United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2005-04-27 monographic deposited born digital 19 p. GA 1.13:GAO-05-631T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-631T P0b002ee18037db78 f:d05631t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-631T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-631T GAO-05-631T Chemical agents Counterterrorism Facility security Federal facilities Homeland security Interagency relations Strategic planning Terrorism Toxic substances Emergency preparedness National preparedness Testimony A22803 Terrorist attacks on chemical facilities could severely damage the U.S. economy and public health. About 15,000 facilities produce, use, or store large amounts of chemicals that pose the greatest risk to human health and the environment. While the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) formerly had the lead role in federal efforts to ensure chemical facility security, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is now the lead federal agency responsible for coordinating government and private efforts to protect these facilities from terrorist attacks. This testimony is based on GAO's past work on chemical facility security and focuses on (1) the attractiveness of chemical facilities as terrorist targets, (2) their diversity and risks, (3) federal security requirements for these facilities, and (4) federal and industry efforts to improve facility security. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-631T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-631T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-631T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-631T.pdf GAO-05-631T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-631T Testimony GAO-05-631T; Homeland Security: Federal and Industry Efforts Are Addressing Security Issues at Chemical Facilities, but Additional Action Is Needed; Chemical agents Counterterrorism Facility security Federal facilities Homeland security Interagency relations Strategic planning Terrorism Toxic substances Emergency preparedness National preparedness Volume 113 Page 207 113 Stat. 207