Bezpieczeństwo i regulacje · 18.05.2004

Protection of Sensitive Security Information

TSA is revising its regulation governing the protection of sensitive security information (SSI) in order to protect the confidentiality of maritime security measures adopted under the U.S. Coast Guard's regulations, published on October 22, 2003, implementing the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) and other activities related to port and maritime security. SSI is information that TSA has determined must be protected from improper disclosure in order to ensure transportation security. TSA's SSI regulation establishes certain requirements for the handling and dissemination of SSI, including restrictions on disclosure and civil penalties for violations of those restrictions. Currently, the SSI regulation applies primarily to information related to aviation security. Airlines, airports, and others operating in civil aviation are required to limit access to this information to those personnel who need it to carry out their security functions. Under MTSA, Congress directed the Coast Guard to issue regulations requiring maritime facility and vessel operators to develop security plans detailing the types of security measures they will implement under varying threat conditions. In