Sensitive security information

§ 15.3

49 CFR Subtitle A (10–1–14 Edition)

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Federal agency or employee is governed by section 214 and any implementing regulations, not by this part.
(b) Delegation. The authority of the
Secretary under this part may be further delegated within DOT.
§ 15.3 Terms used in this part.
In addition to the terms in § 15.3 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 § 15.7. 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 § 15.7.
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,
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 § 15.5.
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.
§ 15.5 Sensitive security information.
(a) In general. In accordance with 49
U.S.C. 40119(b)(1), SSI is information
obtained or developed in the conduct of
security activities, including research
and development, the disclosure of

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