ISCD Publishes Monthly Update – 03-05-19

Yesterday (see note) the DHS Infrastructure Security Compliance Division (ISCD) published their latest update of data concerning the implementation of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program. The numbers published show continued recovery from the Federal Funding Fiasco that affected the program in December and January.

The table below shows the activities undertaken by the ISCD chemical security inspectors in support of the CFATS program compared to the previous two months. The inconsistencies between the ‘to date’ and ‘month’ figures are undoubtedly due to accounting issues related to report timing due to the FFF.

CFATS Activities	Dec-18	Jan-19	Feb-19
Authorization Inspections to Date	NR	3913	3918
Authorization Inspections Month	18	0	14
Compliance Inspections to Date	NR	4269	4361
Compliance Inspections Month	97	3	127
Compliance Assistance Visits to Date	NR	5131	5228
Compliance Assistance Visits Month	36	0	106

The graph below tracks CFATS activities over the last year (excluding December and January because of FFF). The yellow line at the top shows the total reported activities for the month.

The table below shows the status of facilities in the CFATS program as of the end of February. The declines in ‘Tiered’ and ‘Authorized’ facilities shows the continued maturation of the program as facilities submit and have their site security plans approved. The small increase in the total number of covered facilities indicates that more facilities entered the program than exited in February, but it provides no information on the actual number of facilities added.

CFATS Facility Status	Dec-18	Jan-19	Feb-19
Tiered		137	130
Authorized		426	412
Approved		2766	2788
Total		3329	3330

NOTE: I am not sure exactly when ISCD published this data since they are no longer providing “latest update” dates at the bottom of web pages. This seems to be an increasing problem since CISA went into effect. It would seem that CISA is following the other big DHS agency, TSA, in their obfuscation of changes in web page status.