[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: 49CFR1548.5]

[Page 357]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
   CHAPTER XII--TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                            HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 1548_INDIRECT AIR CARRIER SECURITY--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1548.5  Adoption and implementation of the security program.

    (a) Security program required. Each indirect air carrier must adopt 
and carry out a security program that meets the requirements of this 
section.
    (b) General requirements. The security program must:
    (1) Provide for the safety of persons and property traveling in air 
transportation against acts of criminal violence and air piracy and the 
introduction of any unauthorized explosive or incendiary into cargo 
aboard a passenger aircraft.
    (2) Be in writing and signed by the indirect air carrier.
    (3) Be approved by TSA.
    (c) Content. Each security program under this part must--
    (1) Be designed to prevent or deter the unauthorized introduction of 
any explosive or incendiary device into any package cargo intended for 
carriage by air;
    (2) Include the procedures and description of the facilities and 
equipment used to comply with the requirements of Sec. 1548.9 regarding 
the acceptance of cargo.
    (d) Availability. Each indirect air carrier having a security 
program must:
    (1) Maintain an original of the security program at its corporate 
office.
    (2) Have accessible a complete copy, or the pertinent portions of 
its security program, or appropriate implementing instructions, at each 
office where cargo is accepted. An electronic version is adequate.
    (3) Make a copy of the security program available for inspection 
upon the request of TSA.
    (4) Restrict the distribution, disclosure, and availability of 
information contained in its security program to persons with a need to 
know, as described in part 1520 of this chapter.
    (5) Refer requests for such information by other persons to TSA.