United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2007_register executive 2010-09-22 article Part II Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c809e510 D09002ee1c809e830 United States Department of Homeland Security originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This final rule revises the list of chemicals of interest, or COI, which the Department of Homeland Security (DHS or the Department) included as Appendix A to the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Interim Final Rule. Appendix A lists chemicals of interest and screening threshold quantities, or STQs. Any facility that possesses (or later comes into possession of) the listed chemicals in quantities that meet or exceed the STQ for any applicable security issue must complete and submit a Top-Screen. This will assist the Department in determining whether a facility presents a high level of security risk. In this final rule, DHS, among other things: (i) Adjusts the STQs for certain COI; (ii) defines the specific security issue or issues implicated by each chemical of interest, and in some cases, establishes different STQs for COI based upon the security issue presented; and (iii) adds provisions that instruct facilities on how to calculate the quantities of COI that they have in their possession. These refinements to Appendix A will assist the Department in more precisely identifying facilities that may be designated as high risk, while reducing the burden on facilities that possess chemicals in smaller amounts. 72 FR 65396 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2007-11-20/07-5585 07-5585 fr20no07-6 RIN 1601-AA41 4410-10-P DHS-2006-0073 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2007-11-20/07-5585 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-11-20/html/07-5585.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-11-20/pdf/07-5585.pdf 40 p. 65396 65435 72 FR 65396 Title 6 Part 27 6 CFR Part 27 RIN 1601-AA41 Appendix to Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards; Federal Register Vol. 72, Issue RULE 07-5585 II DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 2007-04-09 DHS-2006-0073 4410-10-P 07-5585 Final rule.

This final rule revises the list of chemicals of interest, or COI, which the Department of Homeland Security (DHS or the Department) included as Appendix A to the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Interim Final Rule. Appendix A lists chemicals of interest and screening threshold quantities, or STQs. Any facility that possesses (or later comes into possession of) the listed chemicals in quantities that meet or exceed the STQ for any applicable security issue must complete and submit a Top-Screen. This will assist the Department in determining whether a facility presents a high level of security risk. In this final rule, DHS, among other things: (i) Adjusts the STQs for certain COI; (ii) defines the specific security issue or issues implicated by each chemical of interest, and in some cases, establishes different STQs for COI based upon the security issue presented; and (iii) adds provisions that instruct facilities on how to calculate the quantities of COI that they have in their possession. These refinements to Appendix A will assist the Department in more precisely identifying facilities that may be designated as high risk, while reducing the burden on facilities that possess chemicals in smaller amounts.

The effective date of Appendix A to part 27, as added on April 9, 2007 (72 FR 17688) and revised by this rule is November 20, 2007. Additionally, the regulations published in this document are effective November 20, 2007. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of November 20, 2007. Marybeth Kelliher, Chemical Security Compliance Division, Department of Homeland Security, 703-235-5263. Chemical facility anti-terrorist standards, http://hazmat.dot.gov/pubs/erg/gydebook.htm http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html http://www.australiagroup.net/en/control_list/precursors.htm http://www.dhs.gov/chemicalsecurity http://www.dhs.gov/xprevprot/programs/gc_1176736485793.shtm http://www.epa.gov/ozone/mbr/index.html http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/org/eu.htm http://www.nfpa.org http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/mms/explosif/pdf/RestrictedComp_e.pdf http://yosemite.epa.gov/oswer/ceppoweb.nsf/content/caa-faqs.htm www.nap.edu Vol. 72, no. 223 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2007-11-20 continuing daily deposited born digital 236 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2007-11-20 P0b002ee18095876a 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr20no07 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2007-11-20 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-11-20/pdf/FR-2007-11-20.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2007-11-20/xml/FR-2007-11-20.xml fdlp 65215 65440 DGPO 2010-09-22 2024-06-05 FR-2007-11-20 machine generated eng FR FR-2007-11-20 72 223