[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR245.1]

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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
        CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (CONTINUED)
 
PART 245_PLAN FOR THE EMERGENCY SECURITY CONTROL OF AIR TRAFFIC (ESCAT)--Table 
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 245.1  Purpose.


    This part:
    (a) Is authorized by the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 5 
U.S.C. 301, 552, Executive Order 12656 (``Assignment of Emergency 
Preparedness Responsibilities'', November 18, 1988), as amended.
    (b) Defines the jointly developed and agreed upon responsibilities 
of the Department of Transportation/Federal Aviation Administration 
(DOT/FAA), Department of Homeland Security/Transportation Security 
Administration (DHS/TSA), and Department of Defense (DoD) authorities 
for the security control of civil and military air traffic. It 
implements policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures 
for implementation and performance of the ESCAT Plan. The Emergency 
Security Control of Air Traffic (ESCAT) is an emergency preparedness 
plan that prescribes the joint action to be taken by appropriate 
elements of the DoD, the DOT and the DHS in the interests of national 
security to control air traffic under emergency conditions.

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