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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Office of the Secretary
6 CFR Part 27
[DHS–2014–0016]
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism
Standards (CFATS) Appendix A
National Protection and
Programs Directorate, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS or the Department)
invites public comment on the
Appendix A Chemicals of Interest (COI)
list. These comments may be used for
potential revisions to the Chemical
Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards
(CFATS) regulations.
DATES: A roundtable discussion will be
held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
followed by a listening session from
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday,
October 27, 2015. Written comments
must be submitted on or before Monday,
November 30, 2015.
ADDRESSES: The roundtable discussion
and public listening session will be held
at:
• The National Training Center, 1310
North Courthouse Road, Suite 600,
Arlington, VA 22201.
You may submit comments, identified
by docket number DHS–2014–0016. To
avoid duplication, please use only one
of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: U.S. Department of Homeland
Security, National Protection and
Programs Directorate, Office of
Infrastructure Protection, Infrastructure
Security Compliance Division, 245
Murray Lane, Mail Stop 0610,
Arlington, VA 20528–0610.
• In person: Verbal comments are
acceptable in person at the public
listening session.
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Registration to Attend and/or to
Participate: If you wish to attend the
roundtable discussion and public
listening session and/or make an oral
comment at the listening session, please
register at https://www.cvent.com/d/
8rqbsg/4W. If you cannot attend in
person you may register to participate in
a listen-only webinar. Comments will
not be accepted during the webinar.
Attendees of the webinar may submit
written comments using the methods
identified in this section. Please note
that the morning portion will consist of
a technical, roundtable discussion and
the afternoon portion will consist of a
listening session. There is no fee to
register for either session. Same-day
registration is permitted but seating will
only be on a space-available basis,
beginning at 7:30 a.m. We will do our
best to accommodate all persons who
wish to make a comment during the
listening session. DHS encourages
persons and groups having similar
interests to consolidate their
information for presentation through a
single representative.
Jon
MacLaren, Rulemaking Section Chief,
Office of Infrastructure Protection,
Infrastructure Security Compliance
Division, 245 Murray Lane, Mail Stop
0610, Washington, DC 20528–0610,
Telephone 703–235–5263. For
additional information on the Appendix
A meeting, please email CFATS@
hq.dhs.gov. Individuals with access and
functional needs wishing to attend the
session and require accommodations
should contact Sharmine Jones at
Sharmine.Jones@hq.dhs.gov as soon as
possible.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Abbreviations and Terms Used in This
Document
ASP Alternative Security Program
CAS Chemical Abstract Service
CFATS Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism
Standards
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
COI Chemicals of Interest
CSAT Chemical Security Assessment Tool
CVI Chemical-terrorism Vulnerability
Information
DHS or Department Department of
Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
SSP Site Security Plan
STQ Screening Threshold Quantity
SVA Security Vulnerability Assessment
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I. Background
Section 550 of the Department of
Homeland Security Appropriations Act
of 2007 (Pub. L. 109–295) authorized the
Department to regulate the security of
chemical facilities that, in the discretion
of the Secretary, may present high levels
of security risk. Under the Section 550
authority, on April 9, 2007, DHS issued
the CFATS interim final rule, 6 CFR part
27. See 72 FR 17688. Additionally, in
November 2007, the Department
adopted as Appendix A to the CFATS
rule, a final list of over 300 Chemicals
of Interest (COI) that pose significant
risks to human life or health if released,
stolen or diverted, or sabotaged or
contaminated. DHS also adopted some
additional provisions that clarify how
Appendix A is to be applied under
CFATS. See 72 FR 65396. Publication of
the Appendix A regulations brought the
CFATS interim final rule into full effect.
On December 18, 2014, the President
signed into law the Protecting and
Securing Chemical Facilities from
Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014, (‘‘the
Act’’) (Pub. L. 113–254 (6 U.S.C. 621 et
seq.), which authorizes the CFATS
program. The Act supersedes Section
550 of the Department of Homeland
Security Appropriations Act of 2007,
Public Law 109–295, as amended, under
which the CFATS program was
originally established in April 2007. The
CFATS regulations, 6 CFR part 27,
remain in effect. Under CFATS, any
chemical facility (other than certain
facilities expressly exempted by statute)
that possesses any COI at or above the
threshold amounts (applicable
Screening Threshold Quantity (STQ) or
minimum concentration) specified in
Appendix A for that COI must complete
and submit to DHS through the
Chemical Security Assessment Tool
(CSAT) 1 certain information (the ‘‘TopScreen’’).
II. Scope of Roundtable Discussion and
Listening Session
DHS is interested in obtaining
information and recommendations from
the public on Appendix A. Comments
and recommendations are welcomed on
all aspects of CFATS Appendix A;
1 CSAT is an information technology system
primarily designed to collect facility information
through specific applications for submitting TopScreens, Security Vulnerability Assessments
(SVAs), Site Security Plans (SSPs), and Alternative
Security Programs (ASPs). See 6 CFR 27.105.
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however, DHS is particularly interested
in hearing about the following topics:
• The possible addition of chemicals
to, and/or the deletion or modification
of COI currently listed in Appendix A;
• The applicability and/or
modification of any Screening
Threshold Quantities (STQ) or
minimum concentrations;
• Concentration and mixtures rules
associated with Appendix A, which are
described in 6 CFR 27.204;
• Isotopic variants to include
comments on Chemical Abstract Service
(CAS) Registry Numbers and
nomenclature;
• The classification of COI within
different security issues, to include the
potential for re-designating certain
chemicals now listed solely as release
flammable so they are listed solely as
toxic or as toxic and flammable; and
• Criteria for ‘‘counting rules’’ for
screening threshold quantities to
include clarification on how to
determine if a COI is in transportation.
III. Written Comments
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A. General
All interested persons, even those
who are unable to attend the roundtable
discussion and/or public listening
session in-person, may submit written
comments, data, or views on how
Appendix A of the current CFATS
regulations, 6 CFR part 27, might be
improved. Please explain the reason for
any comments and include other
information or authority that supports
such comments. Feedback that simply
states that a stakeholder feels strongly
that DHS should modify the Appendix
A COI list will not enable the
Department to adequately evaluate the
commenter’s concern, nor could DHS
propose possible changes to address the
commenter’s feedback. Therefore the
Department requests that commenters
provide actionable data, including how
the proposed change would impact the
costs and benefits of CFATS, to allow
the Department to fully consider the
commenter’s comment and
recommendation.
Written comments may be submitted
electronically or by mail, as explained
previously in the ADDRESSES section of
this Notice. To avoid duplication, please
use only one of these methods to submit
written comments. Written comments
will not be accepted at this public
meeting.
Except as provided below, all
comments received, as well as pertinent
background documents, will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. All
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submissions must include the agency
name and docket number for this
rulemaking. For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov.
B. Handling of Confidential, Sensitive
and Chemical-Terrorism Vulnerability
Information
Interested parties are encouraged to
submit comments in a manner that
avoids discussion of trade secrets,
confidential commercial or financial
information, Chemical-terrorism
Vulnerability Information (CVI), or any
other category of sensitive information
that should not be disclosed to the
general public. If it is not possible to
avoid such discussion, however, please
specifically identify any confidential or
sensitive information contained in the
comments with appropriate warning
language (e.g., any CVI must be marked
and handled in accordance with the
requirements of 6 CFR 27.400(f)), and
submit them by mail to the individual
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section.
DHS will not place any identifiable
confidential or sensitive comments in
the public docket; rather, DHS will
handle them in accordance with
applicable safeguards and restrictions
on access. See e.g., 6 CFR 27.400. See
also the DHS CVI Procedural Manual,
‘‘Safeguarding Information Designated
as CVI,’’ September 2008, located on the
DHS Web site at: www.dhs.gov/criticalinfrastructure-chemical-security. DHS
will hold any such comments in a
separate file to which the public does
not have access and place a note in the
public docket that DHS has received
such materials from the commenter.
DHS will provide appropriate access to
such comments upon request to
individuals who meet the applicable
legal requirements for access to such
information.
IV. Roundtable Discussion and
Listening Session
A. Purpose
The Department will hold a public
roundtable discussion and listening
session to solicit the public’s views and
recommendations on how the current
Appendix A COI list might be
improved.
B. Procedures and Participation
This meeting is open to the public.
DHS will use sign-in sheets to
voluntarily collect contact information
from the attending public and to
properly log oral comments received
during the two sessions. Providing
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contact information will be voluntary,
and members of the public also may
make anonymous oral comments.
Seating may be limited, but session
organizers will make every effort to
accommodate all participants. Please
note that members of the public who
participate through the listen-only
webinar may log in as a guest on the
Homeland Security Information
Network. This log in does not require
your full name or a password. As
previously stated, comments will not be
accepted through the webinar. If you
wish to submit a written comment
please submit through the methods
identified in the ADDRESSES section. The
roundtable discussion is intended for
technical experts, who have a scientific,
security, regulatory or other background
to discuss the proposed topics regarding
Appendix A at an expert level.
However, individuals who are not
technical experts (or who do not meet
the other criteria) may still attend and
participate in the meeting. The listening
session is intended to afford the public
an opportunity to provide comments to
the Department concerning CFATS and
the Appendix A. For the listening
session, comments are requested not to
exceed four minutes at a time to enable
all interested attendees an opportunity
to provide comment. Should time
permit, commenters who need
additional time may be invited to
complete their comments. The listening
session may adjourn early if all
commenters present have had the
opportunity to speak prior to the
scheduled conclusion of the session.
Participants who speak will be asked to
provide their name, title, company and
stakeholder segment (i.e. chemical
producers, chemical storage companies,
agricultural supply companies, state and
local regulators, chemical critical
infrastructure owners and operators,
etc.). Notes from the listening session
will be posted at https://
www.regulations.gov. The public
roundtable discussion and listening
session also may be recorded to support
the note-taking effort.
DHS will place a transcript of the
public meeting in the docket for this
rulemaking.
In addressing these topics, DHS
encourages interested parties to provide
specific data that documents the costs,
burdens, and benefits of the current
regulatory approach. Commenters also
might address how DHS can best obtain
and consider accurate, objective
information and data about the costs,
burdens, and benefits of Appendix A,
and whether there are lower cost
alternatives that would to allow the
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Department to continue to achieve its
security goals consistent with the law.
David M. Wulf,
Director for Infrastructure Security
Compliance Division, Department of
Homeland Security.
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BILLING CODE 9110–9P–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Part 989
[Doc. No. AMS–FV–14–0069; FV–14–989–2
PR]
Raisins Produced From Grapes Grown
in California; Proposed Amendments
to Marketing Order
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
This proposed rule invites
public comments on proposed
amendments to Marketing Order No.
989, which regulates the handling of
raisins produced from grapes grown in
California. The Raisin Administrative
Committee (Committee), which is
responsible for the local administration
of the order and is comprised of
producers and handlers of raisins
operating within the production area,
recommended the amendments that
would authorize the Committee to
borrow from a commercial lending
institution and authorize the
establishment of a monetary reserve
equal to up to one year’s budgeted
expenses. Allowing the Committee to
utilize these customary business
practices would help to improve
administration of the order.
DATES: Comments must be received by
December 15, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments
concerning this rule. Comments must be
sent to the Docket Clerk, Marketing
Order and Agreement Division, Fruit
and Vegetable Program, AMS, USDA,
1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP
0237, Washington, DC 20250–0237; Fax:
(202) 720–8938; or Internet: https://
www.regulations.gov. Comments should
reference the document number and the
date and page number of this issue of
the Federal Register and will be
available for public inspection in the
Office of the Docket Clerk during regular
business hours, or can be viewed at:
https://www.regulations.gov. All
comments submitted in response to this
proposal will be included in the record
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and will be made available to the
public. Please be advised that the
identity of the individuals or entities
submitting the comments will be made
public on the internet at the address
provided above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Geronimo Quinones, Marketing
Specialist, or Michelle P. Sharrow,
Rulemaking Branch Chief, Marketing
Order and Agreement Division, Fruit
and Vegetable Program, AMS, USDA;
1400 Independence Avenue SW., Stop
0237, Washington, DC 20250–0237;
Telephone: (202) 720–2491, Fax: (202)
720–8938, or Email:
geronimo.quinones@ams.usda.gov or
michelle.sharrow@ams.usda.gov.
Small businesses may request
information on complying with this
regulation by contacting Jeffrey Smutny,
Marketing Order and Agreement
Division, Fruit and Vegetable Program,
AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., STOP 0237, Washington,
DC 20250–0237; Telephone: (202) 720–
2491, Fax: (202) 720–8938, or Email:
Jeffrey.Smutny@ams.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
proposal is issued under Marketing
Order No. 989, as amended (7 CFR part
989), regulating the handling of raisins
produced from grapes grown in
California, hereinafter referred to as the
‘‘order.’’ The order is effective under the
Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act
of 1937, as amended (7 U.S.C. 601–674),
hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Act.’’
The Department of Agriculture
(USDA) is issuing this rule in
conformance with Executive Orders
12866, 13563, and 13175.
This proposal has been reviewed
under Executive Order 12988, Civil
Justice Reform. This rule is not intended
to have retroactive effect.
The Act provides that administrative
proceedings must be exhausted before
parties may file suit in court. Under
section 608c(15)(A) of the Act, any
handler subject to an order may file
with USDA a petition stating that the
order, any provision of the order, or any
obligation imposed in connection with
the order is not in accordance with law
and request a modification of the order
or to be exempted therefrom. Such
handler is afforded the opportunity for
a hearing on the petition. After the
hearing, USDA would rule on the
petition. The Act provides that the
district court of the United States in any
district in which the handler is an
inhabitant, or has his or her principal
place of business, has jurisdiction to
review USDA’s ruling on the petition,
provided an action is filed not later than
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20 days after the date of the entry of the
ruling.
Section 1504 of the Food,
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
(2008 Farm Bill) (Pub. L. 110–246)
amended section 18c(17) of the Act,
which in turn required the addition of
supplemental rules of practice to 7 CFR
part 900 (73 FR 49307; August 21,
2008). The additional supplemental
rules of practice authorize the use of
informal rulemaking (5 U.S.C. 553) to
amend Federal fruit, vegetable, and nut
marketing agreements and orders. USDA
may use informal rulemaking to amend
marketing orders based on the nature
and complexity of the proposed
amendments, the potential regulatory
and economic impacts on affected
entities, and any other relevant matters.
AMS has considered these factors and
has determined that the amendment
proposals are not unduly complex and
the nature of the proposed amendments
is appropriate for utilizing the informal
rulemaking process to amend the order.
A discussion of the potential regulatory
and economic impacts on affected
entities is discussed later in the ‘‘Initial
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis’’ section
of this rule.
The proposed amendments were
unanimously recommended by the
Committee following deliberations at a
public meeting held on October 2, 2014.
Currently, the order does not allow the
Committee to borrow funds from a
commercial lending institution or retain
unspent handler assessments past the
close of a fiscal year. Allowing the
Committee to utilize these customary
business practices would help to
improve administration of the order by
providing it with the means for ensuring
continuity of operations when its cash
flow needs are greater than available
handler assessment income.
Proposal #1—Borrowing From a
Commercial Lending Institution
Section 989.80 of the order,
Assessments, authorizes the Committee
to collect assessments from handlers to
administer the program.
This proposal would provide the
Committee with authority to borrow
from a commercial lending institution
during times of cash shortages. Since
inception of the marketing order, the
Committee sometimes has used the
order’s volume regulation provisions to
pool a portion of the annual raisin crop
to assure orderly marketing. These
pooled raisins, designated by the
Committee as reserve raisins, were sold
and released to handlers throughout the
crop year. In managing the pooled
raisins for the best return to growers, the
Committee pooled the cash received
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Office of the Secretary
6 CFR Part 27
[DHS-2014-0016]
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Appendix A
AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS or the Department)
invites public comment on the Appendix A Chemicals of Interest (COI)
list. These comments may be used for potential revisions to the
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) regulations.
DATES: A roundtable discussion will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00
p.m. followed by a listening session from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on
Tuesday, October 27, 2015. Written comments must be submitted on or
before Monday, November 30, 2015.
ADDRESSES: The roundtable discussion and public listening session will
be held at:
The National Training Center, 1310 North Courthouse Road,
Suite 600, Arlington, VA 22201.
You may submit comments, identified by docket number DHS-2014-0016.
To avoid duplication, please use only one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, National
Protection and Programs Directorate, Office of Infrastructure
Protection, Infrastructure Security Compliance Division, 245 Murray
Lane, Mail Stop 0610, Arlington, VA 20528-0610.
In person: Verbal comments are acceptable in person at the
public listening session.
Registration to Attend and/or to Participate: If you wish to attend
the roundtable discussion and public listening session and/or make an
oral comment at the listening session, please register at https://www.cvent.com/d/8rqbsg/4W. If you cannot attend in person you may
register to participate in a listen-only webinar. Comments will not be
accepted during the webinar. Attendees of the webinar may submit
written comments using the methods identified in this section. Please
note that the morning portion will consist of a technical, roundtable
discussion and the afternoon portion will consist of a listening
session. There is no fee to register for either session. Same-day
registration is permitted but seating will only be on a space-available
basis, beginning at 7:30 a.m. We will do our best to accommodate all
persons who wish to make a comment during the listening session. DHS
encourages persons and groups having similar interests to consolidate
their information for presentation through a single representative.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jon MacLaren, Rulemaking Section
Chief, Office of Infrastructure Protection, Infrastructure Security
Compliance Division, 245 Murray Lane, Mail Stop 0610, Washington, DC
20528-0610, Telephone 703-235-5263. For additional information on the
Appendix A meeting, please email CFATS@hq.dhs.gov. Individuals with
access and functional needs wishing to attend the session and require
accommodations should contact Sharmine Jones at
Sharmine.Jones@hq.dhs.gov as soon as possible.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Abbreviations and Terms Used in This Document
ASP Alternative Security Program
CAS Chemical Abstract Service
CFATS Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
COI Chemicals of Interest
CSAT Chemical Security Assessment Tool
CVI Chemical-terrorism Vulnerability Information
DHS or Department Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
SSP Site Security Plan
STQ Screening Threshold Quantity
SVA Security Vulnerability Assessment
I. Background
Section 550 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations
Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 109-295) authorized the Department to regulate the
security of chemical facilities that, in the discretion of the
Secretary, may present high levels of security risk. Under the Section
550 authority, on April 9, 2007, DHS issued the CFATS interim final
rule, 6 CFR part 27. See 72 FR 17688. Additionally, in November 2007,
the Department adopted as Appendix A to the CFATS rule, a final list of
over 300 Chemicals of Interest (COI) that pose significant risks to
human life or health if released, stolen or diverted, or sabotaged or
contaminated. DHS also adopted some additional provisions that clarify
how Appendix A is to be applied under CFATS. See 72 FR 65396.
Publication of the Appendix A regulations brought the CFATS interim
final rule into full effect.
On December 18, 2014, the President signed into law the Protecting
and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014,
(``the Act'') (Pub. L. 113-254 (6 U.S.C. 621 et seq.), which authorizes
the CFATS program. The Act supersedes Section 550 of the Department of
Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2007, Public Law 109-295, as
amended, under which the CFATS program was originally established in
April 2007. The CFATS regulations, 6 CFR part 27, remain in effect.
Under CFATS, any chemical facility (other than certain facilities
expressly exempted by statute) that possesses any COI at or above the
threshold amounts (applicable Screening Threshold Quantity (STQ) or
minimum concentration) specified in Appendix A for that COI must
complete and submit to DHS through the Chemical Security Assessment
Tool (CSAT) \1\ certain information (the ``Top-Screen'').
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\1\ CSAT is an information technology system primarily designed
to collect facility information through specific applications for
submitting Top-Screens, Security Vulnerability Assessments (SVAs),
Site Security Plans (SSPs), and Alternative Security Programs
(ASPs). See 6 CFR 27.105.
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II. Scope of Roundtable Discussion and Listening Session
DHS is interested in obtaining information and recommendations from
the public on Appendix A. Comments and recommendations are welcomed on
all aspects of CFATS Appendix A;
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however, DHS is particularly interested in hearing about the following
topics:
The possible addition of chemicals to, and/or the deletion
or modification of COI currently listed in Appendix A;
The applicability and/or modification of any Screening
Threshold Quantities (STQ) or minimum concentrations;
Concentration and mixtures rules associated with Appendix
A, which are described in 6 CFR 27.204;
Isotopic variants to include comments on Chemical Abstract
Service (CAS) Registry Numbers and nomenclature;
The classification of COI within different security
issues, to include the potential for re-designating certain chemicals
now listed solely as release flammable so they are listed solely as
toxic or as toxic and flammable; and
Criteria for ``counting rules'' for screening threshold
quantities to include clarification on how to determine if a COI is in
transportation.
III. Written Comments
A. General
All interested persons, even those who are unable to attend the
roundtable discussion and/or public listening session in-person, may
submit written comments, data, or views on how Appendix A of the
current CFATS regulations, 6 CFR part 27, might be improved. Please
explain the reason for any comments and include other information or
authority that supports such comments. Feedback that simply states that
a stakeholder feels strongly that DHS should modify the Appendix A COI
list will not enable the Department to adequately evaluate the
commenter's concern, nor could DHS propose possible changes to address
the commenter's feedback. Therefore the Department requests that
commenters provide actionable data, including how the proposed change
would impact the costs and benefits of CFATS, to allow the Department
to fully consider the commenter's comment and recommendation.
Written comments may be submitted electronically or by mail, as
explained previously in the ADDRESSES section of this Notice. To avoid
duplication, please use only one of these methods to submit written
comments. Written comments will not be accepted at this public meeting.
Except as provided below, all comments received, as well as
pertinent background documents, will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. All
submissions must include the agency name and docket number for this
rulemaking. For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov.
B. Handling of Confidential, Sensitive and Chemical-Terrorism
Vulnerability Information
Interested parties are encouraged to submit comments in a manner
that avoids discussion of trade secrets, confidential commercial or
financial information, Chemical-terrorism Vulnerability Information
(CVI), or any other category of sensitive information that should not
be disclosed to the general public. If it is not possible to avoid such
discussion, however, please specifically identify any confidential or
sensitive information contained in the comments with appropriate
warning language (e.g., any CVI must be marked and handled in
accordance with the requirements of 6 CFR 27.400(f)), and submit them
by mail to the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section.
DHS will not place any identifiable confidential or sensitive
comments in the public docket; rather, DHS will handle them in
accordance with applicable safeguards and restrictions on access. See
e.g., 6 CFR 27.400. See also the DHS CVI Procedural Manual,
``Safeguarding Information Designated as CVI,'' September 2008, located
on the DHS Web site at: www.dhs.gov/critical-infrastructure-chemical-security. DHS will hold any such comments in a separate file to which
the public does not have access and place a note in the public docket
that DHS has received such materials from the commenter. DHS will
provide appropriate access to such comments upon request to individuals
who meet the applicable legal requirements for access to such
information.
IV. Roundtable Discussion and Listening Session
A. Purpose
The Department will hold a public roundtable discussion and
listening session to solicit the public's views and recommendations on
how the current Appendix A COI list might be improved.
B. Procedures and Participation
This meeting is open to the public. DHS will use sign-in sheets to
voluntarily collect contact information from the attending public and
to properly log oral comments received during the two sessions.
Providing contact information will be voluntary, and members of the
public also may make anonymous oral comments. Seating may be limited,
but session organizers will make every effort to accommodate all
participants. Please note that members of the public who participate
through the listen-only webinar may log in as a guest on the Homeland
Security Information Network. This log in does not require your full
name or a password. As previously stated, comments will not be accepted
through the webinar. If you wish to submit a written comment please
submit through the methods identified in the ADDRESSES section. The
roundtable discussion is intended for technical experts, who have a
scientific, security, regulatory or other background to discuss the
proposed topics regarding Appendix A at an expert level. However,
individuals who are not technical experts (or who do not meet the other
criteria) may still attend and participate in the meeting. The
listening session is intended to afford the public an opportunity to
provide comments to the Department concerning CFATS and the Appendix A.
For the listening session, comments are requested not to exceed four
minutes at a time to enable all interested attendees an opportunity to
provide comment. Should time permit, commenters who need additional
time may be invited to complete their comments. The listening session
may adjourn early if all commenters present have had the opportunity to
speak prior to the scheduled conclusion of the session. Participants
who speak will be asked to provide their name, title, company and
stakeholder segment (i.e. chemical producers, chemical storage
companies, agricultural supply companies, state and local regulators,
chemical critical infrastructure owners and operators, etc.). Notes
from the listening session will be posted at https://www.regulations.gov. The public roundtable discussion and listening
session also may be recorded to support the note-taking effort.
DHS will place a transcript of the public meeting in the docket for
this rulemaking.
In addressing these topics, DHS encourages interested parties to
provide specific data that documents the costs, burdens, and benefits
of the current regulatory approach. Commenters also might address how
DHS can best obtain and consider accurate, objective information and
data about the costs, burdens, and benefits of Appendix A, and whether
there are lower cost alternatives that would to allow the
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Department to continue to achieve its security goals consistent with
the law.
David M. Wulf,
Director for Infrastructure Security Compliance Division, Department of
Homeland Security.
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