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Chemical Security Assessment Tool
(CSAT)
Webinar Presentation
July 20, 2007
CSAT Overview
- National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) details the process for protecting the nation's critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR)
- CSAT is a process for determining high risk petroleum/chemical production, usage, storage, and distribution facilities
- Implemented as a function of the 2006 DHS authorization bill
CSAT Overview
- National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) details the process for protecting the nation's critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR)
- CSAT is a process for determining high risk petroleum/chemical production, usage, storage, and distribution facilities
- Implemented as a function of the 2006 DHS authorization bill
CSAT Overview
- Top screening is used by DHS to filter those critical sites requiring high security measures from other sites
- Designation as a high security site may eventually lead to the implementation of additional security measures
- The process flow chart that follows illustrates the overall process
CSAT Overview
- Conduct Top-screen
- Receive designation as a high risk site or not
- Conduct a Security Vulnerability Assessment to determine physical security system vulnerabilities
- Provide SVA results to DHS for inclusion in the National Asset database
- Mitigate consequences and security system vulnerabilities through the application of people, plans, organizations, equipment, training, and exercises
CSAT Top Screen
Getting Started!
- Register
- Receive usernames and passwords
- Conduct Top-screen
- Submit Top-screen results
CSAT Registration
- https://csat-registration.dhs.gov/
- DHS Revised Guidance (7-19-07):
- Provisions for bulk uploads of registration data when registering 50 facilities or more at one time
- Once registration is complete
- Print PDF
- All individuals listed must sign document
CSAT Registration
User Roles
- Submitter, Authorizer and Preparer
- Preparer, Submitter, and Authorizer can be the same person or unique individuals
CSAT Registration
User Roles
- Submitter, Authorizer and Preparer
- Preparer, Submitter, and Authorizer can be the same person or unique individuals
CSAT Registration
Authorizer
- Grants signature access to each Preparer and the Submitter
- Verifies, on behalf of the company that owns the facility, that the Preparer and Submitter user account requests are valid
- Will not have edit privileges unless they are also designated as Preparers or Submitters
CSAT Registration
Preparer
- Authorized to enter data into the CSAT on-line screening tool
- Is not authorized to formally submit the data on the company's behalf
- Normally a qualified individual familiar with the facility operations
- One Preparer for each facility
CSAT Registration
Reviewer
- Optional role which allows for read-only access to the files
- Cannot edit, enter or submit data
CSAT Registration
- Granting User Roles
- Must have Preparer, Submitter, and Authorizer
- Same person or unique individuals
- One of each required
- May have one of each role type for each facility
- Organization with 50 facilities could have 1 each Preparer, Submitter, and Authorizer
- Organization with 50 facilities could have 50 each Preparer, Submitter, and Authorizer
CSAT Registration
Transferring User Roles
- After initial username and password assigned log into CSAT
- Select User Change Request System
- Transfer role to another individual
CSAT Top Level Screening
Identify users/manufacturers of chemicals
- Three critical chemical types:
- Inflict mass casualties
- Mission critical to one or more critical infrastructure sectors (20%)
- Economically critical to non-critical infrastructure sectors (35%)
CSAT Top Level Screening
- Identify Mass Casualty causing chemicals
- Toxic Chemicals of concern
- Flammable chemicals of concern
- Explosive chemicals of concern
- Explosive/IED precursor chemicals of concern
- Weapons of Mass-Effect chemicals of concern
- Chemical weapons/precursors chemicals of concern
- Sabotage/Contamination chemicals of concern
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