Security Regulations PDF

Securitv Re ations The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) housed in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is responsible for transpor- tation security. TS.As mission is to protect the nation’s transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for peop...

Securitv Re ations The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) housed in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is responsible for transpor- tation security. TS.As mission is to protect the nation’s transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce. TSA was created in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, as part of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act signed into law on November 19, 2001. TSA was moved from the U.S. DOT to DHS in March 2003. The primary mission of DHS 1s to: “(A) prevent terrorist attacks within the U.S.; (B) reduce the vulnerability of the U.S. to terrorism; and (C) minimize the damage, and assist in the recovery, from terrorist attacks that do occur within the U.S" In regards to cross-bor- der operations with Canada and Mexico, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) combines the inspection workforces and broad border authorities for Customs, Immigration, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, as well as the U.S. Border Patrol. In addition to TSA and CBP, the DOT's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) regulates the safety and security of transporting hazardous materials. In 2003, the Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) — predecessor agency to PHMSA, which was established in 2004 — issued rule HM-232 which required motor carriers to have training requirements for the trans- portation of all hazardous materials and security plans for transport- ing Security Sensitive Hazardous Materials. In 2010, responding to petition from ATA and others, PHMSA narrowed the scope of hazardous materials that are regulated under HM-232, to those materials considered security sensitive. In 2002, the ULS. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued federal regulations affecting the transportation of food, as provided for by the Bioterrorism Response Act of 2002. Accordingly, the Pood Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued new guidelines regarding the transportation of meat, poultry, and egg products as required by federal law. The Trade Act of 2002, amended by the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002, requires that carriers (or their brokers) send and 7>