{"abstract":"This rule codifies a statutory requirement of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) establish a system to screen 100 percent of cargo transported on passenger aircraft by August 3, 2010. To assist in carrying out this mandate, this rule establishes a program under which TSA will certify cargo screening facilities located in the U.S. that volunteer to screen cargo prior to tendering it to aircraft operators for carriage on passenger aircraft. This rule requires affected passenger aircraft operators to ensure that either an aircraft operator or certified cargo screening facility that does so in accordance with TSA standards, or TSA itself, screens all cargo loaded on passenger aircraft. TSA will require certified cargo screening facilities (CCSFs) to screen cargo using TSA-approved methods and implement chain of custody measures to ensure the security of the screened cargo throughout the air cargo supply chain prior to tendering it for transport on passenger aircraft. CCSF personnel must successfully undergo a TSA-conducted security threat assessment (STA) and pay a fee for that assessment. TSA proposes a fee to cover the Government's costs in conducting the STA and requests comment on the fee and the methodology used to develop the fee. Before being certified and periodically thereafter, the CCSF must undergo examination by a TSA-approved validator. Validators must have specified qualifications, complete training regarding the certified cargo screening program (CCSP), and successfully undergo a TSA- conducted STA as described in the discussion of part 1540 in this preamble, and pay a fee for that assessment.","action":"Interim final rule; request for comments.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"Transportation Security Administration","name":"Transportation Security Administration","id":494,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-security-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/494","parent_id":227,"slug":"transportation-security-administration"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2009/09/16/E9-21794.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":1515,"title":49},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":1520,"title":49},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":1522,"title":49},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":1540,"title":49},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":1544,"title":49},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":1546,"title":49},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":1548,"title":49},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":1549,"title":49}],"citation":"74 FR 47672","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Effective Date: This rule is effective November 16, 2009.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. TSA-2009-0018","Amendment Nos. 1515-1, 1520-8, 1522-New, 1540-10, 1544-9, 1546-5, 1548-5, 1549-New"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"E9-21794","effective_on":"2009-11-16","end_page":47710,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2009/09/16/E9-21794.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/09/16/E9-21794/air-cargo-screening","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/E9-21794?publication_date=2009-09-16","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2009-09-16/E9-21794/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":39,"page_views":{"count":5914,"last_updated":"2026-04-04 14:15:05 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2009-09-16/pdf/E9-21794.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2009-09-16","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2009/09/16/E9-21794.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"1652-AA64":{"issue":"201110","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/1652-AA64/air-cargo-screening","title":"Air Cargo Screening","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=201110&RIN=1652-AA64&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Other Significant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["1652-AA64"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"Rule: Air Cargo Screening Security Threat Assessment Fee Development Report","document_id":"TSA-2009-0018-0052"},{"title":"Rule: Regulatory Evaluation; Air Cargo Screening","document_id":"TSA-2009-0018-0040"},{"title":"U.S. DHS/TSA - IFR Regulatory Evaluation - Air Cargo Screening","document_id":"TSA-2009-0018-0002"}],"comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=TSA-2009-0018","supporting_documents_count":3,"docket_id":"TSA-2009-0018","regulation_id_number":null,"title":"Air Cargo Screening - Interim Final Rule and Request for Comments","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2009-09-16T18:59:14Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":true,"signing_date":null,"start_page":47672,"subtype":null,"title":"Air Cargo Screening","toc_doc":"Air Cargo Screening","toc_subject":null,"topics":["Accounting","Air carriers","Air transportation","Aircraft","Airmen","Airports","Aviation safety","Buildings and facilities","Explosives","Freight forwarders","Harbors","Incorporation by reference","Law enforcement officers","Maritime carriers","Maritime security","Motor carriers","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements","Seamen","Security measures","Vessels","Waivers"],"type":"Rule","volume":74}