Review - OCS Publishes CFATS Monthly Update – 12-13-21

Yesterday, CISA’s Office of Chemical Security (OCS) updated their Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Monthly Statistics page to show the summary of chemical security inspector (CSI) activities for the month of November and the status of facilities covered by the program at the end of the month. The total number of CSI activities was up from the previous month and there was a large drop in the number of covered facilities.

CSI Activities

The table below shows the activity levels for the CSI over the last four months.

Inspection Data	Aug- 21	Sep-21	Oct-21	Nov-21
Authorization Inspections	19	22	8	10
Compliance Inspections	219	154	126	182
Compliance Assistance	76	73	65	44
Compliance Audit	0	0	0	0

CFATS Facility Status

The table below shows the status of facilities in the CFATS program at the end of each of the last four months.

Facility Status	Aug-21	Sep-21	Oct-21	Nov-21
Tiered	97	83	80	57
Authorized	113	110	112	125
Approved	3070	3078	3082	3073
Total	3280	3271	3274	3255

For a more detailed analysis of the data reported, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/ocs-publishes-cfats-monthly-update - subscription required.