﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>National Technical Reports Library: 43 - State </title><link>http://www.ntis.gov/rss/RSSNTISCategoryList.aspx</link><description>National Technical Reports Library</description><language>en</language><copyright>(c) 2008, National Technical Information Service. All rights reserved.</copyright><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>RSS Feed</title><url>http://www.ntis.gov/images/logoRSS.jpg</url><link>http://www.ntis.gov</link></image><item><title>Annual Groundwater Detection Monitoring Report for the Idaho CERCLA Disposal Facility (2008).</title><description>This report presents the data collected for groundwater detection monitoring at the Idaho Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) Disposal Facility (ICDF) during calendar year 2008. 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Monitoring Report No. 13, July 1, 1998, to June 30, 1999.</title><description>The Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) used a water quality index (WQI) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys (USEPAs) Rapid Bioassessment Protocol III (RBP III) to assess the chemical water quality, biological conditions, and physical ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101983</link></item><item><title>Assessment of Interstate Streams in the Susquehanna River Basin. Monitoring Report No. 14, July 1, 1999, to June 30, 2000.</title><description>The Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) used a water quality index (WQI) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys (USEPAs) Rapid Bioassessment Protocol III (RBP III) to assess the chemical water quality, biological conditions, and physical ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101984</link></item><item><title>Assessment of Interstate Streams in the Susquehanna River Basin. Monitoring Report No. 15, July 1, 2000, to June 20, 2001.</title><description>The Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) used a water quality index (WQI) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys (USEPAs) Rapid Bioassessment Protocol III (RBP III) to assess the chemical water quality, biological conditions, and physical ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101985</link></item><item><title>Biennial Report to the Congress on Coastal Zone Management, Fiscal Years 1982 and 1983 (Public Law 96-464).</title><description>Section 316 of the Coastal Zone Management Act, as amended, requires that the Secretary of Commerce prepare and submit to the President for transmittal to the Congress, a report summarizing the administration of the Act for each biennial period. The  ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102068</link></item><item><title>Biennial Report to the Congress on Coastal Zone Management, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989.</title><description>The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is required to submit a report to Congress not later than April 1 on the administration of the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) during the preceding two fiscal years. Pursuant to Section 31 ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102069</link></item><item><title>Biennial Report to the Congress on Coastal Zone Management. Volume I. Executive Summary, September 1992.</title><description>The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is required to submit a report to Congress not later than April 1 on the administration of the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) during the preceding two fiscal years. Pursuant to Section 31 ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102072</link></item><item><title>Biennial Report to the Congress on Coastal Zone Management. Volume II, September 1992.</title><description>The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is required to submit a report to Congress not later than April 1 on the administration of the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) during the preceding two fiscal years. Pursuant to Section 31 ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102073</link></item><item><title>Biennial Report to the Congress on the Administration of the Coastal Zone Management Act, 1992-1993. Volume I. Executive Summary.</title><description>The Biennial Report to Congress is a status report on implementation of the national Coastal Zone Management Program (CZM) and National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA). Covered in the rep ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102070</link></item><item><title>Biennial Report to the Congress on the Administration of the Coastal Zone Management Act, 1992-1993. Volume II.</title><description>The Biennial Report to Congress is a status report on implementation of the national Coastal Zone Management Program (CZM) and National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA). Covered in the rep ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102071</link></item><item><title>Capital Gains and Losses, IRS Tax Form 1040, Schedule D, 2009.</title><description>Internal Revenue Service Tax Form 1040, Schedule D, 2009. Sold in packages of 100 copies only. ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=GPO048004025078</link></item><item><title>Coastal Recreation: A Handbook for Planners and Managers. Executive Summary.</title><description>This executive summary presents highlights of a document produced by the Office of Coastal Zone Management (OCZM) entitle 'Coastal Recreation: A Handbook for Planners and Managers' (PB-270 708). This summary has been developed to provide the reader w ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102066</link></item><item><title>Credit Cards: Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Could Better Reflect the Evolving Debt Collection Marketplace and Use of Technology.</title><description>Approximately 6.6 percent of credit cards were 30 or more days past due in the first quarter of 2009--the highest rate in 18 years. To recover delinquent debt, credit card issuers may use their own collection departments, outside collection agencies, ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010100919</link></item><item><title>Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety (DDACTS). Operational Guidelines.</title><description>Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety (DDACTS) is a law enforcement operational model supported by a partnership among the Department of Transportations National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and two agencies of the Department of ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101965</link></item><item><title>Depreciation and Amortization (Including Information on Listed Property), IRS Tax Form 4562, 2009.</title><description>Internal Revenue Service Tax Form 4562, 2009. Sold in packages of 100 copies only. ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=GPO048004025108</link></item><item><title>Depression and the Initiation of Alcohol and Other Drug Use among Youths Aged 12 to 17.</title><description>Research has shown that there is a strong association between mental health disorders and substance use disorders, but findings about the order of onset and direction of influence vary by substance and type of disorder. There is strong evidence, for  ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101151</link></item><item><title>Developing a Sustainable Flexible Pavement Database in Texas.</title><description>This project has demonstrated that it is possible to track the network-level performance of surface mixtures constructed in Texas. A procedure is outlined in the report to accomplish this and involves firstly identifying a projects extents in terms o ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101358</link></item><item><title>Disproportionate Minority Contact Addressing disproportinate contact in juvenile justice: Reducing Disproportionate Minority Contact: Preparation at the Local Level.</title><description>Disproportionate minority contact (DMC) refers to the disproportionate representation of minority youth in the juvenile justice system. DMC first cameto national attention in 1988, when the Coalition for Juvenile Justice (formerly the National Coalit ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101936</link></item><item><title>Driver Comprehension of Managed Lane Signing.</title><description>A statewide survey of driver comprehension of managed lane signing is reported. Computer-based surveys were conducted using video clips of computer animations as well as still images of signs. The surveys were conducted in four Texas cities with a to ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101348</link></item><item><title>East Tennessee Hydrogen Initiative: Chattanooga. Charting a Course for the Region's Hydrogen Transportation Infrastructure.</title><description>This report documents the results of the research project completed by the Center for Energy, Transportation and the Environment (CETE) at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) under Federal Transit Administration Cooperative Agreement TN- ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101948</link></item><item><title>Effects of On-Street Parking on Cyclist Route Choice and the Operational Behavior of Cyclists and Motorists.</title><description>Because of the serious societal, environmental, economic, and public health problems associated with motorized transportation, there is increased interest in encouraging non-motorized modes of travel. The current study contributes toward this objecti ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101361</link></item><item><title>Effects of Texas Fly Ash on Air-Entrainment in Concrete: Comprehensive Report.</title><description>This report summarizes a comprehensive joint-research project, funded by The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and performed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and Cornell University. This three-volume report is perhaps the  ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101352</link></item><item><title>Electronic Vehicle Identification: Applications and Implementation Considerations.</title><description>Electronic vehicle identification (EVI) is already an important component of electronic toll collection. Universal EVI would provide the opportunity for transportation agencies to introduce ITS features such as in-vehicle information systems. In this ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101353</link></item><item><title>EmX Franklin Corridor: BRT Project Evaluation.</title><description>Since 1996 Lane Transit District (LTD) actively pursued the development of a bus rapid transit (BRT) system. As part of the update process of TransPlan, a 20-year government plan to spend $1.53 billion on the transportation system of the Eugene-Sprin ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101967</link></item><item><title>Energy Education Resources: Kindergarten Through 12th Grade, July 2005.</title><description>Energy Education Resources: Kindergarten Through 12th grade is published by the National Energy Information Center (NEIC), a service of the Energy Information Administration (EIA), to provide students, educators, and other information users a list of ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101441</link></item><item><title>Energy Education Resources: Kindergarten Through 12th Grade, September 2003.</title><description>Energy Education Resources: Kindergarten Through 12th Grade is published by the National Energy Information Center (NEIC), a service of the Energy Information Administration (EIA), to provide students, educators, and other information users a list of ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101159</link></item><item><title>Energy Education Resources: Kindergarten Through 12th Grade, September 2004.</title><description>Energy Education Resources: Kindergarten Through 12th Grade is published by the National Energy Information Center (NEIC), a service of the Energy Information Administration (EIA), to provide students, educators, and other information users a list of ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101160</link></item><item><title>Energy-Water Nexus: Improvements to Federal Water Use Data Would Increase Understanding of Trends in Power Plant Water Use.</title><description>In 2000, thermoelectric power plants accounted for 39 percent of total U.S. freshwater withdrawals. Traditionally, power plants have withdrawn water from rivers and other water sources to cool the steam used to produce electricity, so that it may be  ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010100917</link></item><item><title>Enhanced Night Visibility Series, Volume IX: Phase II--Characterization of Experimental Objects.</title><description>The overall goal of the Federal Highway Administrations (FHWA) Visibility Research Program is to enhance the safety of road users through near-term improvements of the visibility on and along the roadway. The program also promotes the advancement of  ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101161</link></item><item><title>Enhanced Night Visibility Series, Volume XI: Phase II--Cost Benefit Analysis.</title><description>The overall goal of the Federal Highway Administrations (FHWA) Visibility Research Program is to enhance the safety of road users through near-term improvements of the visibility on and along the roadway. The program also promotes the advancement of  ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101162</link></item><item><title>Enhanced Night Visibility Series, Volume XII: Overview of Phase II and Development of Phase III Experimental Plan.</title><description>The overall goal of the Federal Highway Administrations (FHWA) Visibility Research Program is to enhance the safety of road users through near-term improvements of the visibility on and along the roadway. The program also promotes the advancement of  ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101163</link></item><item><title>Enhanced Night Visibility Series, Volume XIII: Phase III-Study 1: Comparison of Near Infrared, Far Infrared, High Intensity Discharge, and Halogen Headlamps on Object Detection in Nighttime Clear Weather.</title><description>The overall goal of the Federal Highway Administrations (FHWA) Visibility Research Program is enhance the safety of road users through near-term improvements of the visibility on and along the roadway. The program also promotes the advancement of new ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101164</link></item><item><title>Enhanced Night Visibility Series, Volume XV: Phase III--Study 3: Influence of Beam Characteristics on Discomfort and Disability Glare.</title><description>The overall goal of the Federal Highway Administrations (FHWA) Visibility Research Program is to enhance the safety of road users through near-term improvements of the visibility on and along the roadway. The program also promotes the advancement of  ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101165</link></item><item><title>Enhanced Night Visibility Series, Volume XVI: Phase III--Characterization of Experimental Objects.</title><description>The overall goal of the Federal Highway Administrations (FHWA) Visibility Research Program is to enhance the safety of road users through near-term improvements of the visibility on and along the roadway. The program also promotes the advancement of  ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101166</link></item><item><title>Enhanced Night Visibility Series, Volume XVII: Phase II and III--Characterization of Experimental Vision Enhancement Systems.</title><description>The overall goal of the Federal Highway Administrations (FHWA) Visibility Research Program is to enhance the safety of road users through near-term improvements of the visibility on and along the roadway. The program also promotes the advancement of  ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101167</link></item><item><title>Estimating Low-Flow Frequency Statistics and Hydrologic Analysis of Selected Streamflow-Gaging Stations, Nooksack River Basin, Northwestern Washington and Canada.</title><description>Low-flow frequency statistics were computed at 17 continuous-record streamflow-gaging stations and 8 miscellaneous measurement sites in and near the Nooksack River basin in northwestern Washington and Canada, including the 1, 3, 7, 15, 30, and 60 con ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101889</link></item><item><title>Estimating the Benefits of Managed Lanes. Final Report.</title><description>Stated preference (SP) studies developed to estimate travelers value of travel time savings (VTTS) on managed lanes (ML) may underestimate the VTTS. This study investigates survey design strategies and differentiating the VTTS for ordinary and six co ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101958</link></item><item><title>Evaluation of Al-Zn-In Alloy for Galvanic Cathodic Protection of Bridge Decks.</title><description>The objective of project NCHRP-100A was to develop a galvanic mesh anode for bridge deck application. The concept was to develop an expanded mesh or perforated sheet that would last at least 25 years, be durable for construction, not interfere with c ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101385</link></item><item><title>FAA Regional Service Demand Study: Task B - Forecast of Passengers, Operations and Other Activities for Stewart International Airport.</title><description>This report presents comprehensive forecasts of aviation demand at Stewart International Airport for the years 2005 through 2015, 2020, and 2025. These forecasts were prepared as part of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Regional Air Service  ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101155</link></item><item><title>Female Victims of Violence. Bureau of Justice Statistics Selected Findings.</title><description>This report provides the current findings on nonfatal and fatal violent crimes committed against females. Data are from the Bureau of Justice Statistics National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), 1993 to 2008, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101516</link></item><item><title>Fifteen Years of Guidelines Sentencing: An Assessment of How Well the Federal Criminal Justice System is Achieving the Goals of Sentencing Reform.</title><description>The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 (hereinafter the SRA) ushered in a new era of sentencing in federal courts. Prior to implementation of the SRA, federal crimes carried very broad ranges of penalties, and federal judges had the discretion to choose t ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101484</link></item><item><title>Financial Institutions Outreach Initiative: Report on Outreach to Large Depository Institutions.</title><description>The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is engaged in a variety of initiatives to ensure that our mission as administrator of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) is carried out in the most efficient and effective manner possible. This outreach will  ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101943</link></item><item><title>Food Code, 2009.</title><description>The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are pleased to jointly announce the publication of the 2009 edition of the Food Code. The Food Code is a reference ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2009112613</link></item><item><title>'Green' Transportation of Taxes and Fees: A Survey of Californians.</title><description>This report explores public opinion on a new and promising concept--green transportation taxes and fees. These are taxes and fees set at variable rates, with higher rates for more polluting vehicles and lower rates for those that pollute less. This a ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101975</link></item><item><title>Guidance for Establishing Crisis Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations. A Letter Report.</title><description>On behalf of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Committee on Guidance for Establishing Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations, we are pleased to report our conclusions and recommendations. At the request of the Office of the Assistant Secretar ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101921</link></item><item><title>Guidance for Establishing Crisis Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations: A Letter Report.</title><description>This guidance is intended to assist federal policy makers and state and local officials in the development of more extensive and nationally/regionally consistent crisis standards of care policies and protocols that are applicable to all disaster situ ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101486</link></item><item><title>Guide for Statewide Impaired-Driving Task Forces.</title><description>The purpose of this guide is to assist State officials and other stakeholders who are interested in establishing an Impaired-Driving Statewide Task Force or who are exploring ways to improve their current Task Force. 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This report discusses findings in the following areas: ITS  ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101884</link></item><item><title>Impacts of Port, Rail, and Border Drayage in Texas.</title><description>This report examines Texas dray operations of interest to TxDOT planners. Chapter 1 provides background to the study and summarizes an earlier study report. Chapter 2 reports on a large drayage driver survey conducted at the Union Pacific Englewood i ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101360</link></item><item><title>Implementation Project: Strengthening of a Bridge near Hondo, Texas using Post-Installed Shear Connectors.</title><description>This project was an implementation of research conducted under TxDOT Research Project 0-4124 on the use of post-installed shear connectors to develop composite action in existing non-composite steel bridge girder systems. 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The figures used for the a ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101367</link></item><item><title>Influence of Service Planning Decisions on Rail Transit Success or Failure.</title><description>Some United States metropolitan areas with rail transit systems enjoy ridership and productivity success while others do not. This study examines the experiences of 11 U.S. metropolitan areas with between onr million and five million persons to bette ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010102350</link></item><item><title>Itemized Deductions, IRS Tax Form 1040, Schedule A, 2009.</title><description>IRS Tax Form 1040, Schedule A, 2009. Sold in packages of 100 copies only. ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=GPO048004025043</link></item><item><title>Itemized Deductions; Interest and Ordinary Dividends, IRS Tax Form 1040, Schedule B, 2009.</title><description>IRS Tax Form 1040, Schedule B, 2009. 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Greenville used saturation patrols. Charlesto ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101954</link></item><item><title>Optimized Design of Concrete Curb under Off Tracking Loads.</title><description>Most research studies in the portland cement concrete (PCC) pavement area focused on addressing distresses related to pavement structure itself. As a result, the design and construction of other structural elements of the concrete curb and curb and g ...</description><link>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2010101363</link></item><item><title>Overview of Federal Criminal Cases: Fiscal Year 2007.</title><description>In fiscal year 2007, the United States Sentencing Commission received information on 73,062 new federal criminal cases. Among these cases, 72,865 involved an individual defendant and 197 involved a corporation or other organizational defendant. 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