CVI as CUI

According to the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) web site maintained by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) the CUI office published their required listing of CUI categories on November 4^th. They show 15 categories. The category of particular interest for the chemical security and control systems communities is Critical Infrastructure. The CUI office describes that category as:

“Systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, so vital that the incapacity or destruction of such may have a debilitating impact on the security, economy, public health or safety, environment, or any combination of these matters, across any Federal, State, regional, territorial, or local jurisdiction.”

Within the Critical Infrastructure Category NARA lists the following seven categories:

• Ammonium Nitrate

• Chemical-terrorism Vulnerability Information

• Critical Energy Infrastructure Information

• Physical Security

• Protected Critical Infrastructure Information

• Sensitive Security Information

• Water Assessments

No work as yet been done on consolidating the large number of CUI programs, standardizing marking procedures and rules, or eliminating unnecessary over-control of this information. All of the above actions have been required by EO 13556.

There is little doubt that the basic requirements for Chemical-Terrorism Vulnerability Information (CVI) and Sensitive Security Information (SSI) will, absent Congressional action, remain in effect. There could be, however, some changes in the procedures for marking and controlling documents under those regimes as the NARA CUI office proceeds with its work.

BTW: Thanks to John CW Bennett for pointing out the publication of this web site on his blog “Maritime Transportation Security News and Views”.