[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: 49CFR1550.5]

[Page 359-360]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
   CHAPTER XII--TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                            HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 1550_AIRCRAFT SECURITY UNDER GENERAL OPERATING AND FLIGHT RULES
--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1550.5  Operations using a sterile area.

    (a) Applicability of this section. This section applies to all 
aircraft operations in which passengers, crewmembers, or other 
individuals are enplaned from or deplaned into a sterile area, except 
for scheduled passenger operations, public charter passenger operations, 
and private charter passenger operations, that are in accordance with a 
security program issued under part 1544 or 1546 of this chapter.
    (b) Procedures. Any person conducting an operation identified in 
paragraph (a) of this section must conduct a search of the aircraft 
before departure and must screen passengers, crewmembers, and other 
individuals and their accessible property (carry-on items) before 
boarding in accordance with security procedures approved by TSA.
    (c) Sensitive security information. The security program procedures 
approved by TSA for operations specified in paragraph (a) of this 
section are sensitive security information. The operator must restrict 
the distribution, disclosure, and availability of information contained 
in the security procedures to persons with a need to know as described 
in part 1520 of this chapter.

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    (d) Compliance date. Persons conducting operations identified in 
paragraph (a) of this section must implement security procedures on 
October 6, 2001.
    (e) Waivers. TSA may permit a person conducting an operation under 
this section to deviate from the provisions of this section if TSA finds 
that the operation can be conducted safely under the terms of the 
waiver.