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.
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Statutes
These are the laws and statutes authorizing the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.