DHS Seeks Comment on Guidance for Risk-Based Performance Standards

C AOctober 2008Contacts DHS Seeks Comment on Guidance for Risk-Based Performance StandardsEvan D. Wolff1900 K Street, NWWashington, DC 20006-1109 Extensive and potentially expensive secu- have to employ security forces to meet (202) 955-1908 rity obligations may be imposed on the these standards. The security measures ewolff@hunton.comprivate sector as a result of new risk-based needed for compliance will vary from Maida O. LernerGuidance that has been released for facility to facility, however, and will require 1900 K Street, NWcomment by the Department of Homeland individualized analysis.Washington, DC 20006-1109(202) 955-1590 Security (DHS). The deadline for filing mlerner@hunton.com At this stage in the CFATS regulatory pro-comments is November 26, 2008.gram, regulated facilities should check to Steven P. Solow1900 K Street, NW The DHS issued the draft Guidance to ensure that they have submitted the nec-Washington, DC 20006-1109articulate some of the security measures essary Security Vulnerability Assessment (202) 419-2065ssolow@hunton.com and processes that facilities may have (SVA) by the DHS-established deadline. to implement to be in compliance with In addition, even if businesses choose Joseph C. Stanko, Jr.1900 K Street, NW the appropriate Risk-Based Performance not to comment on the proposed RBPS Washington, DC 20006-1109 Standards (RBPS). The RBPS are 18 risk- Guidance, they will need to consider (202) 955-1529based standards that were ...