1 Presented by Matt Deane Director, Homeland Security Standards October 5, 2006 The ANSI Homeland Security Standards Panel (HSSP)

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Presented byMatt Deane

Director, Homeland Security StandardsOctober 5, 2006

The ANSI Homeland Security Standards Panel (HSSP)

SDO Emergency Service WorkshopOctober 5-6, 2006 Slide 2

To enhance the global competitiveness of U.S. business and the American quality of life by promoting and facilitating voluntary consensus standards and conformity assessment systems and ensuring their integrity.

A Private- and Public-Sector Partnership Since 1918

ANSI is not a government agency or a standards developer.ANSI is not a government agency or a standards developer.

American National Standards Institute


ANSI Roles and Responsibilities

Accredit U.S. Standards Developers, U.S. Technical Advisory Groups and conformity assessment systems

Ensure integrity of the U.S. voluntary consensus standards system

Provide access to regional and international standards organizations

Respond to urgent national priorities Offer a neutral policy forum for standards and CA

coordination issues - Section 1.02 (1) of ANSI By-Laws


Rationale for the ANSI-HSSP

The National Strategy for Homeland Security (2002) identified the need for standards to support homeland security and EP

A January 2, 2003 Congressional Research Service report underscored this important role needed: “Neither the federal government, nor the nongovernmental sector

presently has a comprehensive, consolidated program for developing new preparedness standards.”

Following conversations with the U.S. Office of Homeland Security and key security stakeholders, ANSI launched the ANSI-HSSP on February 5, 2003

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Mission

Identify and facilitate the development and enhancement of homeland security standards

Serve as private/public sector partnership for standards issues that cut cross-sector

Support the work of the Standard Portfolio of the DHS Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate

Provide a forum for information sharing on homeland security standards issue, as well as the overall standards development and conformity assessment processes

Facilitate dialogue and networking on key issues for homeland security stakeholders


Structure

Co-Chairs (private and public sector) Dan Bart, Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) Mary Saunders, National Institute of Standards and

Technology (NIST) Steering Committee

Comprised of Government Agencies, ANSI SDOs, non-ANSI SDOs, Companies, and five at-large seats

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Structure (continued)

Full Panel Approximately 100 organizational participants; open to all

affected interests; brought together via Plenary meetings Workshops

Address specific homeland security issues; objectives are typically to identify existing standards and conformity assessment programs, gap areas, and make recommendations for addressing these gaps


Selected Accomplishments

Private Sector Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity Recommendation from workshop (NFPA 1600) was included in the

recommendations section of the 9/11 Commission’s final report

Biometrics Produced a report in 2004 of existing standards and projects under

development, as well as five key issues and recommendations related to biometric standardization and conformity assessment

Biological and Chemical Threat Agents 400-page final report, containing relevant standards and projects under

development, published in December 2004

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Selected Accomplishments (continued)

Training Programs for First Response to WMD Events Workshop report focuses on standards that support training programs and can

be used to help measure their effectiveness, as well as areas needing further exploration

Enterprise Power Security Report examines how standards play a role in tackling the practical challenges

and solutions related to keeping critical operations, equipment or facilities powered when the public electric grid is not available

Perimeter Security Addressing standards for security technologies and systems needed to

complement and enhance guards, gates, and personnel verification Created a Homeland Security Standards Database to capture

key standards and serve as a resource for the HS community www.hssd.us


Emergency Preparedness

July 12th kick-off meeting of workshop on Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina and Role for Standards and Conformity Assessment Programs Final report from the workshop will demonstrate the linkages between the

elements of NFPA 1600 and the major recommendations for catastrophic event preparedness that have emerged as lessons learned

Fifth ANSI-HSSP Plenary themed on Emergency Preparedness was held September 25-26, 2006 at NYU Covered topics such as accreditation and certification in private sector

preparedness; public sector preparedness initiatives; credentialing Three breakout sessions

Planning for a Global Pandemic Mass/Public Transportation Security All Hazards Planning, Response and Recovery


ANSI-HSSP Work in Emergency Communications

ANSI-HSSP convened two workshop meetings on the subject of Emergency Communications, addressing subjects such as: EC Lessons Learned from Hurricanes Rita, Katrina, and Wilma Various EC initiatives (e.g., FCC work, GSC-10 Resolution, NRIC VII

Review of PSAPs, WARN Act, NENA NG E9-1-1) New technology initiatives for EC International issues for EC

Dan Bart (TIA) served as workshop leader Participants from both public and private sectors, representing a number

of different industry areas Breakout sessions addressed three of the four “legs” of emergency

communications


Types of Emergency Communications Indiv/Org-to-Indiv/Org: An individual communicating an emergency to another

individual or private organization via available options (e.g., ONSTAR-like message, amateur radio, mobile and land-line communications, broadcast and mass media, Internet, email lists, faxes, information services, and word of mouth).

Indiv/Org-to-Government: An individual communicating an emergency message to appropriate authorities via available options (e.g., E9-1-1/1-1-2 call to Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP), amateur radio, and mobile communications (with or without location services)).

Government-to-Government: Governmental authorities communicating to each other, other agencies and appropriate National Security / Emergency Preparedness (NS/EP)-designated private industry concerns and coordinators (i.e., using all forms of communications services, private radio, Commercial Mobile Radio Services, e-mail/messaging alerts, etc.).

Government-to-Indiv/Org: Government or authorized officials communicating alerts or details of an emergency to individuals and organizations via available options (e.g., Governmental mass media alerts, citizen accessible radio services and common channels, highway alerts, voluntary private sector alert services [localized and national], e-mail/voice-mail and word of mouth).


Indiv/Org-to-Government Issues Discussed

Focus on 9-1-1 from citizens to Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP), where 9-1-1 exists

10-digit lines (Alarm companies from out of area) Third-party call centers (e.g., On-Star, ATX) Need to consider individuals with disabilities and non-English

speaking individuals Although redundancy is provided, what should citizens do if they

cannot reach 9-1-1? Calls also to Homeland Security Operations Center (HSOC) PSAP training, protocols, and credentialing need to be considered by

those entities focusing on government-to-government emergency communications


Categorizing/Tracking Standards and Identifying Gaps in Emergency Communications

ACCESS POINT POTS Cell Phones VoIP

PSAP Personnel* (e.g., training, procedures, certification)

- ATIS-0500004- ATIS-0500005

3rd Party Call Center* (e.g. OnStar, ATX, TeleAid, TRS) Personnel Training & Certification

- ATIS-0500005

Communication Devices - TIA TR-30

- TIA-689-A-2003 (TR-41.1)

- TR-41.3

- T1.XXX-2000

- TIA TR-45

- TIA/EIA-2000

- TIA/EIA-136

-TIA TSB-146 (TR-41.4)-TIA-1057 (TR-41.4)

- TIA TR-45

- TIA-2000-C Technical Infrastructure - ATIS-PP-0500002-200X

- J-STD-025

- T1.678

-ATIS-0500001

- ATIS ESIF Issue 30

- ATIS ESIF Issue 33

- ATIS-PP-0500002-200X

-J-STD-025, J-STD-034,

J-STD-036

- ATIS-PP-0500002-200X

- TIA TR-30

- TIA-1001 (TR-30.1)

- TIA-1066

- TIA-878

- TIA-2000-C

- T1.724


Current Status of EC Workshop

Participants agreed that no further in-person meetings needed at this time

A final workshop white paper will outline the key issues, emergency communications standards identified, gaps/needs areas, and resources for further information/possible partnerships

White paper due by end of the year If further issues arise or additional work needed, the Workshop

will be reconvened


Further Information

Accomplishments of the Panel at its Three-Year Anniversary is posted to the ANSI-HSSP website: www.ansi.org/hssp

ANSI-HSSP welcomes subject matter experts to attend its Workshops and Plenary meetings

Information on joining the ANSI-HSSP and benefits of participation can be obtained from the Secretary ANSI-HSSP Secretary Matt Deane

Director, Homeland Security [email protected] 212-642-4992

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1 Presented by Matt Deane Director, Homeland Security Standards October 5, 2006 The ANSI Homeland Security Standards Panel (HSSP)