Maritime Security: Potential Terrorist Attacks and Protection Priorities (open access)

Maritime Security: Potential Terrorist Attacks and Protection Priorities

This report outlines key dimensions of maritime terrorism and illustrates credible maritime attack scenarios based on actual past attacks. It also discusses the challenge to maritime security planners and how certain federal programs address this challenge.
Date: May 14, 2007
Creator: Parfomak, Paul W. & Frittelli, John
System: The UNT Digital Library
Campus-Based Student Financial Aid Programs Under the Higher Education Act (open access)

Campus-Based Student Financial Aid Programs Under the Higher Education Act

This report begins by providing a brief description of each of the campus-based programs, including the terms under which financial aid is awarded to students and the procedures under which federal funds are allocated to institutions for that purpose. It then provides historical information on federal funds appropriated for each of the programs, an analysis of the number and types of students served, and selected program statistics.
Date: May 14, 2007
Creator: Smole, David P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Furniture Manufacturing: Overview and Prospects (open access)

U.S. Furniture Manufacturing: Overview and Prospects

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Date: May 14, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air Quality: EPA’s 2006 Changes to the Particulate Matter (PM) Standard (open access)

Air Quality: EPA’s 2006 Changes to the Particulate Matter (PM) Standard

In order to better understand EPA’s actions, this report provides an analysis of the agency’s final 2006 revisions to the particulates NAAQS, and the estimated costs and benefits of the new standards and of a more stringent alternatives analyzed. The report concludes by highlighting concerns and issues raised regarding the revisions to the particulates standards, including those of the science advisory committee (Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee, or CASAC), and actions in Congress.
Date: May 14, 2007
Creator: Esworthy, Robert & McCarthy, James E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Polar Bears: Proposed Listing Under the Endangered Species Act (open access)

Polar Bears: Proposed Listing Under the Endangered Species Act

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Date: May 14, 2007
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-European Union Relations and the 2007 Summit (open access)

U.S.-European Union Relations and the 2007 Summit

This report evaluates the results of the annual U.S.-EU summit on April 30, 2007, in Washington, DC.
Date: May 14, 2007
Creator: Ahearn, Raymond; Archick, Kristin & Belkin, Paul
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elections Reform: Overview and Issues (open access)

Elections Reform: Overview and Issues

This report provides information about the Elections Reform. HAVA created a new federal agency.set requirements for voting, voter- registration system and other aspects of election administration.
Date: May 14, 2007
Creator: Coleman, Kevin J.
System: The UNT Digital Library