NPRA Responds to New DHS Proposed Regulations for Chemical Facility Security.WASHINGTON -- NPRA NPRA National Petrochemical and Refiners Association NPRA National Professional Rodeo Association NPRA National Petroleum Refiners Association NPRA National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska NPRA National Performance Results Act NPRA Nurse Practicing Act and Nursing Peer Review Act of 1999 , the National Petrochemical petrochemical, any one of a large group of chemicals derived from a component of petroleum or natural gas. The cracking processes for manufacturing gasoline produce vast quantities of gaseous hydrocarbons. & Refiners Association, today issued the following statement in response to the Advance Notice of Rulemaking issued by the Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States (DHS DHS Department of Homeland Security (USA) DHS Department of Human Services DHS Department of Health Services DHS Demographic and Health Surveys DHS Dirhams (Morocco national currency) ) to regulate certain "high-risk" chemical plants. NPRA President Bob Slaughter said: "While we have not yet had an opportunity analyze in detail the DHS proposal to issue chemical facility security regulations, it appears from our initial review that the Department has done an admirable job in fulfilling the intent of Congress to establish risk-based security performance standards for high-risk facilities. NPRA is pleased that the proposal permits each covered facility to select appropriate measures to meet the standards set by DHS and that it recognizes the importance of protecting vulnerability assessments A Department of Defense, command, or unit-level evaluation (assessment) to determine the vulnerability of a terrorist attack against an installation, unit, exercise, port, ship, residence, facility, or other site. and specific site security plans from unwarranted public disclosure. The proposed regulation provides for the appropriate sharing of information with state and local law enforcement officials, along with first responders first responder First response personnel Emergency medicine A person employed in the public sector–EMT, fire fighter, police, volunteer EMS–whose duties include provision of immediate medical care in the event of an emergency; FRs have basic emergency , whose vital duties may require in-depth knowledge of security-related information. "Security has always been and will continue to be a top priority for refiners and petrochemical manufacturers. NPRA and its members look forward to continuing the public/private security partnership that we have enjoyed with DHS since its establishment, and will provide specific comments on the chemical security proposal in coming weeks." NPRA is a national trade association with more than 450 member companies, including virtually all U.S. refiners and petrochemical manufacturers. |
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