Department of Justice Assessment of the Increased Risk of Terrorist or OtherCriminal Activity Associated with Posting Off-Site Consequence Analysis Information of the Internet

摘要

On August 5, 1999 the President signed into law the Chemical Safety Information,Site Security and Fuels Relief Act (CSISSFRRA). This legislation requires the President to promulgate on or before August 5, 2000, regulations to address public access to information describing the worst possible impact that a release of toxic or flammable chemicals from a facility could have on the nearby populace and environment. This data, called off-site consequence analysis (OCA) information, is contained in documents known as Risk Management Plans (RMPs). Approximately 15,000 chemical facilities throughout the United States have submitted RMPs to the EPA. The statute requires that the regulations be based on an assessment of whether release of OCA information over the Internet would increase the risk of terrorism or other criminal acts directed at the chemical facilities submitting such data, and an assessment of whether such release of OCA information would reduce the risk of accidental releases of chemicals from the facilities.