ISCD Updates 5 FAQ Responses – 11-20-20

Today the CISA Infrastructure Security Compliance Division (ISCD) updated the responses to 5 frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Knowledge Center web page. The changes were non-substantive editorial revisions.

The following FAQ responses were revised:

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 #1772 Who will conduct the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Compliance Inspections for facilities in the Expedited Approval Program (EAP)?

FAQ #1773 Solid ammonium nitrate in the chemicals of interest (COI) column of Appendix A is listed as “Ammonium nitrate, solid [nitrogen concentration of 23% nitrogen or greater]” and has a minimum concentration of 33% under the Theft/Diversion security issue. In calculating whether a facility has a screening threshold quantity (STQ) of solid ammonium nitrate in a mixture, does the facility look at the percentage of the nitrogen in the mixture or the percentage of the ammonium nitrate in the mixture?

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

FAQ #1782 Are there any facilities statutorily excluded from the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards regulation (CFATS)?

NOTE: The links provided for the FAQs in this post 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 responses:

#1771 Editorial change in answer – Replaced “compliance inspection” with “CI”,

#1772 Editorial change in answer – Added “(CISA)” after “Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency”,

#1773 Editorial change in answer – Changed “6 C.F.R. §” to read “6 CFR §”,

#1777 No apparent change,

#1782 Editorial change in question – Changed “CFATS?” to read “the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards regulation (CFATS)?”