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DHS/TSA | RIN: 1652-AA03 | Publication ID: Spring 2009 |
Title: Security Programs for Aircraft Weighing 12,500 Pounds or More | |
Abstract: On February 22, 2002, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) published the interim final rule, known as the "Twelve-Five Rule," which requires operators of aircraft with a maximum certificated takeoff weight of 12,500 pounds or more to implement a TSA-approved security program, known as the "Twelve-Five Security Program." The rule also requires that certain aircraft operators conduct criminal history records checks on their flight crew members, and restrict access to the flight deck. These measures were necessary to comply with congressional mandates and to enhance security in air transportation. Security programs constitute sensitive security information (SSI), which is disclosed only to persons with a need to know, in accordance with 49 CFR part 1520. Therefore, the proposed Twelve-Five Security Program was distributed, for comment only, to the operators subject to the rule. TSA responded to the comments received, but because the comments and responses contained SSI, they were not made public. TSA amended the program, where appropriate, to accommodate the comments received on the security program. TSA provided the final security program to affected entities, and completed a training program for the operators to use to ensure that they operate in accordance with the final security program. In addition, TSA developed a fingerprint collection process that enables all affected operators to complete the fingerprint-based criminal history records checks of their flight crew members, as required by the Twelve-Five Rule. Affected operators were required to be in compliance with the rule by April 1, 2003. | |
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: Undetermined | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 1540 49 CFR 1544 | |
Legal Authority: 49 USC 114 49 USC 5103 49 USC 40119 49 USC 44901 to 44907 49 USC 44913 and 44914 49 USC 44916 to 44918 49 USC 44935 and 44936 49 USC 44942 49 USC 46105 |
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Overall Description of Deadline: Section 132(a) of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA) (Pub. L. 10771; Nov. 19, 2001), requires that within 90 days of ATSAs enactment, TSA implement an aviation security program for charter air carriers (as defined in section 40102(a)(13) of title 49, United States Code) with a maximum certificated takeoff weight of 12,500 pounds or more. |
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Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 2110-AA04 | |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: None |
Small Entities Affected: Businesses | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Related RINs: Related to 1652-AA04 | |
Agency Contact: Dominick S. Caridi Director, Regulatory and Economic Analysis Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration Office of Security Policy and Industry Engagement, TSA-28, HQ, E10-419N, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598-6028 Phone:571 227-2952 Fax:703 603-0404 Email: dominick.caridi@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 |