This website has
been developed and is maintained by the National Grain and Feed
Association (NGFA) and Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS)
to provide bioterrorism- and facility security-related information
relevant to the grain-handling, feed manufacturing, grain processing,
and grain export elevator sectors.
Here you will find
current information on:
Click
here for any non-classified U.S. government and advisories that
may be issued from time-to-time by the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security that are specific to grain elevators, feed mills, corn
and soybean processing plants, flour mills, and grain export
facilities. This section also contains the "Daily Open
Source Infrastructure Security Reports" issued by the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security, which typically include sections
on agriculture and transportation. Presidential Homeland Security
Directives are also available here.
Click
here for information on federal security-related regulations
that apply to grain-handling, feed manufacturing, grain processing, and export
operations. Included are requirements issued by the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA), U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Department of Transportation
(DOT). This section also contains the text of the Bioterrorism
Act of 2002 and the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 passed by Congress that mandated security requirements
implemented by federal agencies. Also provided are hyperlinks
to other important federal government security web sites.
Click
here for guidance and training materials developed by the NGFA
and GEAPS on how to conduct a facility vulnerability assessment
and how to develop and implement a facility security plan. This
section also contains security-related PowerPoint presentations
made at NGFA and GEAPS-sponsored seminars and committee meetings, as well as information
on conferences and seminars scheduled by government agencies,
the NGFA and GEAPS addressing agroterrorism-prevention
and facility security.
Click
here to find out what federal regulatory requirements apply
to your specific type of grain, feed or processing facility.
