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DHS/TSA RIN: 1652-AA64 Publication ID: Fall 2011 
Title: Air Cargo Screening 
Abstract: Section 1602 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 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. To meet this mandate, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR), on September 16, 2009, 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. 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. 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Other 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; Request for Comments  08/18/2011  76 FR 51848   
Final Rule; Correction  08/25/2011  76 FR 53080   
Final Rule; Comment Period End  09/19/2011    
Final Rule Effective  09/19/2011    
Final Rule; Reopening of Comment Period  09/30/2011  76 FR 60755   
Final Rule; Reopened Comment Period End  10/31/2011    
Notice  06/00/2012    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
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