Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Laws and Regulations

CFATS Announcement

As of July 28, 2023, Congress has allowed the statutory authority for the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program (6 CFR Part 27) to expire.

Therefore, CISA cannot enforce compliance with the CFATS regulations at this time. This means that CISA will not require facilities to report their chemicals of interest or submit any information in CSAT, perform inspections, or provide CFATS compliance assistance, amongst other activities. CISA can no longer require facilities to implement their CFATS Site Security Plan or CFATS Alternative Security Program.

CISA encourages facilities to maintain security measures. CISA’s voluntary ChemLock resources are available on the ChemLock webpages.

If CFATS is reauthorized, CISA will follow up with facilities in the future. To reach us, please contact CFATS@hq.dhs.gov.

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These are the statutes, regulations, and notices regarding the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) regulatory program.

Authorized by Congress through the DHS Appropriations Act of 2007, CFATS uses a dynamic multi-tiered risk assessment process to identify chemical facilities that are high risk. Facilities determined to be high-risk are assigned a tier and are required to meet and maintain certain performance-based security standards appropriate to the chemicals of interest these facilities possess and the risks they pose.

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Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Statutes

As of July 28, 2023, Congress has allowed the statutory authority for the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program (6 CFR Part 27) to expire. Therefore, CISA cannot enforce compliance with the CFATS regulations at this time.
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Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Regulatory Guidance

CISA relies on guidance documents to express and disseminate its views, interpret statutory and regulatory provisions, and implement various programs. CISA has created this portal to provide information and access to all agency guidance documents on which the agency relies.
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Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Rulemaking and Federal Register Notices

These are the rules and Federal Register notices regarding the requirements in the CFATS regulatory program.
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Guidance for Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Regulations

These are the guidance documents to help covered chemical facilities implement the regulations for the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) regulatory program.
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Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) Notices for Comment

These are the Federal Register notices and Information Collection Requests (ICRs) regarding the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program.
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Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) and Executive Order 13650

CISA's Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program took a number of actions to work with other federal agencies to improve the security and safety of chemical facilities in response to Executive Order 13650.
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Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Enforcement

While CISA is committed to helping facility personnel understand and comply with CFATS by providing technical assistance or on-site consultation, the Agency also has the authority to enforce compliance with the program.