Chemical Facility Security: Regulation and Issues for Congress

Abstract

On April 9, 2007, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued an interim final rule (72 Federal/Register 17688-17745 (April 9, 2007)) on chemical facility security, implementing the statutory authority granted in the Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (P.L. 109-295, Section 550). The regulations require chemical facilities possessing amounts and types of substances considered by the DHS Secretary to be hazardous to notify DHS and undergo a consequence-based screening process. The Secretary then determines which chemical facilities are high-risk, and thus need to comply with additional security requirements. High-risk facilities are to be categorized into tiers based on risk, and those with higher risk must comply with more stringent, performance-based security requirements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 21, 2007
Accession Number
ADA470288

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  • Dana A. Shea
  • Todd B. Talelman

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  • Library of Congress

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