OMB Approves CISA’s Chemical-terrorism Vulnerability Information ICR

Yesterday the OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) announced that it had approved an information collection request (ICR) revision for CISA’s Chemical-terrorism Vulnerability Information (CVI) program. The 60-day ICR notice for this action was published on September 13^th, 2024, and the 30-day notice was published on November 21st, 2024. This ICR supports the information protection program of the now defunct Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program. The continuation of the CVI program is necessary because the federal government still maintains files of sensitive but unclassified information collected during the tenure of that program.

According to the abstract on the approved ICR notice:

“The instrument will be used to allow individuals to become CVI Authorized Users and access historical records generated under the CFATS program. Prior to the lapse in CFATS authority, completion of the application to obtain CVI Authorized User status required an individual to check several CVI affirmation statements, complete a web- based CVI authorized user application, and provide responses to several identity verification questions. Upon completion of the application, the system assigned a unique CVI Authorization Number to the individual and transmitted that number to the individual. CISA maintains a record of those individuals who have completed the training and received a CVI Authorized User Number.”