The Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards, or CFATS, is a program administered by the Department of Homeland Security with the aim of protecting “high-risk” chemical facilities across the United States.
Chemical companies seeking to comply with federal Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) regulations have focused almost entirely on using the Department of Homeland Security's Web-based Chemical Security Assessment Tool (CSAT) to create and submit a Site Security Plan.
Recent allegations of mismanagement and spending abuse by the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards program has Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley seeking answers from Janet Napolitano.
It has been five years since the Department of Homeland Security introduced the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS), a program designed to secure the nation's chemical infrastructure by identifying high risk chemical facilities and requiring them to implement risk-based performance standards.
The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection & Security Technologies approved a bill (H.R. 901) that would extend the Department of Homeland Security's Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards another seven years.
Existing Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards are effective and should be made permanent, NPRA, the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association, said in written testimony submitted to a congressional panel.
