Re: DHS letters for fuel and facility access

[james jones <james.voip () gmail com>]

I get that thanks, wasn’t trying to be snarky just genuinely curious.

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> On Mar 16, 2020, at 4:46 PM, Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com> wrote:
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> 
> In response to a snarky question offlist.  Yes, the DHS letters are just copies.  Yes, the DHS letters are easy to 
> counterfeit.
>
> Not a lawyer, but counterfeiting an official federal document during a national state of emergency likely violates 
> many federal and state laws.
>
> DON'T DO IT.
>
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> > On Mon, 16 Mar 2020, Sean Donelan wrote:
> > On some other mailing lists, FCC licensed operators are reporting they have received letters from the Department of 
> > Homeland Security authorizing "access" and "fuel" priority.
> >
> > Occasionally, DHS issues these letters after natural disasters such as hurricanes for hospitals and critical 
> > facilities.  I haven't heard of them issued for pandemics.