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Best Available and Safest Technologies for Offshore Oil and Gas
Operations: Options for Implementation explores a range of options
for improving the implementation of the U.S. Department of the
Interior's congressional mandate to require the use of best
available and safety technologies in offshore oil and gas
operations. In the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, Congress
directs the Secretary of the Interior to regulate oil and gas
operations in federal waters. The act mandates that the Secretary
"shall require, on all new drilling and production operations and,
wherever practicable, on existing operations, the use of the best
available and safest technologies which the Secretary determines to
be economically feasible, wherever failure of equipment would have
a significant effect on safety, health, or the environment, except
where the Secretary determines that the incremental benefits are
clearly insufficient to justify the incremental costs of utilizing
such technologies." This report, which was requested by Department
of the Interior's Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
(BSEE), also reviews options and issues that BSEE is already
considering to improve implementation of the best available and
safest technologies requirement. Table of Contents Front Matter
BEST AVAILABLE AND SAFEST TECHNOLOGIES FOR OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS
OPERATIONS: OPTIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION Summary 1 Introduction 2
Processes for Identifying Technologies 3 Processes for Evaluating
and Developing Technologies 4 Implementation Mechanisms References
Appendix A: Statement of Task Appendix B: Lessons from Other
Organizations for Best Available and Safest Technologies
Implementation Study Committee Biographical Information
This volume explores the safety and availability of the nation's
supply of blood and blood components. It discusses the risks of
disease transmission, methods of guarding the blood supply, new
ideas on safety and monitoring, risk tolerance, risk communication,
and no-fault insurance. Table of Contents Front Matter 1: Current
Risks of Disease Transmission 2: Guarding the Blood Supply 3: New
Ideas for Safety and Monitoring 4: Risk Tolerance 5: Risk
Communication 6: No-Fault Insurance 7: Concluding Remarks Appendix
A: Acronyms and Abbreviations Appendix B: Workshop Participants
This volume discusses the current state of the nation's blood
supply?including studies of blood availability, ways of enhancing
blood collection and distribution, frozen red cell technology,
logistical concerns in prepositioning frozen blood, extended liquid
storage of red cells, and blood substitutes. Table of Contents
Front Matter I Current State of the Blood Supply II Enhancing
Collections III Enhancing Distribution IV Expanding the
Alternatives V Closing Remarks Appendixes
Under the Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management
Act (FCMA), managers are required to use the a /best scientific
information availablea in the preparation of federal fishery
management plans (National Standard 2 in the FCMA). However, the
Act provides no further guidance as to how conformance to this
standard should be determined. Because adherence to this standard
has often been contentious, Congress has considered adding a
definition for what constitutes a /best scientific information
availablea in the reauthorization of the FCMA. This report examines
both the current application and the controversy over the standard
and concludes that a legislative definition would be too inflexible
to accommodate regional differences and future advances in science
and technology. Instead, the report recommends that NOAA Fisheries
adopt procedural guidelines to ensure that the scientific
information used in the development of fishery management plans is
relevant and timely and is the product of processes characterized
by inclusiveness, transparency and openness, timeliness, and peer
review.
Pain is both a symptom and a disease. It manifests in multiple
forms and its treatment is complex. Physical, social, economic, and
emotional consequences of pain can impair an individual's overall
health, well-being, productivity, and relationships in myriad ways.
The impact of pain at a population level is vast and, while
estimates differ, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
reported that 50 million U.S. adults are living in pain. In terms
of pain's global impact, estimates suggest the problem affects
approximately 1 in 5 adults across the world, with nearly 1 in 10
adults newly diagnosed with chronic pain each year. In recent
years, the issues surrounding the complexity of pain management
have contributed to increased demand for alternative strategies for
treating pain. One such strategy is to expand use of topical pain
medications?medications applied to intact skin. This nonoral route
of administration for pain medication has the potential benefit, in
theory, of local activity and fewer systemic side effects.
Compounding is an age-old pharmaceutical practice of combining,
mixing, or adjusting ingredients to create a tailored medication to
meet the needs of a patient. The aim of compounding, historically,
has been to provide patients with access to therapeutic
alternatives that are safe and effective, especially for people
with clinical needs that cannot otherwise be met by commercially
available FDA-approved drugs. Compounded Topical Pain Creams
explores issues regarding the safety and effectiveness of the
ingredients in these pain creams. This report analyzes the
available scientific data relating to the ingredients used in
compounded topical pain creams and offers recommendations regarding
the treatment of patients. Table of Contents Front Matter Summary 1
Introduction 2 Role of Topical Pain Creams in Pain Management 3
Fundamentals, Use, and Common Ingredients in Compounded Topical
Pain Creams 4 Gaps in Regulation, Oversight, and Surveillance 5
Science of Compounded Topical Pain Creams 6 A Review of the Safety
and Effectiveness of Select Ingredients in Compounded Topical Pain
Creams 7 Additional Concerns Related to the Use of Compounded
Topical Pain Creams 8 Recommendations Regarding the Treatment of
Patients with Compounded Topical Pain Creams Appendix A: Study
Approach Appendix B: Literature Review Appendix C: Commissioned
Paper: Topical Dosage Form Development and Evaluation Appendix D:
Glossary Appendix E: 503A and 503B Distribution Supplement Appendix
F: Adverse Events Table Appendix G: Potential Adverse Effects from
Oral Administration of 20 Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients
Commonly Used in Compounded Topical Pain Creams Appendix H:
Expanded Discussion on Special Populations to Consider in Pain
Management Appendix I: Biographical Sketches for Committee Members,
Fellow, Consultants, and Staff
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