Review - OCS Publishes CFATS Monthly Update – 4-3-23

Yesterday, CISA’s Office of Chemical Security, updated their CFATS Monthly Statistics website to provide information on the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program. The statistics reported involve activities for the Chemical Security Inspectors in support of the program during the month of March 2023 and the status of the facilities in the program at the end of the month. The overall number of CSI activities increased slightly over last month. There was a slight decline in the number of covered facilities.

With the CFATS program up for renewal this year, it might be a good time for one of the three oversight committees to request that GAO look at why facilities leave the CFATS program. Or, proactively, the Office of Chemical Security could produce such a report on their own. That might be particularly appropriate given the recent 15^th anniversary of the program.

 

For more details about the trends in these monthly figures, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/ocs-publishes-cfats-monthly-update-3e8 - subscription required.