This morning the folks at DHS Infrastructure Security
Compliance Division (ISCD) updated their Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism
Standards (CFATS) web sites. Two existing web pages were modified and a new web
page was added. All of the changes posted at this point deal with the CFATS Tip
Line.
The main landing
page for the CFATS program and the page that provides a quick over-view
of the CFATS program were the two pages that were modified. ISCD added an email
address to the ‘CFATS Tip Line’ side bar on the landing page and a brief
explanation was added to both pages about the tip line program:
“DHS has also established an e-mail
address where potential CFATS violations may be reported (CFATSTips@hq.dhs.gov), in addition to
the existing CFATS Chemical Facility Security Tip Line (1-877-394-4347;
1-877-FYI 4 DHS). Any individual may report a potential CFATS
violation to the Department, and chemical facilities of interest are
prohibited by law from retaliating against an employee or contractor for
reporting the potential violation.”
The new page, “Reporting a Potential Chemical
Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Violation”, provides more details
about the program. Nothing really new or exceptional in the processes outlined
here. While anonymous reporting is specifically supported, ISCD has done a nice
job trying to convince people that it may not be the most effective option.
These changes, in particular the new reporting page,
fulfills the first of the whistleblower protection requirements of HR 4007 as
codified in 6
USC 625(a)(1).
NOTE: I am expecting to see some other pages changed today
reflecting the new EAP program that I
have been discussing for the last month.
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