[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: 49CFR1520.3]

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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. 1520.3  Terms used in this part.

    In addition to the terms in Sec. 1500.3 of this chapter, the 
following terms apply in this part:
    Administrator means the Under Secretary of Transportation for 
Security referred to in 49 U.S.C. 114(b), or his or her designee.
    Coast Guard means the United States Coast Guard.
    Covered person means any organization, entity, individual, or other 
person described in Sec. 1520.7. In the case of an individual, covered 
person includes any individual applying for employment in a position 
that would be a covered person, or in training for such a position, 
regardless of whether that individual is receiving a wage, salary, or 
other form of payment. Covered person includes a person applying for 
certification or other form of approval that, if granted, would make the 
person a covered person described in Sec. 1520.7.
    DHS means the Department of Homeland Security and any directorate, 
bureau, or other component within the Department of Homeland Security, 
including the United States Coast Guard.
    DOT means the Department of Transportation and any operating 
administration, entity, or office within the Department of 
Transportation, including the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 
Corporation and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
    Federal Flight Deck Officer means a pilot participating in the 
Federal Flight Deck Officer Program under 49 U.S.C. 44921 and 
implementing regulations.
    Maritime facility means any facility as defined in 33 CFR part 101.
    Record includes any means by which information is preserved, 
irrespective of format, including a book, paper, drawing, map, 
recording, tape, film, photograph, machine-readable material, and any 
information stored in an electronic format. The term record also 
includes any draft, proposed, or recommended change to any record.
    Security contingency plan means a plan detailing response procedures 
to address a transportation security incident, threat assessment, or 
specific threat against transportation, including details of 
preparation, response,

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mitigation, recovery, and reconstitution procedures, continuity of 
government, continuity of transportation operations, and crisis 
management.
    Security program means a program or plan and any amendments, 
developed for the security of the following, including any comments, 
instructions, or implementing guidance:
    (1) An airport, aircraft, or aviation cargo operation;
    (2) A maritime facility, vessel, or port area; or
    (3) A transportation-related automated system or network for 
information processing, control, and communications.
    Security screening means evaluating a person or property to 
determine whether either poses a threat to security.
    SSI means sensitive security information, as described in Sec. 
1520.5.
    Threat image projection system means an evaluation tool that 
involves periodic presentation of fictional threat images to operators 
and is used in connection with x-ray or explosives detection systems 
equipment.
    TSA means the Transportation Security Administration.
    Vulnerability assessment means any review, audit, or other 
examination of the security of a transportation infrastructure asset; 
airport; maritime facility, port area, vessel, aircraft, train, 
commercial motor vehicle, or pipeline, or a transportation-related 
automated system or network, to determine its vulnerability to unlawful 
interference, whether during the conception, planning, design, 
construction, operation, or decommissioning phase. A vulnerability 
assessment may include proposed, recommended, or directed actions or 
countermeasures to address security concerns.