ISCD Updates 5 FAQ Responses – 2-16-21

Yesterday the CISA Infrastructure Security Compliance Division (ISCD) updated the responses to five frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Knowledge Center web page. The same substantive change was made in each case.

The following FAQ responses were revised:

FAQ #1275 What needs to be done with the facility ID in the Chemical Security Assessment Tool (CSAT) when a covered chemical facility is bought or sold?

FAQ #1557 What should a facility do if it believes the risk-based tier determination that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has assigned it no longer reflects the actual security risk posed to the facility?

FAQ #1620 How does an individual report a possible security concern involving the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) regulation at one’s facility or another facility?

FAQ #1666 Does a covered chemical facility have an obligation to notify the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) if the facility is closing?

FAQ #1756 What action is required if a facility needs to change owner and/or operator names when it is not related to a transfer of ownership?

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 same change was made in each of the five responses, a complete change in the snail mail address for CFATS notifications. The new address is:

Chemical Security, Associate Director

CISA – CHR STOP 0609

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

1310 N. Courthouse Rd.

Arlington, VA 20598-0609

Interestingly, these five FAQ responses were all changed in a similar way last December.