6 CFR § 27.235 - Alternative security program.

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title: "6 CFR § 27.235 - Alternative security program."
title_number: 6
title_name: "Domestic Security"
section_number: "27.235"
section_name: "Alternative security program."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY"
part_number: "27"
part_name: "CHEMICAL FACILITY ANTI-TERRORISM STANDARDS"
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authority: "6 U.S.C. 624; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended by Pub. L. 114-74, 129 Stat. 599; Pub. L. 113-254, 128 Stat. 2898, as amended by Pub. L. 116-150, 134 Stat. 679."
regulatory_source: "72 FR 17729, Apr. 9, 2007, unless otherwise noted."
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# 27.235 Alternative security program.

(a) Covered facilities may submit an Alternative Security Program (ASP) pursuant to the requirements of this section. The Executive Assistant Director may approve an ASP, in whole, in part, or subject to revisions or supplements, upon a determination that the ASP meets the requirements of this part and provides for an equivalent level of security to that established by this part.

(1) A Tier 4 facility may submit an ASP in lieu of a Security Vulnerability Assessment, Site Security Plan, or both.

(2) Tier 1, Tier 2, or Tier 3 facilities may submit an ASP in lieu of a Site Security Plan. Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 facilities may not submit an ASP in lieu of a Security Vulnerability Assessment.

(b) The Department will provide notice to a covered facility about the approval or disapproval, in whole or in part, of an ASP, using the procedure specified in § 27.240 if the ASP is intended to take the place of a Security Vulnerability Assessment or using the procedure specified in § 27.245 if the ASP is intended to take the place of a Site Security Plan.

[72 FR 17729, Apr. 9, 2007, as amended at 86 FR 41892, Aug. 4, 2021]