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title: Department of Homeland Security Issues Chemical Security Risk Rankings
date: 2008-06-27T00:00:00-04:00
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# Department of Homeland Security Issues Chemical Security Risk Rankings

  June 27, 2008

Kelley Drye Client Advisory

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kelley Drye’s [Environmental practice group](/Our-Practices/Regulatory-Government-Relations/Environmental-Regulation) has prepared a Client Advisory describing the Department of Homeland Security’s recent issue of letters to approximately 7,000 industrial and other sites that have been designated as ​“high risk” under the Department’s Chemical Security Anti-Terrorism Standards. These facilities have been assigned a chemical security risk level (Tier 1 through Tier 4), which triggers requirements for developing and implementing a security assessment and plan.

Over 32,000 facilities were required to submit initial disclosures to DHS, because, in many cases, the reporting thresholds for a number of the chemicals of concern were rather modest. Upon reviewing these submissions, DHS determined that 7,000 facilities were classifiable in one of four risk tiers: from Tier 1 (highest risk) to Tier 4 (lowest risk). The remaining 25,000 submitters were determined to be non-risk facilities and are expected to receive a letter informing them that they will not incur any obligations under the regulation.

 

 

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