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Transportation Security Administration, DHS 

§ 1554.3 

flight school employee in accordance 
with this subpart; and 

(2) The alternative flight school secu-

rity awareness training program used 
by the flight school, if the flight school 
uses such a program. 

(c) 

Inspection. 

A flight school must 

permit TSA and the Federal Aviation 
Administration to inspect the records 
required under paragraph (b) of this 
section during reasonable business 
hours. 

PART 1554—AIRCRAFT REPAIR 

STATION SECURITY 

Subpart A—General 

Sec. 
1554.1

Scope. 

1554.3

TSA inspection authority. 

Subpart B—Security Measures 

1554.101

Security Measures. 

1554.103

Security Directives. 

Subpart C—Compliance and Enforcement 

1554.201

Notification of security defi-

ciencies; suspension of certificate and re-
view process. 

1554.203

Immediate risk to security; revoca-

tion of certificate and review process. 

1554.205

Nondisclosure of certain informa-

tion. 

A

UTHORITY

: 49 U.S.C. 114, 40113, 44903, 44924. 

S

OURCE

: 79 FR 2140, Jan. 13, 2014, unless 

otherwise noted. 

Subpart A—General 

§ 1554.1

Scope. 

(a) This part applies to repair sta-

tions that are certificated by the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration (FAA) 
pursuant to 14 CFR part 145, except for 
a part 145 certificated repair station lo-
cated on a U.S. or foreign government 
military installation. 

(b) In addition to the terms in 49 CFR 

1500.3 and 1540.5, for purposes of this 
part, ‘‘large aircraft’’ means any air-
craft with a maximum certificated 
takeoff weight of more than 12,500 
pounds and ‘‘attended’’ aircraft means 
an aircraft to which access is limited 
to authorized individuals and property. 

§ 1554.3

TSA inspection authority. 

(a) 

General. 

Each repair station must 

allow TSA and other authorized DHS 
officials, at any time and in a reason-
able manner, without advance notice, 
to enter, conduct any audits, assess-
ments, or inspections of any property, 
facilities, equipment, and operations; 
and to view, inspect, and copy records 
as necessary to carry out TSA’s secu-
rity-related statutory or regulatory 
authorities, including its authority 
to— 

(1) Assess threats to transportation 

security; 

(2) Enforce security-related regula-

tions, directives, and requirements; 

(3) Inspect, assess, and audit security 

facilities, equipment, and systems 

(4) Ensure the adequacy of security 

measures; 

(5) Verify the implementation of se-

curity measures; 

(6) Review security plans; and 
(7) Carry out such other duties, and 

exercise such other powers, relating to 
transportation security as the TSA Ad-
ministrator considers appropriate, to 
the extent authorized by law. 

(b) 

Evidence of compliance. 

At the re-

quest of TSA, each repair station must 
provide evidence of compliance with 
this part, including copies of records 
required by this part. 

(1) All records required under this 

part must be provided in English upon 
TSA’s request. 

(2) All responses and submissions pro-

vided to TSA or its designee, pursuant 
to this part, must be in English, unless 
otherwise requested by TSA. 

(c) 

Access to repair station. 

(1) TSA 

and DHS officials working with TSA 
may enter, and be present within any 
area without access media or identi-
fication media issued or approved by 
the repair station in order to inspect, 
assess, or perform any other such du-
ties as TSA may direct. 

(2) Repair stations may request TSA 

inspectors and DHS officials working 
with TSA to present their credentials 
for examination, but the credentials 
may not be photocopied or otherwise 
reproduced. 

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