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DHS/TSA RIN: 1652-AA35 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Flight Training for Aliens and Other Designated Individuals; Security Awareness Training for Flight School Employees 
Abstract: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will take final action on the September 20, 2004, interim final rule (IFR) by completing a regulatory analysis, amending the rule to incorporate the exemptions and interpretations, and responding to comments received. The IFR was published on September 20, 2004 (69 FR 56324). The IFR created a new part 1552, Flight Schools, in title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). This IFR applies to flight schools and to individuals who apply to obtain flight training. After comments were received, new exemptions and interpretations were issued. The IFR requires flight schools to notify TSA when aliens and other individuals designated by TSA apply for flight training. TSA has established standards relating to the security threat assessment process that TSA will conduct to determine whether such individuals are a threat to aviation or national security, and thus prohibited from receiving flight training. In addition, TSA has established a fee to cover a portion of the costs of the security threat assessments that TSA will perform under this rule. Finally, TSA has established standards on security awareness training for certain flight school employees. These requirements will help ensure that individuals who intend to use aircraft to perform terrorist attacks in the United States do not obtain flight training that would enable them to do so. These requirements will also improve security at flight schools. 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 1552   
Legal Authority: 49 USC 114    49 USC 44939    49 USC 46105   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  section 612 of Vision 100 requires TSA to issue an interim final rule within 60 days of enactment of Vision 100.  02/10/2004 

Overall Description of Deadline: Requires Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to promulgate an interim final rule (IFR) implementing the requirements of section 612 of Vision 100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (Pub. L. 108-176, Dec. 12, 2003; 117 Stat. 2490), including the fee provisions, not later than 60 days after the enactment of the Act.

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule; Request for Comments  09/20/2004  69 FR 56324   
Interim Final Rule Effective  09/20/2004    
Interim Final Rule; Comment Period End  10/20/2004    
Notice--Information Collection; 60-Day Renewal  11/26/2004  69 FR 68952   
Notice--Information Collection; 30-Day Renewal  03/30/2005  70 FR 16298   
Notice--Information Collection; 60-Day Renewal  06/06/2008  73 FR 32346   
Notice--Information Collection; 30-Day Renewal  08/13/2008  73 FR 47203   
Next Action Undetermined  To Be Determined    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Johannes Knudsen
Program Manager, Alien Flight Student Program
Department of Homeland Security
Transportation Security Administration
Intelligence and Analysis, 6595 Springfield Center Drive,
Springfield, VA 20598-6010
Phone:571 227-2188
Email: johannes.knudsen@tsa.dhs.gov

Mai Dinh
Assistant Chief Counsel, Regulations and Security Standards Division
Department of Homeland Security
Transportation Security Administration
Office of the Chief Counsel, TSA-2, HQ, E12-309N, 601 South 12th Street,
Arlington, VA 20598-6002
Phone:571 227-2725
Fax:571 227-1378
Email: mai.dinh@dhs.gov