What is the definition of an “underground storage facility” as it related to CFATS?
For more information on this topic, please reference page 4 of the Appendix to Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards; Final Rule http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/chemsec_appendixafinalrule.pdf (PDF, 41 pages – 4.25 MB). Referenced Text: For purposes of part 27, an underground storage facility refers to a below-ground storage location for chemicals of interest or mixtures of chemicals of interest (e.g., petroleum-based materials) that are placed in the storage location (until needed) after having been extracted from the ground and refined or processed. Such facilities include, but are not limited to, depleted reservoirs in oil and/or oil gas fields, aquifers, and salt cavern formations.
