DHS Plans To Postpone Overhaul Of CFATS Chemicals List To Future Rule

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is postponing significant revisions to the list of chemicals covered under its industrial facility security program, focusing its forthcoming proposed rule on other priorities, which may include streamlining standards and creating a process for companies to remove chemicals from the program. During a July 20 Chemical Sector Security Summit in Alexandria, VA, David Wulf, director of DHS' Infrastructure Security Compliance Division, said the department is planning to update its Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS)...