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DHS/TSA RIN: 1652-AA54 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: Sensitive Security Information: Disclosure in Federal Civil Court Proceedings 
Abstract: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is proposing to revise its regulations governing the protection of Sensitive Security Information (SSI) to implement section 525(d) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations Act of 2007, which grants civil litigants or their counsel who do not currently have a need to know SSI access to specific SSI in Federal district court proceedings, if certain requirements are met. Sensitive Security Information is primarily information that would be detrimental to transportation security or safety if publicly disclosed. This proposed rule would establish an administrative process by which a limited number of individuals representing parties in Federal civil court proceedings would apply to TSA for access to SSI for use in the litigation. 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 1515    49 CFR 1520   
Legal Authority: 49 USC 114    PL 109-295, sec 525   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  05/00/2009    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Andrew Colsky
Director, Sensitive Security Information (SSI) Office
Department of Homeland Security
Transportation Security Administration
Office of the Special Counselor, TSA-33, E8, 601 South 12th Street,
Arlington, VA 20598-6033
Phone:571 227-3513
Fax:571 227-2945
Email: ssi@dhs.gov

Susan Berkeley
Sr. Economist, Regulatory Development and Economic Analysis
Department of Homeland Security
Transportation Security Administration
Office of Transportation Sector Network Management, TSA-28, HQ, E10-344N, 601 South 12th Street,
Arlington, VA 20598-6028
Phone:571 227-4892
Fax:571 227-1362
Email: susan.berkeley@dhs.gov

John Vergelli
Senior Counsel, Regulations and Security Standards
Department of Homeland Security
Transportation Security Administration
Chief Counsel's Office, 601 South 12th Street,
Arlington, VA 20598-6002
Phone:571 227-4416
Email: john.vergelli@tsa.dhs.gov