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GAO-03-24R 1 (2002-10-10)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptapel0001 and id is 1 raw text is: S=GAO Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 October 10, 2002 The Honorable John D. Dingell Ranking Minority Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr. Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Homeland Security: Department of Justice's Response to Its Congressional Mandate to Assess and Report on Chemical Industry Vulnerabilities On August 5, 1999, after a number of testimonies expressing concerns about the vulnerability of chemical facilities' to criminal and terrorist attacks, Congress passed the Chemical Safety Information, Site Security and Fuels Regulatory Relief Act (CSISSFRRA),2 which, among other things, required the Department of Justice to review the vulnerability of these facilities. The act also required the Attorney General to prepare two reports-an interim report containing preliminary findings by August 5, 2000, and a final report by August 5, 2002. Specifically, Justice was to address the extent to which Clean Air Act regulations regarding the prevention of accidental releases have resulted in actions, including the design and maintenance of safe chemical facilities, that are effective in detecting, preventing, and minimizing the consequences of regulated substances that may be released as a result of criminal activity. Furthermore, using available data to the extent possible and a sample of facilities, and consulting with appropriate state, local, and federal government agencies, affected industry, and the public, Justice was to 'We use the term chemical facilities in this report to mean those stationary sources covered under section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act. 'Pub. L. No. 106-40, 113 Stat. 207 (1999). GAO-03-24R Security of Chemical Facilities

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