On Oct. 27, 2008, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the availability for comment of its draft Risk-Based Performance Standards Guidance, which DHS developed to assist covered facility in complying with the risk-based performance standards (RBPS) established under the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards. According to DHS, high-risk chemical facilities can use the Guidance "both to help them get a sense of what types and combinations of security measures and processes are likely to satisfy a given RBPS for a facility at their tier level, and to help them identify and select processes, measures, and activities that they may choose to implement to secure their facility." DHS notes that the Guidance "does not require any covered facility to adopt any specific measure or practice; a covered facility is free to adopt and implement any security measures or practices appropriate to its circumstances, so long as DHS determines that those measures are adequate to meet the applicable RBPS." Comments are due Nov. 26, 2008.

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• Read the draft guidance