What is the definition of an Article?
For more information on this topic, please reference page 27 of the CSAT Top-Screen User’s Manual http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/chemsec_csattopscreenusersmanual.pdf (PDF, 88 pages – 1.3 MB). Referenced Text: Pursuant to 6 CFR § 27.203(a)(6), in calculating whether a facility possesses a chemical of interest that meets the STQ for any security issue, a facility need not include chemicals of interest contained in articles, as defined in 40 CFR § 68.3. As defined in EPA’s RMP regulation, an “article” is a manufactured item formed to a specific shape or design that has end use functions dependent on the shape or design and that does not release or result in exposure to a regulated substance under normal use or processing. See 40 CFR § 68.3 • Example: A facility need not count the quantity of vinylidene chloride contained in flexible plastic food wrap toward the facility’s STQ of vinyidene chloride, because the flexible plastic food wrap is an article. • Example: A facility that only p
