ISCD Updates 4 FAQ Responses – 8-24-20

Yesterday the CISA Infrastructure Security Compliance Division (ISCD) updated the responses to four frequently asked questions (FAQ) on their Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Knowledge Center web page. The changes were all relatively minor editorial changes with no change in policy or procedures.

The four revised FAQs are:

FAQ #1759 I am the owner/operator of a facility that possesses anhydrous ammonia (AA), ammonium nitrate, potassium nitrate, sodium nitrate or any other chemical of interest (COI) at or above the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) screening threshold quantity (STQ) for commercial chemical application services. Is my facility eligible to claim the CFATS agricultural production facility Top-Screen extension?

FAQ #1760 I am the owner/operator of a business that possesses anhydrous ammonia (AA) at or above the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) screening threshold quantity (STQ) for BOTH the treatment of crops and for use as a refrigerant in a cold storage facility. Is my facility eligible to claim the CFATS agricultural production facility Top-Screen extension?

FAQ #1771 What documentation will I be asked to provide or make available for the Chemical Security Inspector during an Expedited Approval Program (EAP) Compliance Inspection (CI)?

FAQ #1777 How do I determine “need to know” under Chemical-terrorism Vulnerability Information (CVI)?

NOTE: The links provided above were copied from the CFATS Knowledge Center but may not work when followed from your machine. This is an artifact of that web site. If the links do not take you to the referenced FAQ you will have to use the ‘Advanced Search’ function on the page to link to the FAQ or download the ‘All FAQs’ document at the bottom of the ‘Advanced Search’ page.

The following changes were made in the referenced FAQs:

• #1759 adds reference and link to Federal Register notice on agricultural production facility Top-Screen extension and removes ‘APF’ abbreviation.

• #1760 removes ‘APF’ abbreviation

• #1771 replaces ‘inspector’ in FAQ with ‘Chemical Security Inspector’

• #1777 Adds link to ‘Safeguarding Information Designated as Chemical-terrorism Vulnerability Information (CVI) Revised Procedure Manual’ and removes standalone URL.