Fri, Jun 05, 2009
NBAA is welcoming the passage of a
Congressional proposal to allow the aviation industry to review and
provide input toward TSA proposals, while bringing consistency to
the use of "security directives" in TSA regulation.
The proposal was offered as an amendment by Reps. John Mica
(R-7-FL), Sam Graves (R-6-MO), Vernon Ehlers (R-3-MI) and Tom Petri
(R-6-WI) during House floor debate on H.R. 2200, the Transportation
Security Administration Authorization Act.
It requires the TSA to operate within the framework of the
Administrative Procedures Act (APA) when issuing new security
proposals, unless the Agency determines that an imminent threat
requires the Agency to bypass APA with the introduction of a
security directive. NBAA recently sent a joint letter with several
other aviation industry groups in support of the
proposal.
"Security is a top priority for the business aviation community,
and NBAA Members have a long-standing record of effectively
partnering with the government on measures to help ensure the
security of our airports, aircraft, flight crews and passengers,"
said NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen (pictured below).
"This legislation will allow the TSA to respond to any imminent
threats, while providing the Agency the necessary flexibility to
develop and implement the most effective, tailored and workable
solutions. As a result, industry and government will be able to
strike an appropriate balance between the need to address immediate
threats and allowing for an appropriate public review. We thank
Representative Mica and his colleagues for co-sponsoring this
important and necessary legislation."
NBAA also welcomed two other important provisions in H.R. 2200.
The first creates an Aviation Security Advisory Committee (ASAC)
for aviation stakeholders and a "General Aviation Working Group"
within the ASAC to give the general aviation community a forum to
formulate recommendations on GA security proposals for TSA
consideration. The second provision prohibits TSA from outsourcing
terror-watch list reviews to third parties, as proposed in the
Agency's Large Aircraft Security Program (LASP).
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