Area Sources are those sources that emit less than 10 tons annually of a single hazardous air pollutant or less than 25 tons annually of a combination of hazardous air pollutants.

CIKR includes the assets, systems, networks, and functions that provide vital services to the Nation. CIKR refers to assets, systems, and networks, whether physical or virtual, so vital to the United States that the incapacity or destruction of such assets, systems, or net¬works would have a debilitating impact on security, national economic securi [..]

Programs and activities to protect systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, so vital to the United States that the incapacity or destruction of such systems and assets would have a debilitation impact on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination of those matters.

CIPAC, which has been exempted from the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), is the mechanism to allow meaningful dialogue on key critical infrastructure protection issues and agreement on mutual action between government and owner/operator entities. CIPAC is a non-decisional body and includes sector members and government mem [..]

The Chemical Security Assessment Tool is DHSs’ system for collecting and analyzing key data from chemical facilities to identify high level facilities, assess a facility’s security vulnerabilities (SVA), and evaluate a facility’s security plan (SSP) to address vulnerabilities and meet risk-based performance standards (RBPS).

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was established by the Homeland Security Act of 2002. The primary mission of DHS is to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States; reduce the vulnerability of the United States to terrorism; and minimize the damage, and assist in the recovery, from terrorist attacks that do occur within the United S [..]

The U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a law ensuring public access to U.S. government records. FOIA carries a presumption of disclosure; the burden is on the government - not the public - to substantiate why information may not be released. Upon written request, agencies of the U.S. government are required to disclose those records, unless [..]

High Production Volume (HPV) chemicals are those which are manufactured in, or imported into, the United States in amounts equal to or greater than one million pounds per year. The term is often used to refer to the HPV Challenge Program.

HSIN is a national communications platform that allows the flow of real-time information among DHS, State, local, and private sector partners at the Sensitive-but-Unclassified level.

Within DHS, IP leads the coordinated national effort to reduce risk to our CIKR posed by acts of terrorism. In doing so, DHS increases the Nation’s level of preparedness and the ability to respond and quickly recover in the event of an attack, natural disaster, or other emergency. IP facilitates the identification, prioritization, coordination, and [..]