49 C.F.R. § 1520.3
Terms used in this part.
Cite as 49 C.F.R. § 1520.3 (2026)
In addition to the terms in § 1500.3 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 § 1520.7. 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 § 1520.7.
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.
Rail secure area
means “rail secure area” as defined in 49 CFR 1580.3.
Railroad carrier
means “railroad carrier” as defined in 49 U.S.C. 20102(2).
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 screening
means evaluating a person or property to determine whether either poses a threat to security.
SSI
means sensitive security information, as described in § 1520.5.
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.
[69 FR 28082, May 18, 2004, as amended at 70 FR 41599, July 19, 2005; 73 FR 72172, Nov. 26, 2008; 74 FR 47695, Sept. 16, 2009; 85 FR 16499, Mar. 23, 2020]
- Cross-references to the US Code
- 49:11449:2010249:44921
- Cross-references to the CFR
- 1500.31520.5.1520.7.49:1580.3.