D.8.3 - Pollution prevention and control

Pollution prevention and control includes activities associated with the establishment of environmental standards to control the levels of harmful substances emitted into the soil, water and atmosphere.

The following security categorization is recommended for the pollution prevention and control information type:

Security category

D.8.3 - Pollution prevention and control = {(confidentiality, Low), (integrity, Low), (availability, Low)}

Confidentiality Low

The confidentiality impact level is the effect of unauthorized disclosure of pollution prevention and control information on the abilities of responsible agencies to establish environmental standards to control the levels of harmful substances emitted into the soil, water and atmosphere. Unauthorized disclosure of pollution prevention and control information can result in incomplete information being published as agency standards or policy, misunderstandings that prevent or increase the difficulty of promulgating standards, or the discrediting of valid proposed standards or policies by exposure of partial information out of context. The consequences of such unauthorized disclosures may have an adverse effect on public confidence in the agency, or agency operations and may place the agency at an operational disadvantage. Most unauthorized disclosure of pollution prevention and control information will have only a limited adverse effect on the affected agency. Recommended Confidentiality Impact Level: The provisional confidentiality impact level recommended for pollution prevention and control information is low.

Integrity Low

The integrity impact level is based on the specific mission and the data supporting that mission, not on the time required to detect the modification or destruction of information. The consequences of unauthorized modification or destruction of pollution prevention and control information may depend on the urgency with which the information is typically needed. Unauthorized modification or destruction of information affecting external communications (e.g., web pages, electronic mail) may adversely affect operations, public confidence in the agency, and the agency mission. Recommended Integrity Impact Level: The provisional integrity impact level recommended for pollution prevention and control information is low.

Availability Low

The availability impact level is based on the specific mission and the data supporting that mission, not on the time required to re-establish access to pollution prevention and control information. Except for cases of emergency bulletins necessary to correct existing threats to public safety, pollution prevention and control processes are usually tolerant of delays. Recommended Availability Impact Level: The provisional availability impact level recommended for pollution prevention and control information is low.