Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 9/16/2009

Air Cargo Screening

This rule codifies a statutory requirement of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) establish a system to screen 100 percent of cargo transported on passenger aircraft by August 3, 2010. To assist in carrying out this mandate, this rule establishes a program under which TSA will certify cargo screening facilities located in the U.S. that volunteer to screen cargo prior to tendering it to aircraft operators for carriage on passenger aircraft. This rule requires affected passenger aircraft operators to ensure that either an aircraft operator or certified cargo screening facility that does so in accordance with TSA standards, or TSA itself, screens all cargo loaded on passenger aircraft. TSA will require certified cargo screening facilities (CCSFs) to screen cargo using TSA-approved methods and implement chain of custody measures to ensure the security of the screened cargo throughout the air cargo supply chain prior to tendering it for transport on passenger aircraft. CCSF personnel must successfully undergo a TSA-conducted security threat assessment (STA) and pay a fee for that assessment. TSA proposes a fee