HHS · no agency ID · record R0691

Rapid Detection of Acute Releases of Toxic Substances (RaDARTS)

Department of Health and Human Services · HHS/CDC

Overview

Development stage: In development or acquisitionSource: a) Pre-deployment – The use case is in a development or acquisition status.
High-impact designation: Not high-impactSource: c) Not high-impact
Impact justification: Not reported
Start date: Not reported
Withheld from public reporting: NoSource: a) No

Mission

Topic area: Emergency Management
Operational functions: Summarization Derived by keyword rules; see methodology

Problem the AI is intended to solve

Reporting on Acute Releases of Toxic substances involves review of new media sources and is a highly labor intensive process which may involve missed content. The goal is to rapidly ingest, categorize, summarize, and store data from news media sources to inform situational awareness and surveillance of Acute Releases of Toxic Substances.

Expected benefits

This project aligns with the NCEH/ATSDR Strategic Framework to: Monitor and effectively respond to environmental public health hazards, emergencies, and threats that affect domestic and international health security and build appropriate capacity within state, local, territorial and tribal communities. This project will significantly reduce burden on staff, the time it takes to review data, improve the timeliness of information, and all in a cost-effective manner.

System outputs

Data points such as the number of people injured, the number of fatalities, and any public health actions associated with the events(e.g. shelter in place, evacuation)

Technology

AI classification: Natural language processingSource: Natural Language Processing: AI that processes, interprets, and shares information in human language.
System name(s): Not reported
Custom-developed code: Not reported
Public source code: Not reported

Sourcing

How it was built: Not reported
Vendor (as reported): Not reported
Vendors (standardized): None on the standard list

A vendor is the supplier named by the agency. It does not identify the underlying model or AI technology.

Data and privacy

Involves PII: Not reported
Privacy Impact Assessment: Not reported
Authorization to Operate: Not reported
Demographic features: Not reported
Training and evaluation data: Not reported
Federal Data Catalog: Not reported

Governance

0 of 8 minimum-practice questions answered. A blank answer means the agency reported nothing; it does not mean the practice is absent.

Pre-deployment testingNo answer reported

AI impact assessmentNo answer reported

Independent reviewNo answer reported

Ongoing monitoringNo answer reported

Operator trainingNo answer reported

Fail-safeNo answer reported

Appeal processNo answer reported

User and public consultationNo answer reported

Potential impacts and how they were identified

Not reported