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CSAT Top-Screen User’s Manual
Note to Users
This document is the User’s Manual for the Chemical Security Assessment Tool (CSAT) Top-Screen — an
information-gathering tool developed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to help identify
high-risk chemical facilities subject to the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS; 6 CFR Part
27), and to determine preliminary tier placements for those facilities.
6 CFR § 27.200 of CFATS authorizes DHS to collect information from chemical facilities on a broad range
of topics related to the potential consequences of or vulnerabilities to a terrorist attack or incident. The
CSAT Top-Screen is one method DHS may use under 6 CFR § 27.200 to gather such information.
If a facility possesses a chemical of interest (COI) that is on DHS’s Chemicals of Interest list (6 CFR Part 27
Appendix A) at or above the Screening Threshold Quantity for any applicable security issue, the facility
must complete and submit a CSAT Top-Screen to DHS. After analyzing a facility’s Top-Screen information,
DHS will make a preliminary determination whether a facility presents a high level of security risk and
therefore must comply with additional requirements of CFATS. DHS has developed this User’s Manual to
assist facilities in completing the Top-Screen and submitting it to DHS.
All examples in this User’s Manual are illustrative and intended to highlight a specific point. Each facility
must carefully consider the unique characteristics and circumstances of its own facility to determine the
relevance and appropriateness of each example.
CSAT users may call the CSAT Help Desk with questions regarding the CSAT Top-Screen. The CSAT Help
Desk can be reached at 866-323-2957 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. (Eastern Time), Monday through Friday.
The CSAT Help Desk is closed for Federal Holidays.
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