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DHS/TSA RIN: 1652-AA08 Publication ID: Fall 2014 
Title: Protection of Sensitive Security Information 
Abstract: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will issue a rulemaking document to respond to comments received on the interim final rule (IFR) issued May 18, 2004. In the IFR, published jointly with the Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the Secretary in May 2004, TSA revised its Sensitive Security Information (SSI) regulations to expand the 2002 regulatory framework governing information generally related to aviation security to cover information related to security in maritime transportation, consistent with the security framework required by the U.S. Coast Guard's regulations implementing the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA). This expansion was the main theme of the IFR. However, the IFR also continued TSA's 2002 regulations coverage for vulnerability assessments and, with some changes, certain other SSI for all modes. TSA and DOT issued a technical amendment to the IFR in January 2005 to address provisions of the regulations that inadvertently restricted sharing of SSI. Specifically, the amendment removed the limiting words "aviation or maritime" from 49 CFR 15.11 and 49 CFR 1520.11 in order to clearly permit the sharing of vulnerability assessments and other documents properly designated as SSI with covered persons who meet the need-to-know requirements regardless of mode of transportation. 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 15    49 CFR 1520   
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   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule; Request for Comments  05/18/2004  69 FR 28066   
Interim Final Rule Effective  06/17/2004    
Interim Final Rule; Comment Period End  07/19/2004    
Technical Amendment  01/07/2005  70 FR 1379   
Final Rule  11/00/2015 
Additional Information: Joint rulemaking with Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary (RIN No. 2105-AD59) Transferred from RIN 2110-AA10
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov   Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Related to 1652-AA05, Related to 1652-AA49  Related Agencies: Joint: DOT, DOT/OST; 
Agency Contact:
Sarah Innes
Senior Policy Advisor, Sensitive Security Information (SSI) Program
Department of Homeland Security
Transportation Security Administration
Office of Security Services and Assessments, OLE/FAMS, 601 South 12th Street,
Arlington, VA 20598-6031
Phone:571 227-3513
Email: ssi@tsa.dhs.gov

Monica Grasso Ph.D.
Manager, Economic Analysis Branch-Cross Modal Division
Department of Homeland Security
Transportation Security Administration
Office of Security Policy and Industry Engagement, 601 South 12th Street,
Arlington, VA 20598-6028
Phone:571 227-3329
Email: monica.grasso@tsa.dhs.gov

Mardi Ruth Thompson
Senior Counsel, Regulations and Security Standards
Department of Homeland Security
Transportation Security Administration
TSA-2, Chief Counsel, Office of the Chief Counsel, 601 South 12th Street,
Arlington, VA 20598-6002
Phone:202 365-1850
Fax:571 227-1379
Email: mardi.thompson@tsa.dhs.gov