. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/USA/382 
1 April 2008 
 (08-1421) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   UNITED STATES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Department of Homeland Security (DHS)(393) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:    
Dennis Deziel 
Deputy Director Department of Homeland Security Chemical Security Compliance Division MS 8100 
Washington DC 205-8100  
Tel: +(866) 323 2957 Email: dennis.deziel@dhs.gov Url: www.dhs.gov 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [    ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [ X ], other:         
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Chemical facilities  
(ICS: 71) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Interim Final Rule 
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Requirements  (58 pages, in English) and Final Rule, 
Appendix to Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism  Requirements (41 pages, in English). 
6. Description of content:   The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued an interim 
final rule (IFR) pursuant to Section 550 of the Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 
2007 (Section 550), which provided DHS with au thority to promulgate "interim final 
regulations" for security of certain chemical facilities in the United States.  This rule 
establishes the risk-based performance require ments for the security of US chemical 
facilites.  The final rule revises the list of chemicals of interest that DHS included as Appendix A to Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism  Standards Interim Final Rule.  Appendix 
A lists chemicals of interest and screening th reshold quantities.  Any facilities that possesses 
(or later comes into possession of) the listed ch emicals in quantities that  meet or exceed the 
Standard Threshold Quantities for any applicable  security issue must complete and submit a 
Top-Screen. This will assist DHS in determin ing whether the facility presents a high level 
of security risk. G/TBT/N/USA/382 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human health and safety 
8. Relevant documents:   72 Federal Register (FR) 17687 (9  April 2007); 72 Federal Register 
65369 (20 November 2007); Title 6 Code of Federal Regula tions, Part 27; 73 Federal 
Register (FR) 16409 (9 January 2008), at: 
http://a257g.akamaitech.net/7/257/24 22/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E
8-199.pdf 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    8 June 2007 
20 November 2007 
10. Final date for comments:   - 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
Full Text of this Notification is Now Available on the Internet at URLs: 
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/24 22/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/E7-
6363.htm  
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/24 22/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/
E7-6363.pdf  
http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/chemsec_appendixafinalrule.pdf  
http://frwebgate1.access.gpo.gov/cgibin/w aisgate.cgi?WAISdoc ID=942692137636+2+0+0
&WAISaction=retrieve