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Patrick Coyle - ArticlesPatrick J. Coyle has 15 years experience with the US Army, including a stint as a Physical Security NCO in Europe. He has also spent 12 years working as a Process Chemist is a specialty chemical manufacturing company.
Further information about the new regulations concerning protecting chemical plants from terrorist attack can be found at http://www.members.aol.com/ChemPlantSec/ChemPlantSecurity.htm House Holds First Hearing on New Chemical Facility Security RegulationsAssistant Secretary Robert B. Stephan testified before the House on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection about actions that the Department of Homeland Security has taken to protect the chemical sector from terrorist attack. These are the first such hearings since the new CFATS regulations were published. Update on Revisions of Appendix A, 6 Cfr Part 27From comments made by Director Lawrence Stanton, Chemical Security Compliance Division at the recent Chemical Sector Security Summit, it appears that there are going to be substantial changes to Appendix A, Chemicals of Interest, to 6 CFR part 27, the new chemical facility security regulations. Publication of the final version is expected in the near future. Iowa Senators Upset About Propane Security RulesIowa Senators take objection to new chemical security regulations affects on Iowa farmers. They miss the fact that large propane tanks are a potential terrorist target depending on where they are located. Some simple measures will get most farmers, who are not terrorist targets, through the requirements of the new DHS regulations. Marking Chemical-terrorism Vulnerability Information DocumentsRecently published DHS rules require chemical facilities to submit various types of information to DHS for the purposes of protecting high-risk chemical facilities from terrorist attack. That information contains sensitive Chemical-Terrorism Vulnerability Information (CVI) that must be protected against unauthorized release. Properly marking CVI documents is an integral part of that protection. What Chemical Facilities Need to Do to Protect CviEach chemical facility that is required to submit a Top Screen to DHS as part of the Chemical Facility Anti-terrorismn Security (CFATS) regulation will have to establish a program to protect Chemical-terrorism Vulnerability Information (CVI) that they will be producing, receiving and maintaining files of. These types of information security will be new to most chemical facilities that have not worked with DOD or DOE security regulations. Chemical-terrorism Vulnerability Information Security RequirementsDHS has established a information security classification, Chemical-terrorism Vulnerability Information (CVI), to help protect information submitted by chemical facilities under the new security regulations for chemical facilities from being released to business competitor or terrorist. The rules that go along with protecting CVI will place some new information security requirements on these facilities. 6 Cfr Part 27 Appendix a Changes not Being Made?DHS recently published two guidance documents for completing the Top Screen Module in the Chemcial Security Assessment Tool. These documents reflect the exact same Screening Threshold Quantities listed in the proposed Appendix A, Chemical of Interest, to 6 CFR part 27 published in April, 2007. It seems that the complaints of the propane industry and university/medical labs did not result in the changes that they were looking for. Dhs Publishes Top Screen Requirements – Flammable ChemicalsDHS just published the guidelines to be used for submitting information to the Top Screen Module of CSAT. Flammable chemical on the DHS list will require specific information on the amount of chemicals present on site. Dhs Publishes Top Screen Requirements – Toxic ChemicalsDHS just published the guidelines to be used for submitting information to the Top Screen Module of CSAT. Toxic chemical on the DHS list will require specific information on the amount of chemicals present and their potential effect in the event of a successful terrorist attack. Anhydrous Ammonia Spill DayOn June 8th 2007 there were three significant releases of Anhydrous Ammonia from cooling systems at food storage or food processing facilities across the country. These incidents would seem to support the DHS classification of these facilities as Chemical Facilities under the new regulations setting forth the standards for protecting Chemical Facilities from terrorist attack.
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