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Part Two - Program Specific Information, Continued Transit Agencies - Assessment and Plan Transit agencies must: . Conduct a Transit System Threat and Vulnerability Assessment. If not already completed, each transit agency will be required to conduct a threat and vulnerability assessment (TV A) which includes requirements outlined in The Public Transportation System Security and Emergency Guide, Chapter 5, published by the U,S, Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA), and available at: httD:lltrans it -safetv, vo IDe ,dot. gov !Pub licationsl securi tv IPlann ingGuide,Ddf For purposes of this grant, transit agencies may use the recently completed Security Readiness Assessment conducted by the FT A, Transit agencies may also use the vulnerability assessments that were completed during the previous round ofUASI Transit System Security Grants, These . assessments must be available for federal and state homeland security officials to review upon request. As part of the UASI Program, ODP is making available technical assistance to mass transit agency headquarters for enhancing their capacity and preparedness to respond to weapons of mass destruction (WMD) terrorism, This technical assistance includes provision of a project team that can support the agency on-site in the implementation of a needs assessment process. The overall needs assessment process is used to identify and prioritize mass transit agency needs, according to risk, security, and response capability. The process involves three prirnary components, as follows: 1. Risk Assessment. 2, Response Capabilities Assessment. 3, Needs Assessment. The process will result in two products: 1, Prioritization of security countermeasures and emergency response capability needs based on terrorist threat and risk. 2, Development of a roadmap for future transit agency funding allocations for terrorist attack risk reduction. Continued on next page FY04 Urban Arèas Security Initiative Page 15