[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 8]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR1520.11]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
   CHAPTER XII--TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                            HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 1520_PROTECTION OF SENSITIVE SECURITY INFORMATION--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1520.11  Persons with a need to know.

    (a) In general. A person has a need to know SSI in each of the 
following circumstances:
    (1) When the person requires access to specific SSI to carry out 
aviation or maritime transportation security activities approved, 
accepted, funded, recommended, or directed by DHS or DOT.
    (2) When the person is in training to carry out aviation or maritime 
transportation security activities approved, accepted, funded, 
recommended, or directed by DHS or DOT.
    (3) When the information is necessary for the person to supervise or 
otherwise manage individuals carrying out aviation or maritime 
transportation security activities approved, accepted, funded, 
recommended, or directed by the DHS or DOT.

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    (4) When the person needs the information to provide technical or 
legal advice to a covered person regarding aviation or maritime 
transportation security requirements of Federal law.
    (5) When the person needs the information to represent a covered 
person in connection with any judicial or administrative proceeding 
regarding those requirements.
    (b) Federal employees, contractors, and grantees. (1) A Federal 
employee has a need to know SSI if access to the information is 
necessary for performance of the employee's official duties.
    (2) A person acting in the performance of a contract with or grant 
from DHS or DOT has a need to know SSI if access to the information is 
necessary to performance of the contract or grant.
    (c) Background check. TSA or Coast Guard may make an individual's 
access to the SSI contingent upon satisfactory completion of a security 
background check or other procedures and requirements for safeguarding 
SSI that are satisfactory to TSA or the Coast Guard.
    (d) Need to know further limited by the DHS or DOT. For some 
specific SSI, DHS or DOT may make a finding that only specific persons 
or classes of persons have a need to know.