Witness List Published for House CFATS Hearing

Yesterday the House Energy and Commerce Committee published a background memo for tomorrows hearing on the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program. That memo includes a witness list that has not yet been actually posted to the hearing web page. The witnesses include:

• David Wulf, DHS;

• Chris Currie, GAO;

• Steve Roberts, Chemical Security Group, LLC;

• Doug Brown, Brown Chemical Co.;

• Mike Wilson, BlueGreen Alliance;

• James Conrad, Conrad Law and Policy Counsel; and

• Yvette Arellano, Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services.

I had noted the importance of the GAO testimony in this (and yesterday’s Senate) hearing. Unfortunately, the expected new report has yet to be produced according to Currie’s testimony yesterday. All he can currently testify on is a summary of past GAO’s past recommendations; disappointing to say the least.