An FSP is required to be resubmitted every five years to include a new FSA. You are required to submit one copy of the FSP for review and approval to the cognizant COTP and a letter certifying that the FSP meets applicable requirements of Subpart D – Facility Security Plan. The FSP must be submitted 60 days prior to allow the COTP enough time to review, and if your FSP consists of new operations, then you cannot start operations until your FSP is approved. The COTP will examine each submission for compliance and either:

• Approve it and specify any conditions of approval, returning to the submitter a letter stating its acceptance and any conditions;
• Return it for revision, returning a copy to the submitter with brief description of the required revisions
• Disapprove it, returning a copy to the submitter with a brief statement of the reasons for disapproval

Remember, completing a thorough and proper FSP, which is based on your FSA, is a lengthy process and you should not wait until the last minute. When Seebald & Associates conducts an FSA, and writes an FSP we start the process at least 6 months before your FSP is due for submission.