Office of Grants and Training Preparedness Directorate U.S. Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC 20531 G&T Information Bulletin No. 215 August 04, 2006 TO: All State Administrative Agency Heads All State Administrative Points of Contact All State Homeland Security Directors All Urban Area Core City/Core County Points of Contact All Protective Security Advisors FROM: Tracy A. Henke Assistant Secretary, Office of Grants and Training SUBJECT: FY 2006 Risk Analysis for the Homeland Security Grant Program On July 11th and 12th, the DHS Office of Grants and Training (G&T) hosted the FY 2006 Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) After Action Conference to solicit State and local feedback on the overall FY 2006 homeland security planning process. At this conference, participants made three recommendations with regard to risk analysis: 1. Provide detailed briefings to state and local partners on the core components of the risk methodology used in the FY 2006 process. 2. Involve state and local representatives in the data vetting process. 3. Establish/convene a working group of federal, state, and local representatives to provide additional input on the specific components of the risk analysis process DHS is responding to this valuable feedback through a joint effort between G&T and the Infrastructure Protection Risk Management Division (RMD). To meet the first recommendation, DHS will deliver a presentation of the FY 2006 HSGP Risk Analysis Methodology for Homeland Security Advisors and State Administrative Agencies via teleconference on August 4th. A more detailed explanation and facilitated discussion on the core components of the methodology will be provided at the Preparedness Directorate regional meetings in eight of the 10 FEMA regions this summer. For the two regions (4 & 5) where these regional meetings have already occurred, we are exploring other options for this outreach effort. A description of the DHS Risk-Based Approach is also available on the G&T website. (See http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/newsreleases/HSGP_risk_analysis.pdf) To meet the second recommendation, DHS is providing all States and 90 candidate areas with immediate visibility of the asset data used in the FY 2006 HSGP risk calculation12. This will be done through a web-accessible system (iMapData). It is important to understand that only asset information used in the asset risk portion of the equation will appear, and that data does not represent all infrastructures in the jurisdiction, but those infrastructures that met the threshold values set in particular asset types. Attachment A lists the 90 candidate areas considered in the UASI risk analysis. Attachment B describes the asset data and the thresholds used. Each State Administrative Agency (SAA) should coordinate the selection of up to two designated individuals for each State, Territory, and candidate area included in the risk analysis3 to receive iMapData accounts. These individuals will also be able to provide corrections and additions through the iMapData system to DHS for consideration in the risk analysis. All feedback must be submitted by August 18th to be considered for the FY 2007 analysis. The individuals must be State, Territory, or Urban Area employees, or contractors working directly for the agency4. In some cases, an individual may be granted access to multiple candidate areas. Ideally, people who already have iMapData accounts5 will be designated as they are already familiar with the system. Attachment C provides a current list of active iMapData users. Please email the following information for each designated individual to Lauren Fernandez at Lauren.Fernandez@dhs.gov - Name (first, last) - Organization - Email address - Address (street, city, state, zip) - Phone number - Specify if the individual already has a DHS iMapData account (see Attachment C) - Specify what access should be granted: which state and/or candidate areas (see Attachment A) Upon receipt of this information, each designated individual will be provided with a notice of account activation and instructions on the use of the iMapData system. 1 The asset data used in the FY 2006 HSGP risk calculation was a snapshot taken in October 2005 and does not include any information provided to DHS since that time. 2 Note that the asset data used in this risk analysis is not pulled exclusively from the National Asset Database (NADB). The NADB was one of many data sources queried to provide data for the analysis. Very limited infrastructure information was available on US Trust Territories. 3 Urban Area Working Groups should identify individuals for access to the Urban Area risk data and communicate this to the SAA. 4 Designated individuals cannot share their login information, and are responsible for maintaining the security of the For Official Use Only (FOUO) asset data to which they have access. They may display the data for others in their state or urban area who have a need to know. 5 iMapData accounts have been provided by DHS to states free of charge since March of 2003. To meet the third recommendation, DHS will open discussion on the specific components of the risk analysis process with dialogue at the regional meetings. DHS is also exploring how to establish additional channels for input over time. Questions on this information bulletin may be directed to the G&T Centralized Scheduling and Information Desk at askcsid@dhs.gov or 1-800-368-6498. Attachments B and C are For Official Use Only. These attachments will not be posted on the G&T Website. Attachment A States and Candidate Areas included in the FY 2006 HSGP Risk Analysis As described in Information Bulletin #200, all cities with a population greater than 100,000 and any city with reported threat data during the past year were included in the risk calculation. Cities on the list with shared city boundaries were combined into a single entity for data count purposes. A 10-mile buffer was then drawn from the border of that city or combined entity to establish the geographical area in which data was evaluated. These areas are listed below. Each State may identify up to two individuals from each candidate area for access to the asset data. State Candidate Area State Candidate Area State Candidate Area AK Anchorage IL Aurora-IL Area OH Cincinnati AL Birmingham IL Chicago OH Cleveland AL Montgomery IN Fort Wayne OH Columbus AZ Phoenix Area IN Indianapolis OH Hebron AZ Tucson KS Wichita OH Oak Harbor CA Bakersfield KSMO Kansas City KS & MO OH Toledo Area Area CA Fresno KY Lexington-Fayette OK Oklahoma City Area CA Lancaster-CA Area KY Louisville OK Tulsa CA Lodi LA Baton Rouge ORWA Portland OR & Vancouver WA Area CA Los Angeles Area LA New Orleans PA Masontown CA Modesto MA Boston Area PA Philadelphia CA Ontario CA Area MD Annapolis PA Pittsburgh CA Orange-CA Area MD Baltimore PR Bayamon CA Riverside Area MI Detroit Area PR San Juan Area CA Sacramento Area MN Minneapolis-St.Paul TN Memphis Area CA San Diego Area MO St. Louis TN Nashville-Davidson CA San Francisco Area NC Charlotte TX Austin CA Stockton NC Greensboro TX Corpus Christi CA Ventura Area NC Raleigh Area TX Dallas Area CO Colorado Springs NE Lincoln TX El Paso CO Denver Area NE Omaha TX Houston Area DC National Capital Region NJ Atlantic City TX Laredo FL Daytona Beach NJ Newark Area TX Lubbock FL Fort Lauderdale Area NM Albuquerque TX San Antonio FL Jacksonville NV Henderson UT Salt Lake City Area FL Miami Area NV Las Vegas Area VA Norfolk Area FL Orlando NY Buffalo VT Burlington FL Tampa Area NY New York City Area WA Seattle Area GA Atlanta NY Rochester WI Madison HI Honolulu OH Akron WI Milwaukee A-1 Attachment A States and Candidate Areas included in the FY 2006 HSGP Risk Analysis The following States and Territories were included in the FY 2006 HSGP Risk Analysis State Urban Area State Urban Area AK AL AR AS AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA GU HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MIMNMOMPAlaska Alabama Arkansas American Samoa Arizona California Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Delaware Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Iowa Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Maine Michigan Minnesota Missouri Northern Mariana Islands MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA PR RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VI VT WA WI WV WY Mississippi Montana North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Nevada New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia U.S. Virgin Islands Vermont Washington Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming