[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 8]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR1520.1]

[Page 288]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
   CHAPTER XII--TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                            HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 1520--PROTECTION OF SENSITIVE SECURITY INFORMATION--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1520.1  Applicability and definitions.

    (a) This part governs the release, by the Transportation Security 
Administration and by other persons, of records and information that has 
been obtained or developed during security activities or research and 
development activities.
    (b) For purposes of this part:
    Record includes any writing, drawing, map, tape, film, photograph, 
or other means by which information is preserved, irrespective of 
format.
    Vulnerability assessment means any examination of a transportation 
system, vehicle, or facility to determine its vulnerability to unlawful 
interference.
    (c) The authority of the Administrator under this part may be 
further delegated within TSA.
    (d) The Administrator's authority under this part to withhold or to 
disclose sensitive security information is also exercised, in 
consultation with the Administrator, by the Commandant of the United 
States Coast Guard, as to matters affecting and information held by the 
Coast Guard, and the Administrator of each DOT administration, as to 
matters affecting and information held by that administration, and any 
individual formally designated to act in their capacity.