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RIN: 1652-AA64

Publication ID: Spring 2011

Title: Air Cargo Screening
Abstract: On September 16, 2009, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR) that established the Certified Cargo Screening Program (CCSP) that certifies shippers, manufacturers, and other entities to screen air cargo intended for transport on a passenger aircraft. This is the primary means through which TSA will meet the requirements of section 1602 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 that mandates that 100 percent of air cargo transported on passenger aircraft, operated by an air carrier or foreign air carrier in air transportation or intrastate air transportation, be screened by August 2010, to ensure the security of all such passenger aircraft carrying cargo. Under this rulemaking, each certified cargo screening facility (CCSF) and its employees and authorized representatives that will be screening cargo must successfully complete a security threat assessment. The CCSF must also submit to an assessment of their security measures by TSA-approved validators, screen cargo using TSA-approved methods, and initiate strict chain of custody measures to ensure the security of the cargo throughout the supply chain prior to tendering it for transport on passenger aircraft. TSA will issue a final rule responding to public comments from the IFR.
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)	Priority: Economically Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: Yes	Unfunded Mandates: Private Sector
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 1520 49 CFR 1522 49 CFR 1540 49 CFR 1544 49 CFR 1548 and 1549
Legal Authority: PL 110-53, sec 1602 49 USC 114 49 USC 40113 49 USC 44901 to 44905 49 USC 44913 to 44914 49 USC 44916 49 USC 44935 to 44936 49 USC 46105

Legal Deadline:

Action	Source	Description	Date
Final	Statutory	1 year after effective date of the interim final rule.	11/03/2010
Other	Statutory	Screen 100 percent of cargo on passenger aircraft.	08/03/2010
Other	Statutory	Screen 50 percent of cargo on passenger aircraft.	02/03/2009

Overall Description of Deadline: Section 1602 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-53, 121 Stat. 266, 478, Aug. 3, 2007) requires that the Secretary of Homeland Security establish a system to screen 50 percent of cargo on passenger aircraft NLT 18 months after the date of enactment and 100 percent of such cargo NLT 3 years after the date of enactment. The 9/11 Act also requires that TSA issue a final rule NLT 1 year after the effective date of the interim final rule (Nov. 2010).

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Interim Final Rule; Request for Comments	09/16/2009	74 FR 47672
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End	11/16/2009
Interim Final Rule Effective	11/16/2009
Final Rule	08/00/2011

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: Federal
Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Victor Parker Branch Manager, Policy Development Branch, Surface Division Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration Policy, Plans and Engagement, 6595 Springfield Center Drive, Springfield, VA 20598-6028 Phone:571 227-3664 Email: victor.parker@tsa.dhs.gov Thomas Philson Deputy Director, Regulatory and Economic Analysis Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration Office of Transportation Sector Network Management, TSA-28, HQ, E10-411N, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598-6028 Phone:571 227-3236 Fax:571 227-1362 Email: thomas.philson@dhs.gov Alice Crowe Senior Counsel, Regulations and Security Standards Division Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration Office of the Chief Counsel, TSA-2, HQ, E12-320N, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598-6002 Phone:571 227-2652 Fax:571 227-1379 Email: alice.crowe@tsa.dhs.gov