The Department of Homeland Security developed a chemical of interest list (Appendix A) that includes chemicals that present one or more security issues. DHS has identified three security issues related to chemicals: release, theft or diversion and sabotage or contamination.

Area Sources are those sources that emit less than 10 tons annually of a single hazardous air pollutant or less than 25 tons annually of a combination of hazardous air pollutants.

Within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Infrastructure Protection (IP), the ASIP leads the coordinated national effort to reduce the risk to the Nation’s critical infrastructures and key resources (CIKR) from terrorist acts, and to strengthen national preparedness, response, and recovery in the event of an attack, natural disaste [..]

CFATS, enacted by Section 550 of the Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2007, was published in the Federal Register on April 4, 2007. The rule authorizes implementing risk-based performance standards for the Nation's high-risk chemical facilities. Under the rule, if DHS notifies a facility it is “high risk,” officials will have 60 days in [..]

The US commitment under the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) with Canada and Mexico.  The EPA is implementing this program that will prioritize an estimated 6,750 chemicals produced or imported in quantities of 25,000 lbs. or more a year to determine what further action may be necessary.

Part of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, the CIIA consists of a group of provisions addressing circumstances under which DHS may obtain, use, and disclose critical infrastructure information as part of a critical infrastructure protection program. Under provisions of the CII Act, information submitted voluntarily to DHS per those provisions will [..]

CIKR includes the assets, systems, networks, and functions that provide vital services to the Nation. CIKR refers to assets, systems, and networks, whether physical or virtual, so vital to the United States that the incapacity or destruction of such assets, systems, or net¬works would have a debilitating impact on security, national economic securi [..]

Programs and activities to protect systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, so vital to the United States that the incapacity or destruction of such systems and assets would have a debilitation impact on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination of those matters.

CIPAC, which has been exempted from the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), is the mechanism to allow meaningful dialogue on key critical infrastructure protection issues and agreement on mutual action between government and owner/operator entities. CIPAC is a non-decisional body and includes sector members and government mem [..]

Chemical of interest is a term DHS uses that includes chemicals on their Appendix A list which DHS has identified as a security risk based on release, theft or diversion and sabotage or contamination.