What is the definition of A Commercial Grade (ACG) for the purposes of CFATS? Specifically, under Appendix A of the Chemical facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS), 6 CFR Part 27, if a chemical facility manufactures or otherwise possesses a Theft/Diversion or Sabotage chemical of interest (COI) but does not directly offer the chemical for commercial sale, does the facility need to count the chemical toward the applicable screening threshold quantity to determine if the facility must submit a Top-Screen to DHS? Under 6 CFR §§ 27.204(b)(3) and 27.204(c), a facility must count all “commercial grades” of any Theft/Diversion COI (in transportation packaging) that could be used to produce explosives or to produce improvised explosive devices (IED) or precursors (Theft/Diversion-EXP/IEDP) as well as any Sabotage COI which the facility ships and placar . . . Article Number: 1661 Last Modified: November 19, 2010 Date Published: November 19, 2010
Colleges & Universities And the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Brochure Colleges & Universities And the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Brochure . . . Article Number: 1719 Last Modified: December 21, 2010 Date Published: December 21, 2010
What should I do if I think my facility was incorrectly determined to be high-risk or received an incorrect preliminary risk-based tier determination?
The CFATS Rule (6 CFR Part 27) provides several ways for a facility initially determined to be high-risk to question that determination or its preliminary risk-based tiering assignment. Section 27.120(c) allows any high-risk facility to request a consultation or seek technical assistance from the DHS CFATS Coordinating Official on any rel . . . FAQ Number: 1557 Last Modified: May 11, 2016 Date Published: March 26, 2010
What is the process of adding multiple SSP Preparers? The Submitter can add Additional Preparers of an SSP by clicking on the Manage User Roles button.
To add additional preparers for an SSP, click the Add Preparer to SSP button. After clicking the button, you will be directed to a screen asking whether you would like to grant Preparer access to an existing CSAT user or a new CSAT user. Sel . . . FAQ Number: 1638 Last Modified: September 02, 2009 Date Published: September 02, 2009
Requesting an Extension Facilities may request an extension of time to file a Chemical Security Assessment Tool (CSAT) Application (i.e. a Top-Screen, Security Vulnerability Assessment (SVA) or Site Security Plan (SSP)). The request should include the facility identification number and the reason the facility is requesting an extension of time to file a CSAT Ap . . . Article Number: 1729 Last Modified: October 26, 2012 Date Published: October 26, 2012
Do all of the employees involved in filling out the Security Vulnerability Assessment (SVA) at my facility have to be Chemical-terrorism Vulnerability Information (CVI) Authorized Users? No. It depends on the role the employee has with regards to the SVA development.
Any employee requiring a Chemical Security Assessment Tool (CSAT) account to input data regarding the Top-Screen, SVA, or Site Security Plan (SSP) on behalf of the chemical facility will need to be a CVI Authorized User. When any part of CSAT is filled in, . . . FAQ Number: 1490 Last Modified: April 13, 2016 Date Published: June 24, 2008
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