ISCD Publishes CFATS Update – 12-04-18

Today the DHS Infrastructure Security Compliance Division published the latest data on the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program implementation. Facilities with approved site security plans are now 81.2% of the 3,355 facilities covered by the program, a continued increase, while the total number of covered facilities continues its slow decline.

The first table below shows the number of activities that ISCD Chemical Security Inspectors conducted in support of the CFATS program.

CFATS Activities	Sep- 18	Oct-18	Nov-18
Authorization Inspections to Date	3854	3875	3886
Authorization Inspections Month	35	25	14
Compliance Inspections to Date	3891	3995	4135
Compliance Inspections Month	71	106	143
Compliance Assistance Visits to Date	4897	5008	5065
Compliance Assistance Visits Month	126	121	53

Compliance inspections continues to be the major focus of the CSI force. The 143 inspections conducted this month is the highest number since June 2017 when ISCD resumed reporting on the CSAT 2.0 based results.

The next table shows the status of the facilities covered by the CFATS program.

CFATS Facility Status	Sep-18	Oct-18	Nov-18
Tiered	211	205	178
Authorized	493	456	454
Approved	2665	2701	2723
Total	3369	3362	3355

We see the expected decline in the number of Tiered and Authorized facilities as the percentage of facilities with approved site security plans increases.