PART 107--AIRPORT SECURITY Sec. 107.1 Applicability and definitions. 107.3 Security program. 107.5 Approval of security program. 107.7 Changed conditions affecting security. 107.9 Amendment of security program by airport operator. 107.11 Amendment of security program by FAA. 107.13 Security of air operations area. 107.14 Access control system. 107.15 Law enforcement support. 107.17 Law enforcement officers. 107.19 Use of Federal law enforcement officers. 107.20 Submission to screening. 107.21 Carriage of an explosive, incendiary or deadly or dangerous weapon. 107.23 Records. 107.25 Airport identification media. 107.27 Evidence of compliance. 107.29 Airport Security Coordinator. Authority: 49 U.S.C. App. 1354, 1356, 1357, 1358, and 1421; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); Sec. 101, et seq., Pub. L. 101-604, 104 Stat. 3066. Sec. 107.1 Applicability and definitions. (a) This part prescribes aviation security rules governing-- (1) The operation of each airport regularly serving the scheduled passenger operations of a certificate holder required to have a security program by Sec. 108.5(a) of this chapter; (2) The operation of each airport regularly serving scheduled passenger operations of a foreign air carrier required to have a security program by Sec. 129.25 of this chapter; and (3) Each person who is in or entering a sterile area on an airport described in paragraph (a)(1) or (a)(2) of this section. (b) For purposes of this part-- (1) "Airport operator" means a person who operates an airport regularly serving scheduled passenger operations of a certificate holder or a foreign air carrier required to have a security program by Sec. 108.5(a) or Sec. 129.25 of this chapter; (2) "Air Operations Area" means a portion of an airport designed and used for landing, taking off, or surface maneuvering of airplanes; (3) "Exclusive area" means that part of an air operations area for which an air carrier has agreed in writing with the airport operator to exercise exclusive security responsibility under an approved security program or a security program used in accordance with Sec. 129.25; (4) "Law enforcement officer" means an individual who meets the requirements of Sec. 107.17; and (5) "Sterile area" means an area to which access is controlled by the inspection of persons and property in accordance with an approved security program or a security program used in accordance with Sec. 129.25. [Doc. No. 16245, 43 FR 60792, Dec. 28, 1978, as amended by Amdt. 107-1, 46 FR 3785, Jan. 15, 1981; Doc. No. 26522; Amdt. Nos. 107-6 and 108-101, 56 FR 41424, Aug. 20, 1991] ***************************************************************************** 56 FR 41412, No. 161, Aug. 20, 1991 SUMMARY: This rule establishes minimum standards for the hiring, continued employment, and contracting for air carrier and airport employees engaged in security-related activities. The requirements in this rule respond to the Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1990. The requirements are intended to enhance the effectiveness of U.S. civil aviation security systems in providing safety and security from terrorism and other criminal acts against civil aviation to passengers of U.S. Air carriers. EFFECTIVE DATE: September 19, 1991. ***************************************************************************** Sec. 107.3 Security program. (a) No airport operator may operate an airport subject to this part unless it adopts and carries out a security program that-- (1) Provides for the safety of persons and property traveling in air transportation and intrastate air transportation against acts of criminal violence and aircraft piracy; (2) Is in writing and signed by the airport operator or any person to whom the airport operator has delegated authority in this matter; (3) Includes the items listed in paragraph (b), (f), or (g) of this section, as appropriate; and (4) Has been approved by the Director of Civil Aviation Security. (b) For each airport subject to this part regularly serving scheduled passenger operations conducted in airplanes having a passenger seating configuration (as defined in Sec. 108.3 of this section of this chapter) of more than 60 seats, the security program required by paragraph (a) of this section must include at least the following: (1) A description of each air operations area, including its dimensions, boundaries, and pertinent features. (2) A description of each area on or adjacent to, the airport which affects the security of any air operations area. (3) A description of each exclusive area, including its dimensions, boundaries, and pertinent features, and the terms of the agreement establishing the area. (4) The procedures, and a description of the facilities and equipment, used to perform the control functions specified in Sec. 107.13(a) by the airport operator and by each air carrier having security responsibility over an exclusive area. (5) The procedures each air carrier having security responsibility over an exclusive area will use to notify the airport operator when the procedures, facilities, and equipment it uses are not adequate to perform the control functions described in Sec. 107.13(a). (6) A description of the alternate security procedures, if any, that the airport operator intends to use in emergencies and other unusual conditions. (7) A description of the law enforcement support necessary to comply with Sec. 107.15. (8) A description of the training program for law enforcement officers required by Sec. 107.17. (9) A description of the system for maintaining the records described in Sec. 107.23. (c) The airport operator may comply with paragraph (b), (f), or (g) of this section by including in the security program as an appendix any document which contains the information required by paragraph (b), (f), or (g) of this section. (d) Each airport operator shall maintain at least one complete copy of its approved security program at its principal operations office, and shall make it available for inspection upon the request of any Civil Aviation Security Special Agent. (e) Each airport operator shall restrict the distribution, disclosure, and availability of information contained in the security program to those persons with an operational need-to-know and shall refer requests for such information by other than those persons to the Director of Civil Aviation Security of the FAA. (f) For each airport subject to this part regularly serving scheduled passenger operations conducted in airplanes having a passenger seating configuration (as defined in Sec. 108.3 of this chapter) of more than 30 but less than 61 seats, the security program required by paragraph (a) of this section must include at least the following: (1) A description of the law enforcement support necessary to comply with Sec. 107.15(b), and the procedures which the airport operator has arranged to be used by the certificate holder or foreign air carrier to summon that support. (2) A description of the training program for law enforcement officers required by Sec. 107.17. (3) A description of the system for maintaining the records described in Sec. 107.23. (g) For each airport subject to this part where the certificate holder or foreign air carrier is required to conduct passenger screening under a security program required by Sec. 108.5(a) (2) or (3) or Sec. 129.25(b) (2) or (3) of this chapter, or conducts screening under a security program being carried out pursuant to Sec. 108.5(b), as appropriate, the security program required by paragraph (a) of this section must include at least the following: (1) A description of the law enforcement support necessary to comply with Sec. 107.15. (2) A description of the training program for law enforcement officers required by Sec. 107.17. (3) A description of the system for maintaining the records described in Sec. 107.23. [Doc. No. 16245, 43 FR 60792, Dec. 28, 1978, as amended by Amdt. 107-1, 46 FR 3785, Jan. 15, 1981; Amdt. 107-5, 54 FR 28765, July 7, 1989; Doc. No. 26522, Amdt. Nos. 107-6 and 108-10, 56 FR 41424, Aug. 20, 1991] ***************************************************************************** 56 FR 41412, No. 161, Aug. 20, 1991 SUMMARY: This rule establishes minimum standards for the hiring, continued employment, and contracting for air carrier and airport employees engaged in security-related activities. The requirements in this rule respond to the Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1990. The requirements are intended to enhance the effectiveness of U.S. civil aviation security systems in providing safety and security from terrorism and other criminal acts against civil aviation to passengers of U.S. Air carriers. EFFECTIVE DATE: September 19, 1991. ***************************************************************************** Sec. 107.5 Approval of security program. (a) Unless a shorter period is allowed by the Director of Civil Aviation Security, each airport operator seeking initial approval of a security program for an airport subject to this part shall submit the proposed program to the Director of Civil Aviation Security at least 90 days before any scheduled passenger operations are expected to begin by any certificate holder or permit holder to whom Sec. 121.538 or Sec. 129.25 of this chapter applies. (b) Within 30 days after receipt of a proposed security program, the Director of Civil Aviation Security either approves the program or gives the airport operator written notice to modify the program to make it conform to the applicable requirements of this part. (c) After receipt of a notice to modify, the airport operator may either submit a modified security program or petition the Administrator to reconsider the notice to modify. A petition for reconsideration must be filed with the Director of Civil Aviation Security. (d) Upon receipt of a petition for reconsideration, the Director of Civil Aviation Security reconsiders the notice to modify and either amends or withdraws the notice or transmits the petition, together with any pertinent information, to the Administrator for consideration. (e) After review of a petition for reconsideration, the Administrator disposes of the petition by either directing the Director of Civil Aviation Security to withdraw or amend the notice to modify, or by affirming the notice to modify. [Doc. No. 16245, 43 FR 60792, Dec. 28, 1978, as amended by Amdt. 107-5, 54 FR 28765, July 7, 1989] Sec. 107.7 Changed conditions affecting security. (a) After approval of the security program, the airport operator shall follow the procedures prescribed in paragraph (b) of this section whenever it determines that any of the following changed conditions has occurred: (1) Any description of an airport area set out in the security program in accordance with Sec. 107.3(b) (1), (2), or (3) is no longer accurate. (2) The procedures included, and the facilities and equipment described, in the security program in accordance with Sec. 107.3(b) (4) and (5) are not adequate for the control functions described in Sec. 107.13(a). (3) The airport operator changes any alternate security procedures described in the security program in accordance with Sec. 107.3(b)(6). (4) The law enforcement support described in the security program in accordance with Sec. 107.3 (b)(7), (f)(1), or (g)(1) is not adequate to comply with Sec. 107.15. (5) Any changes to the designation of the Airport Security Coordinator (ASC) required under Sec. 107.29. (b) Whenever a changed condition described in paragraph (a) of this section occurs, the airport operator shall-- (1) Immediately notify the FAA security office having jurisdiction over the airport of the changed condition, and identify each interim measure being taken to maintain adequate security until an appropriate amendment to the security program is approved; and (2) Within 30 days after notifying the FAA in accordance with paragraph (b)(1) of this section, submit for approval in accordance with Sec. 107.9 an amendment to the security program to bring it into compliance with this part. [Doc. No. 16245, 43 FR 60792, Dec. 28, 1978, as amended by Amdt. 107-1, 46 FR 3786, Jan. 15, 1981; 46 FR 36053, July 13, 1981; Doc. No. 26522; Amdt. Nos. 107-6 and 108-10, 56 FR 41424, Aug. 20, 1991] ***************************************************************************** 56 FR 41412, No. 161, Aug. 20, 1991 SUMMARY: This rule establishes minimum standards for the hiring, continued employment, and contracting for air carrier and airport employees engaged in security-related activities. The requirements in this rule respond to the Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1990. The requirements are intended to enhance the effectiveness of U.S. civil aviation security systems in providing safety and security from terrorism and other criminal acts against civil aviation to passengers of U.S. Air carriers. EFFECTIVE DATE: September 19, 1991. ***************************************************************************** Sec. 107.9 Amendment of security program by airport operator. (a) An airport operator requesting approval of a proposed amendment to the security program shall submit the request to the Director of Civil Aviation Security. Unless a shorter period is allowed by the Director of Civil Aviation Security, the request must be submitted at least 30 days before the proposed effective date. (b) Within 15 days after receipt of a proposed amendment, the Director of Civil Aviation Security issues to the airport operator, in writing, either an approval or a denial of the request. (c) An amendment to a security program is approved if the Director of Civil Aviation Security determines that-- (1) Safety and the public interest will allow it, and (2) The proposed amendment provides the level of security required by Sec. 107.3. (d) After denial of a request for an amendment the airport operator may petition the Administrator to reconsider the denial. A petition for reconsideration must be filed with the Director of Civil Aviation Security. (e) Upon receipt of a petition for reconsideration the Director of Civil Aviation Security reconsiders the denial and either approves the proposed amendment or transmits the petition, together with any pertinent information, to the Administrator for consideration. (f) After review of a petition for reconsideration, the Administrator disposes of the petition by either directing the Director of Civil Aviation Security to approve the proposed amendment or affirming the denial. [Doc. No. 16245, 43 FR 60792, Dec. 28, 1978, as amended by Amdt. 107-5, 54 FR 28765, July 7, 1989] Sec. 107.11 Amendment of security program by FAA. (a) The Administrator or Director of Civil Aviation Security may amend an approved security program for an airport, if it is determined that safety and the public interest require the amendment. (b) Except in an emergency as provided in paragraph (f) of this section, when the Administrator or the Director of Civil Aviation Security proposes to amend a security program, a notice of the proposed amendment is issued to the airport operator, in writing, fixing a period of not less than 30 days within which the airport operator may submit written information, views, and arguments on the amendment. After considering all relevant material, including that submitted by the airport operator, the Administrator or the Director of Civil Aviation Security either rescinds the noticeor notifies the airport operator in writing of any amendment adopted, specifying an effective date not less than 30 days after receipt of the notice of amendment by the airport operator. (c) After receipt of a notice of amendment from a Director of Civil Aviation Security, the airport operator may petition the Administrator to reconsider the amendment. A petition for reconsideration must be filed with the Director of Civil Aviation Security. Except in an emergency as provided in paragraph (f) of this section, a petition for reconsideration stays the amendment until the Administrator takes final action on the petition. (d) Upon receipt of a petition for reconsideration, the Director of Civil Aviation Security reconsiders the amendment and either rescinds or modifies the amendment or transmits the petition, together with any pertinent information, to the Administrator for consideration. (e) After review of a petition for reconsideration, the Administrator disposes of the petition by directing the Director of Civil Aviation Security to rescind the notice of amendment or to issue the amendment as proposed or in modified form. (f) If the Administrator or the Director of Civil Aviation Security finds that there is an emergency requiring immediate action that makes the procedure in paragraph (b) of this section impracticable or contrary to the public interest, an amendment may be issued effective without stay on the date the airport operator receives notice of it. In such a case, the Administrator or the Director of Civil Aviation Security incorporates in the notice of the amendment the finding, including a brief statement of the reasons for the emergency and the need for emergency action. [Doc. No. 16245, 43 FR 60792, Dec. 28, 1978, as amended by Amdt. 107-5, 54 FR 28765, July 7, 1989] Sec. 107.13 Security of air operations area. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each operator of an airport serving scheduled passenger operations where the certificate holder or foreign air carrier is required to conduct passenger screening under a program required by Sec. 108.5(a)(1) or Sec. 129.25(b)(1) of this chapter as appropriate shall use the procedures included, and the facilities and equipment described, in its approved security program, to perform the following control functions: (1) Controlling access to each air operations area, including methods for preventing the entry of unauthorized persons and ground vehicles. (2) Controlling movement of persons and ground vehicles within each air operations area, including, when appropriate, requirements for the display of identification. (3) Promptly detecting and taking action to control each penetration, or attempted penetration, of an air operations area by a person whose entry is not authorized in accordance with the security program. (b) An airport operator need not comply with paragraph (a) of this section with respect to an air carrier's exclusive area, if the airport operator's security program contains-- (1) Procedures, and a description of the facilities and equipment, used by the air carrier to perform the control functions described in paragraph (a) of this section; and (2) Procedures by which the air carrier will notify the airport operator when its procedures, facilities, and equipment are not adequate to perform the control functions described in paragraph (a) of this section. [Doc. No. 16245, 43 FR 60792, Dec. 28, 1978, as amended by Amdt. 107-1, 46 FR 3786, Jan. 15, 1981; Amdt. 107-2, 47 FR 13316, Mar. 29, 1982; Doc. No. 26522; Amdt. Nos. 107-6 and 108-10, 56 FR 41424, Aug. 20, 1991] ***************************************************************************** 56 FR 41412, No. 161, Aug. 20, 1991 SUMMARY: This rule establishes minimum standards for the hiring, continued employment, and contracting for air carrier and airport employees engaged in security-related activities. The requirements in this rule respond to the Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1990. The requirements are intended to enhance the effectiveness of U.S. civil aviation security systems in providing safety and security from terrorism and other criminal acts against civil aviation to passengers of U.S. Air carriers. EFFECTIVE DATE: September 19, 1991. ***************************************************************************** Sec. 107.14 Access control system. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each operator of an airport regularly serving scheduled passenger operations conducted in airplanes having a passenger seating configuration (as defined in Sec. 108.3 of this chapter) of more than 60 seats shall submit to the Director of Civil Aviation Security, for approval and inclusion in its approved security program, an amendment to provide for a system, method, or procedure which meets the requirements specified in this paragraph for controlling access to secured areas of the airport. The system, method, or procedure shall ensure that only those persons authorized to have access to secured areas by the airport operator's security program are able to obtain that access and shall specifically provide a means to ensure that such access is denied immediately at the access point or points to individuals whose authority to have access changes. The system, method, or procedure shall provide a means to differentiate between persons authorized to have access to only a particular portion of the secured areas and persons authorized to have access only to other portions or to the entire secured area. The system, method, or procedure shall be capable of limiting an individual's access by time and date. (b) The Director of Civil Aviation Security will approve an amendment to an airport operator's security program that provides for the use of an alternative system, method, or procedure if, in the Director's judgment, the alternative would provide an overall level of security equal to that which would be provided by the system, method, or procedure described in paragraph (a) of this section. (c) Each airport operator shall submit the amendment to its approved security program required by paragraph (a) or (b) of this section according to the following schedule: (1) By August 8, 1989, or by 6 months after becoming subject to this section, whichever is later, for airports where at least 25 million persons are screened annually or airports that have been designated by the Director of Civil Aviation Security. The amendment shall specify that the system, method, or procedure must be fully operational within 18 months after the date on which an airport operator's amendment to its approved security program is approved by the Director of Civil Aviation Security. (2) By August 8, 1989, or by 6 months after becoming subject to this section, whichever is later, for airports where more than 2 million persons are screened annually. The amendment shall specify that the system, method, or procedure must be fully operational within 24 months after the date on which an airport operator's amendment to its approved security program is approved by the Director of Civil Aviation Security. (3) By February 8, 1990, or by 12 months after becoming subject to this section, whichever is later, for airports where at least 500,000 but not more than 2 million persons are screened annually. The amendment shall specify that the system, method, or procedure must be fully operational within 30 months after the date on which an airport operator's amendment to its approved security program is approved by the Director of Civil Aviation Security. (4) By February 8, 1990, or by 12 months after becoming subject to this section, whichever is later, for airports where less than 500,000 persons are screened annually. The amendment shall specify that the system, method, or procedure must be fully operational within 30 months after the date on which an airport operator's amendment to its approved security program is approved by the Director of Civil Aviation Security. (d) Notwithstanding paragraph (c) of this section, an airport operator of a newly constructed airport commencing initial operation after December 31, 1990, as an airport subject to paragraph (a) of this section, shall include as part of its original airport security program to be submitted to the FAA for approval a fully operational system, method, or procedure in accordance with this section. [Doc. No. 25568, 54 FR 588, Jan. 6, 1989] Sec. 107.15 Law enforcement support. (a) Each airport operator shall provide law enforcement officers in the number and in a manner adequate to support-- (1) Its security program; and (2) Each passenger screening system required by Part 108 or Sec. 129.25 of this chapter. (b) For scheduled or public charter passenger operations with airplanes having a passenger seating configuration (as defined in Sec. 108.3 of this chapter) of more than 30 but less than 61 seats for which a passenger screening system is not required, each airport operator shall ensure that law enforcement officers are available and committed to respond to an incident at the request of a certificate holder or foreign air carrier and shall ensure that the request procedures are provided to the certificate holder or foreign air carrier. [Amdt. 107-1, 46 FR 3786, Jan. 15, 1981; Doc. No. 26522, Amdt. Nos. 107-6 and 108-10, 56 FR 41424, Aug. 20, 1991] ***************************************************************************** 56 FR 41412, No. 161, Aug. 20, 1991 SUMMARY: This rule establishes minimum standards for the hiring, continued employment, and contracting for air carrier and airport employees engaged in security-related activities. The requirements in this rule respond to the Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1990. The requirements are intended to enhance the effectiveness of U.S. civil aviation security systems in providing safety and security from terrorism and other criminal acts against civil aviation to passengers of U.S. Air carriers. EFFECTIVE DATE: September 19, 1991. ***************************************************************************** Sec. 107.17 Law enforcement officers. (a) No airport operator may use, or arrange for response by, any person as a required law enforcement officer unless, while on duty on the airport, the officer-- (1) Has the arrest, authority described in paragraph (b) of this section; (2) Is readily identifiable by uniform and displays or carries a badge or other indicia of authority; (3) Is armed with a firearm and authorized to use it; and (4) Has completed a training program that meets the requirements in paragraph (c) of this section. (b) The law enforcement officer must, while on duty on the airport, have the authority to arrest, with or without a warrant, for the following violations of the criminal laws of the State and local jurisdictions in which the airport is located: (1) A crime committed in the officer's presence. (2) A felony, when the officer has reason to believe that the suspect has committed it. (c) The training program required by paragraph (a)(4) of this section must provide training in the subjects specified in paragraph (d) of this section and either-- (1) Meet the training standards, if any, prescribed by either the State or the local jurisdiction in which the airport is located, for law enforcement officers performing comparable functions; or (2) If the State and local jurisdictions in which the airport is located do not prescribe training standards for officers performing comparable functions, be acceptable to the Administrator. (d) The training program required by paragraph (a)(4) of this section must include training in-- (1) The use of firearms; (2) The courteous and efficient treatment of persons subject to inspection, detention, search, arrest, and other aviation security activities; (3) The responsibilities of a law enforcement officer under the airport operator's approved security program; and (4) Any other subject the Administrator determines is necessary. [Doc. No. 16245, 43 FR 60792, Dec. 28, 1978, as amended by Amdt. 107-1, 46 FR 3786, Jan. 15, 1981; Doc. No. 26522, Amdt. Nos. 107-6 and 108-10, 56 FR 41424, Aug. 20, 1991] ***************************************************************************** 56 FR 41412, No. 161, Aug. 20, 1991 SUMMARY: This rule establishes minimum standards for the hiring, continued employment, and contracting for air carrier and airport employees engaged in security-related activities. The requirements in this rule respond to the Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1990. The requirements are intended to enhance the effectiveness of U.S. civil aviation security systems in providing safety and security from terrorism and other criminal acts against civil aviation to passengers of U.S. Air carriers. EFFECTIVE DATE: September 19, 1991. ***************************************************************************** Sec. 107.19 Use of Federal law enforcement officers. (a) Whenever State, local, and private law enforcement officers who meet the requirements of Sec. 107.17 are not available in sufficient numbers to meet the requirements of Sec. 107.15, the airport operator may request that the Administrator authorize it to use Federal law enforcement officers. (b) Each request for the use of Federal law enforcement officers must be accompanied by the following information: (1) The number of passengers enplaned at the airport during the preceding calendar year and the current calendar year as of the date of the request. (2) The anticipated risk of criminal violence and aircraft piracy at the airport and to the air carrier aircraft operations at the airport. (3) A copy of that portion of the airport operator's security program which describes the law enforcement support necessary to comply with Sec. 107.15. (4) The availability of State, local, and private law enforcement officers who meet the requirements of Sec. 107.17, including a description of the airport operator's efforts to obtain law enforcement support from State, local, and private agencies and the responses of those agencies. (5) The airport operator's estimate of the number of Federal law enforcement officers needed to supplement available officers and the period of time for which they are needed. (6) A statement acknowledging responsibility for providing reimbursement for the cost of providing Federal law enforcement officers. (7) Any other information the Administrator considers necessary. (c) In response to a request submitted in accordance with this section, the Administrator may authorize, on a reimbursable basis, the use of law enforcement officers employed by the FAA or by any other Federal agency, with the consent of the head of that agency. [Doc. No. 16245, 43 FR 60792, Dec. 28, 1978] Sec. 107.20 Submission to screening. No person may enter a sterile area without submitting to the screening of his or her person and property in accordance with the procedures being applied to control access to that area under Sec. 108.9 or Sec. 129.25 of this chapter. [Doc. No. 24883, Amdt. 107-3, 51 FR 1352, Jan. 10, 1986] Sec. 107.21 Carriage of an explosive, incendiary, or deadly or dangerous weapon. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, no person may have an explosive, incendiary, or deadly or dangerous weapon on or about the individual's person or accessible property-- (1) When performance has begun of the inspection of the individual's person or accessible property before entering a sterile area; and (2) When entering or in a sterile area. (b) The provisions of this section with respect to firearms do not apply to the following: (1) Law enforcement officers required to carry a firearm by this part while on duty on the airport. (2) Persons authorized to carry a firearm in accordance with Sec. 108.11 or Sec. 129.27. (3) Persons authorized to carry a firearm in a sterile area under an approved security program or a security program used in accordance with Sec. 129.25. [Doc. No. 16245, 43 FR 60792, Dec. 28, 1978, as amended by Amdt. 107-3, 51 FR 1352, Jan. 10, 1986] Sec. 107.23 Records. (a) Each airport operator shall ensure that-- (1) A record is made of each law enforcement action taken in furtherance of this part; (2) The record is maintained for a minimum of 90 days; and (3) It is made available to the administrator upon request. (b) Data developed in response to paragraph (a) of this section must include at least the following: (1) The number and type of firearms, explosives, and incendiaries discovered during any passenger screening process, and the method of detection of each. (2) The number of acts and attempted acts of air piracy. (3) The number of bomb threats received, real and simulated bombs found, and actual bombings on the airport. (4) The number of detentions and arrests, and the immediate disposition of each person detained or arrested. [Doc. No. 16245, 43 FR 60792, Dec. 28, 1978, as amended by Amdt. 107-3, 51 FR 1352, Jan. 10, 1986] Sec. 107.25 Airport identification media. (a) As used in this section, "security identification display area" means any area identified in the airport security program as requiring each person to continuously display on their outermost garment, an airport-approved identification medium unless under airport-approved escort. (b) After January 1, 1992, an airport operator may not issue to any person any identification media that provides unescorted access to any security identification display area unless the person has successfully completed training in accordance with an FAA-approved curriculum specified in the security program. (c) By October 1, 1992, not less than 50 percent of all individuals possessing airport-issued identification that provides unescorted access to any security identification display area at that airport shall have been trained in accordance with an FAA-approved curriculum specified in the security program. (d) After May 1, 1993, an airport operator may not permit any person to possess any airport-issued identification medium that provides unescorted access to any security identification display area at that airport unless the person has successfully completed FAA-approved training in accordance with a curriculum specified in the security program. (e) The curriculum specified in the security program shall detail the methods of instruction, provide attendees the opportunity to ask questions, and include at least the following topics: (1) Control, use, and display of airport-approved identification or access media; (2) Challenge procedures and the law enforcement response which supports the challenge procedure; (3) Restrictions on divulging information concerning an act of unlawful interference with civil aviation if such information is likely to jeopardize the safety of domestic or international aviation; (4) Non-disclosure of information regarding the airport security system or any airport tenant's security systems; and (5) Any other topics deemed necessary by the Assistant Administrator for Civil Aviation Security. (f) No person may use any airport-approved identification medium that provides unescorted access to any security identification display area to gain such access unless that medium was issued to that person by the appropriate airport authority or other entity whose identification is approved by the airport operator. (g) The airport operator shall maintain a record of all training given to each person under this section until 180 days after the termination of that person's unescorted access privileges. [Doc. No. 26522, Amdt. Nos. 107-6 and 108-10, 56 FR 41424, Aug. 20, 1991] ***************************************************************************** 56 FR 41412, No. 161, Aug. 20, 1991 SUMMARY: This rule establishes minimum standards for the hiring, continued employment, and contracting for air carrier and airport employees engaged in security-related activities. The requirements in this rule respond to the Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1990. The requirements are intended to enhance the effectiveness of U.S. civil aviation security systems in providing safety and security from terrorism and other criminal acts against civil aviation to passengers of U.S. Air carriers. EFFECTIVE DATE: September 19, 1991. ***************************************************************************** Sec. 107.27 Evidence of compliance. On request of the Assistant Administrator for Civil Aviation Security, each airport operator shall provide evidence of compliance with this part and its approved security program. [Doc. No. 26522, Amdt. Nos. 107-6 and 108-10, 56 FR 41425, Aug. 20, 1991] ***************************************************************************** 56 FR 41412, No. 161, Aug. 20, 1991 SUMMARY: This rule establishes minimum standards for the hiring, continued employment, and contracting for air carrier and airport employees engaged in security-related activities. The requirements in this rule respond to the Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1990. The requirements are intended to enhance the effectiveness of U.S. civil aviation security systems in providing safety and security from terrorism and other criminal acts against civil aviation to passengers of U.S. Air carriers. EFFECTIVE DATE: September 19, 1991. ***************************************************************************** Sec. 107.29 Airport Security Coordinator. Each airport operator shall designate an Airport Security Coordinator (ASC) in its security program. The designation shall include the name of the ASC, and a description of the means by which to contact the ASC on a 24-hour basis. The ASC shall serve as the airport operator's primary contact for security-related activities and communications with FAA, as set forth in the security program. [Doc. No. 26522, Amdt. Nos. 107-6 and 108-10, 56 FR 41425, Aug. 20, 1991] ***************************************************************************** 56 FR 41412, No. 161, Aug. 20, 1991 SUMMARY: This rule establishes minimum standards for the hiring, continued employment, and contracting for air carrier and airport employees engaged in security-related activities. The requirements in this rule respond to the Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1990. The requirements are intended to enhance the effectiveness of U.S. civil aviation security systems in providing safety and security from terrorism and other criminal acts against civil aviation to passengers of U.S. Air carriers. EFFECTIVE DATE: September 19, 1991. *****************************************************************************