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49 CFR Ch. XII (10–1–18 Edition) 

§ 1542.305 

must submit the proposed alternative 
measures within the time prescribed in 
the Security Directive. The airport op-
erator must implement any alternative 
measures approved by TSA. 

(e) Each airport operator that re-

ceives a Security Directive may com-
ment on the Security Directive by sub-
mitting data, views, or arguments in 
writing to TSA. TSA may amend the 
Security Directive based on comments 
received. Submission of a comment 
does not delay the effective date of the 
Security Directive. 

(f) Each airport operator that re-

ceives a Security Directive or an Infor-
mation Circular and each person who 
receives information from a Security 
Directive or an Information Circular 
must: 

(1) Restrict the availability of the Se-

curity Directive or Information Cir-
cular, and information contained in ei-
ther document, to those persons with 
an operational need-to-know. 

(2) Refuse to release the Security Di-

rective or Information Circular, and in-
formation contained in either docu-
ment, to persons other than those who 
have an operational need to know with-
out the prior written consent of TSA. 

§ 1542.305

Public advisories. 

When advised by TSA, each airport 

operator must prominently display and 
maintain in public areas information 
concerning foreign airports that, in the 
judgment of the Secretary of Transpor-
tation, do not maintain and administer 
effective security measures. This infor-
mation must be posted in the manner 
specified in the security program and 
for such a period of time determined by 
the Secretary of Transportation. 

§ 1542.307

Incident management. 

(a) Each airport operator must estab-

lish procedures to evaluate bomb 
threats, threats of sabotage, aircraft 
piracy, and other unlawful interference 
to civil aviation operations. 

(b) Immediately upon direct or re-

ferred receipt of a threat of any of the 
incidents described in paragraph (a) of 
this section, each airport operator 
must— 

(1) Evaluate the threat in accordance 

with its security program; 

(2) Initiate appropriate action as 

specified in the Airport Emergency 
Plan under 14 CFR 139.325; and 

(3) Immediately notify TSA of acts, 

or suspected acts, of unlawful inter-
ference to civil aviation operations, in-
cluding specific bomb threats to air-
craft and airport facilities. 

(c) Airport operators required to have 

a security program under § 1542.103(c) 
but not subject to 14 CFR part 139, 
must develop emergency response pro-
cedures to incidents of threats identi-
fied in paragraph (a) of this section. 

(d) To ensure that all parties know 

their responsibilities and that all pro-
cedures are current, at least once every 
12 calendar months each airport oper-
ator must review the procedures re-
quired in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this 
section with all persons having respon-
sibilities for such procedures. 

PART 1544—AIRCRAFT OPERATOR 

SECURITY: AIR CARRIERS AND 
COMMERCIAL OPERATORS 

Subpart A—General 

Sec. 
1544.1

Applicability of this part. 

1544.3

TSA inspection authority. 

Subpart B—Security Program 

1544.101

Adoption and implementation. 

1544.103

Form, content, and availability. 

1544.105

Approval and amendments. 

Subpart C—Operations 

1544.201

Acceptance and screening of indi-

viduals and accessible property. 

1544.203

Acceptance and screening of 

checked baggage. 

1544.202

Persons and property onboard an 

all-cargo aircraft. 

1544.205

Acceptance and screening of cargo. 

1544.207

Screening of individuals and prop-

erty. 

1544.209

Use of metal detection devices. 

1544.211

Use of X-ray systems. 

1544.213

Use of explosives detection systems. 

1544.215

Security coordinators. 

1544.217

Law enforcement personnel. 

1544.219

Carriage of accessible weapons. 

1544.221

Carriage of prisoners under the con-

trol of armed law enforcement officers. 

1544.223

Transportation of Federal Air Mar-

shals. 

1544.225

Security of aircraft and facilities. 

1544.227

Exclusive area agreement. 

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