[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: 49CFR1542.5]

[Page 307]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
   CHAPTER XII--TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                            HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 1542_AIRPORT SECURITY--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 1542.5  Inspection authority.

    (a) Each airport operator must allow TSA, at any time or place, to 
make any inspections or tests, including copying records, to determine 
compliance of an airport operator, aircraft operator, foreign air 
carrier, indirect air carrier, or other airport tenants with--
    (1) This subchapter and any security program under this subchapter, 
and part 1520 of this chapter; and
    (2) 49 U.S.C. Subtitle VII, as amended.
    (b) At the request of TSA, each airport operator must provide 
evidence of compliance with this part and its airport security program, 
including copies of records.
    (c) TSA may enter and be present within secured areas, AOA's, and 
SIDA's without access media or identification media issued or approved 
by an airport operator or aircraft operator, in order to inspect or test 
compliance, or perform other such duties as TSA may direct.
    (d) At the request of TSA and upon the completion of SIDA training 
as required in a security program, each airport operator promptly must 
issue to TSA personnel access and identification media to provide TSA 
personnel with unescorted access to, and movement within, secured areas, 
AOA's, and SIDA's.