Congress - continues to exist. The DPPC continues to be the srtucture most capable of providing the desired information. The structure can be amde more useful by expanding the level of detail tracked by the various categories, making the DpPC more comparable to the DMC, and by instituting certain management procedures.
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Defense Planning and Programming Categories (DPPC) are used by the Department of Defense in selected analyses to array Program Element (PE) organized resource data. This study evaluated the need for revising or replacing DPPC for ...
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Defense Planning and Programming Categories (DPPC) are used by the Department of Defense in selected analyses to array Program Element (PE) organized resource data. This study evaluated the need for revising or replacing DPPC for analyses and reports produced by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Force Management and Personnel) (OASDFMP). The report documents the history of the DPPC structure, its current uses and users, and the perceived strengths and weaknesses of the structure. The DPPC is compared to another major structure used by DoD in arraying PE-organized data - the Defense Mission Categories. Based on our analysis of OASD(FMP) needs, LMI has recommended that the DPPC not be replaced, since the original need for which the structure was developed - reporting DoD manpower requirements to Congress - continues to exist. The DPPC continues to be the structure most capable of providing the desired information. The structure can be amde more useful by expanding the level of detail tracked by the various categories, making the DpPC more comparable to the DMC, and by instituting certain management procedures.
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Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986(EPCRA) require certain facilities manufacturing, processing, or otherwise using listed toxic chemicals to report the annual quantity of such chemicals e...
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Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986(EPCRA) require certain facilities manufacturing, processing, or otherwise using listed toxic chemicals to report the annual quantity of such chemicals entering each environmental medium. Such facilities must also report pollution prevention and recycling data for such chemicals, pursuant to section 6607 of the Pollution Prevention Act, 42 U.S.C. 13106. When enacted, EPCRA Section 313 established an initial list of toxic chemicals that was comprised of more than 300 chemicals and 20 chemical categories. EPCRA section 313(d) authorizes EPA to add chemicals to or delete chemicals from the list, and sets forth criteria for these actions. EPCRA Section 313 currently requires reporting on over 600 chemicals and chemical categories.
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DOE has missed all 34 congressional deadlines for setting energy efficiency standards for the 20 product categories with statutory deadlines that have passed. DOE's delays ranged from less than a year to 15 years. Rulemakings have...
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DOE has missed all 34 congressional deadlines for setting energy efficiency standards for the 20 product categories with statutory deadlines that have passed. DOE's delays ranged from less than a year to 15 years. Rulemakings have been completed for only (1) refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers; (2) small furnaces; and (3) clothes washers. DOE has yet to finish 17 categories of such consumer products as kitchen ranges and ovens, dishwashers, and water heaters, and such industrial equipment as distribution transformers. In interviews DOE officials could not agree on the causes of delays. GAO's panel of widely recognized, knowledgeable stakeholders said, among other things, that the General Counsel review process was too lengthy and that DOE did not allot sufficient resources or make the standards a priority. However, GAO could not more conclusively determine the root causes of delay because DOE lacks the program management data needed to identify bottlenecks in the rulemaking process. In January 2006, DOE presented to Congress its plan to bring the standards up to date by 2011. It is unclear whether this plan will effectively clear DOE's backlog because DOE does not have the necessary program management data to be certain the plan addresses the root causes. The plan also lacks critical elements of an effective project management plan, such as a way to ensure management accountability for meeting the deadlines. Finally, the plan calls for a sixfold increase in workload with only a small increase in resources. DOE plans to manage the workload through improved productivity.
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