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Paul Tonko: “The goal of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards, the CFATS program, is to ensure that chemical facilities…”

On the recordMarch 13, 2013
The goal of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards, the CFATS program, is to ensure that chemical facilities have robust plans to prevent terrorists from sabotaging them
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

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Highlighting the purpose of the CFATS program in protecting chemical facilities.

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