DHS CSAT FAQ Page Update 06-05-09

Last week DHS posted reviews/changes to four frequently asked questions listed on its CSAT FAQ web page. Those questions were: 170: What is a Public Water System? 1532: How may I request an extension of my facility's SVA deadline? 1557: 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? 1634: My facility offered information in the SVA about security/vulnerability issues involving COI that are not listed in my DHS Final Notification letter; what are DHS' expectations about these other security/vulnerability issues and COI? Two of the answers (170 and 1634) had no changes. The other two questions had changes to the person to whom requests for extensions of an SVA/SSP filing deadline should be sent. The old answers directed that the requests would be addressed to “Mr. Robert Stephan, Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection, Department of Homeland Security”. Then new answer requires they be sent to “Mr. James L. Snyder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection, Department of Homeland Security”. Changes like this are to be expected during changes in administration. Interestingly both the old and new answers require that the request be sent “c/o Dennis Deziel, Infrastructure Security Compliance Division”. This indicates that the same person is going to be the ‘action officer’ for processing these requests regardless of whose signature will appear on the official response.