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Tuesday, September 1, 2020
SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19
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USDA Implements Immediate Measures to Help Rural Residents, Businesses and Communities Affected by COVID-19
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USDA Implements Immediate Measures to Help Rural Residents, Businesses and Communities Affected by COVID-19 September 1, 2020- USDA Rural Development has taken a number of immediate actions to help rural residents, businesses and communities affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Rural Development will keep our customers, partners and stakeholders continuously updated as more actions are taken to better serve rural America. Read the full stakeholder announcement here.
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Press Release: TSA continues piloting “self-service” checkpoint technology
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 1, 2020
TSA continues piloting "self-service" checkpoint technology
Effort promotes social distancing, reduces contact between officers and passengers
WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is piloting a new touchless "self-service" technology that matches a traveler's live photo with the photo on their ID. The initiative automatically authenticates a traveler's ID, matches the live photo with the image on their ID, and confirms their flight information in near real time.
"In light of COVID-19, advanced health and safety precautions have become a top priority and part of the new normal for TSA," said TSA Administrator David Pekoske. "As a result, we are exploring rapid testing and deployment of this touchless, self-service technology. At the conclusion of the pilot, we expect to be able to determine how positioning the new technology will allow passengers to use it themselves thereby providing a safer checkpoint experience, while adding significant security benefits."
The current pilot at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) follows a previous 30-day test of the credential authentication technology with a camera in September 2019 at McCarran International Airport with volunteer TSA PreCheck™ passengers. Following that pilot, TSA refined the technology in partnership with the vendor and industry experts. The pilot at DCA also includes volunteer TSA PreCheck travelers, who generally have the shortest wait times and the least amount of physical contact while at a TSA checkpoint.
Travelers at DCA are now able to voluntarily participate in the pilot. Passengers will be able to approach the device and insert their own ID into the scanner for authentication, rather than physically handing it to a TSA officer, thus promoting social distancing and reducing physical contact. The device will also verify the identity of passengers by taking a photo of the traveler and comparing it with the image on their ID. The device will display results for face matching, ID authentication, and flight information to the TSA officer, who will be behind an acrylic shield to further minimize contact between the officer and passengers.
The credential authentication technology units authenticate several thousand types of IDs including:
- U.S. driver's licenses and photo IDs issued by state motor vehicle departments
- U.S. passports/Permanent resident cards or visas
- U.S. military common access cards/Retired and Uniformed service military ID cards
- Department of Homeland Security Trusted Traveler ID cards
Photographs of travelers taken as part of the program are not saved, as there is no capacity to do so. The photographs are only used for identity verification to confirm that the photo matches the image on the traveler's ID and ensure the passenger is the true bearer of an authentic ID. Signs near the checkpoint will provide notice to passengers on how to participate in the pilot, in addition to providing instructions on how to decline having their photo taken, although passenger IDs will still have to be scanned through the device for identity verification. Participating travelers may complete a brief survey via a QR code regarding their experience and satisfaction with the self-service system and its usability.
For broadcast content, please see TSA courtesy B-roll of the new machines in use at DCA.
Credential Authentication Technology with attached camera. Photo courtesy of TSA.
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The Transportation Security Administration was created to strengthen the security of the nation's transportation systems and ensure the freedom of movement for people and commerce. TSA uses a risk-based strategy and works closely with transportation, law enforcement and intelligence communities to set the standard for excellence in transportation security.
For more information about TSA, please visit our website at tsa.gov.
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GAIN Reports from Monday, August 31, 2020
| The following Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) reports were released on Monday, August 31, 2020. Armenia: Armenia to Have Beef Pork Poultry and Whey TRQs in 2021 On August 18, 2020, the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) issued Decision No. 102, establishing tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) and respective volumes for imports of meat, poultry, and whey into the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). In line with the WTO commitments, Russia's TRQ volumes will remain unchanged from 2020. TRQ volumes for Belarus, Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz republic will also be the same as in 2020, while Armenia will have TRQs for beef, pork, poultry and whey in 2021, for the first time since its EAEU accession in 2015.
FAS/Canada projects modest growth in chicken meat production in 2021, as federal and provincial governments as well as consumers remain cautious in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Calendar year 2021 import tariff rate quota volumes are expected to reach nearly 105,000 metric tons (MT), of which 49,000 MT will be available exclusively to U.S. suppliers following USMCA implementation. FAS/Canada expects the United States to maintain a greater than 80 percent share of total Canadian chicken meat imports in 2021.
Japan: Livestock and Products Annual Beef production is projected to remain flat in 2021 as marginally higher slaughter is offset by lower carcass weights. Falling wagyu prices due to oversupply is expected to lead to slightly lower calf production in 2021. Beef consumption is projected to recover in 2021 after a slowdown in 2020. Beef imports will remain flat as traders maintain buffer stocks against future market shocks. Pork production in 2021 is estimated to increase around one percent as producers rebound from a Classical Swine Fever outbreak in 2018. Pork consumption will remain strong as rising household consumption offsets declining foodservice demand. Expanding pork stocks will put downward pressure on imports in 2020 and is projected to limit 2021 growth to less than half a percent.
Poland: Polish ASF Cases Spike in Summer 2020
On August 18, 2020, the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) issued Decision No. 102, establishing tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) and respective volumes for imports of meat, poultry, and whey into the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). In line with the WTO commitments, Russia's TRQ volumes will remain unchanged from 2020. TRQ volumes for Belarus, Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz republic will also be the same as in 2020, while Armenia will have TRQs for beef, pork, poultry and whey in 2021, for the first time since its EAEU accession in 2015. This report provides trade data on Vietnam's monthly rice exports by grade and destination and weekly export quotes for rice by grade.
For more information, or for an archive of all FAS GAIN reports, please visit gain.fas.usda.gov/.
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