CFR > Title 49 - Transportation > SUBTITLE B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation > CHAPTER XII—TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (Parts 1500–1580) > SUBCHAPTER C—CIVIL AVIATION SECURITY (Parts 1540–1562) > PART 1562—OPERATIONS IN THE WASHINGTON, DC, METROPOLITAN AREA > SUBPART A—Maryland Three Airports: Enhanced Security Procedures for Operations at Certain Airports in the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area Flight Restricted Zone (§1562.1 to §1562.3) > 1562.3—Operating requirements.

1562.3—Operating requirements.

(a) Airport operator requirements. Each operator of a Maryland Three Airport must:
(1) Appoint an airport employee as the airport security coordinator;
(2) Maintain and carry out security procedures approved by TSA;
(3) Maintain at the airport a copy of the airport's TSA-approved security procedures;
(4) Maintain at the airport a copy of each Federal Aviation Administration Notice to Airmen and rule that affects security procedures at the Maryland Three Airports; and
(5) Permit officials authorized by TSA to inspect—
(i) The airport;
(ii) The airport's TSA-approved security procedures; and
(iii) Any other documents required under this section.
(b) Airport security coordinator requirements. Each airport security coordinator for a Maryland Three Airport must be approved by TSA. To obtain TSA approval, an airport security coordinator must:
(1) Present to TSA, in a form and manner acceptable to TSA, his or her—
(i) Name;
(ii) Social Security Number;
(iii) Date of birth;
(iv) Address;
(v) Phone number; and
(vi) Fingerprints.
(2) Successfully complete a TSA terrorist threat assessment; and
(3) Not have been convicted or found not guilty by reason of insanity, in any jurisdiction, during the 10 years prior to applying for authorization to operate to or from the airport, or while authorized to operate to or from the airport, of any crime specified in 49 CFR 1542.209 or 1572.103.
(c) Security procedures. To be approved by TSA, an airport's security procedures, at a minimum, must:
(1) Identify and provide contact information for the airport's airport security coordinator.
(2) Contain a current record of the individuals and aircraft authorized to operate to or from the airport.
(3) Contain procedures to—
(i) Monitor the security of aircraft at the airport during operational and non-operational hours; and
(ii) Alert the aircraft owner(s) and operator(s), the airport operator, and TSA of unsecured aircraft.
(4) Contain procedures to implement and maintain security awareness procedures at the airport.
(5) Contain procedures for limited approval of pilots who violate the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area Flight Restricted Zone and are forced to land at the airport.
(6) Contain any additional procedures required by TSA to provide for the security of aircraft operations to or from the airport.
(d) Amendments to security procedures. Airport security procedures approved by TSA remain in effect unless TSA determines that—
(1) Operations at the airport have not been conducted in accordance with those procedures; or
(2) The procedures must be amended to provide for the security of aircraft operations to or from the airport.
(e) Pilot requirements for TSA approval. Except as specified in paragraph (g) of this section, each pilot of an aircraft operating to or from any of the Maryland Three Airports must be approved by TSA. To obtain TSA approval, a pilot must:
(1) Present to TSA—
(i) The pilot's name;
(ii) The pilot's Social Security Number;
(iii) The pilot's date of birth;
(iv) The pilot's address;
(v) The pilot's phone number;
(vi) The pilot's current and valid airman certificate or current student pilot certificate;
(vii) The pilot's current medical certificate;
(viii) One form of Government-issued picture identification of the pilot;
(ix) The pilot's fingerprints, in a form and manner acceptable to TSA; and
(x) A list containing the make, model, and registration number of each aircraft that the pilot intends to operate to or from the airport.
(2) Successfully complete a TSA terrorist threat assessment.
(3) Receive a briefing acceptable to TSA and the Federal Aviation Administration that describes procedures for operating to and from the airport.
(4) Not have been convicted or found not guilty by reason of insanity, in any jurisdiction, during the 10 years prior to applying for authorization to operate to or from the airport, or while authorized to operate to or from the airport, of any crime specified in 49 CFR 1542.209 or 1572.103.
(5) Not, in TSA's discretion, have a record on file with the Federal Aviation Administration of a violation of—
(i) A prohibited area designated under 14 CFR part 73 ;
(ii) A flight restriction established under 14 CFR 91.141 ;
(iii) Special security instructions issued under 14 CFR 99.7 ;
(iv) A restricted area designated under 14 CFR part 73 ;
(v) Emergency air traffic rules issued under 14 CFR 91.139 ;
(vi) A temporary flight restriction designated under 14 CFR 91.137, 91.138, or 91.145; or
(vii) An area designated under 14 CFR 91.143.
(f) Additional pilot requirements. Except as specified in paragraph (g) of this section, each pilot of an aircraft operating to or from any of the Maryland Three Airports must:
(1) Protect from unauthorized disclosure any identification information issued by TSA or the Federal Aviation Administration for the conduct of operations to or from the airport.
(2) Secure the aircraft after returning to the airport from any flight.
(3) Comply with any other requirements for operating to or from the airport specified by TSA or the Federal Aviation Administration.
(g) Operations to any of the Maryland Three Airports. A pilot who is approved by TSA in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section may operate an aircraft to any of the Maryland Three Airports, provided that the pilot—
(1) Files an instrument flight rules or visual flight rules flight plan with Leesburg Automated Flight Service Station;
(2) Obtains an Air Traffic Control clearance with a discrete transponder code; and
(3) Follows any arrival/departure procedures required by the Federal Aviation Administration.
(h) U.S. Armed forces, law enforcement, and aeromedical services aircraft. An individual may operate a U.S. Armed Forces, law enforcement, or aeromedical services aircraft on an authorized mission to or from any of the Maryland Three Airports provided that the individual complies with any requirements for operating to or from the airport specified by TSA or the Federal Aviation Administration.
(i) Continuing responsibilities. (1) If an airport security coordinator, or a pilot who is approved to operate to or from any of the Maryland Three Airports, is convicted or found not guilty by reason of insanity, in any jurisdiction, of any crime specified in 49 CFR 1542.209 or 1572.103, the airport security coordinator or pilot must notify TSA within 24 hours of the conviction or finding of not guilty by reason of insanity. TSA may withdraw its approval of the airport security coordinator or pilot as a result of the conviction or finding of not guilty by reason of insanity.
(2) If a pilot who is approved to operate to or from any of the Maryland Three Airports commits any of the violations described in paragraph (e)(5) of this section, the pilot must notify TSA within 24 hours of the violation. TSA, in its discretion, may withdraw its approval of the pilot as a result of the violation.
(3) If an airport security coordinator, or a pilot who is approved to operate to or from any of the Maryland Three Airports, is determined by TSA to pose a threat to national or transportation security, or a threat of terrorism, TSA may withdraw its approval of the airport security coordinator or pilot.
(j) Waivers. TSA, in coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration, the United States Secret Service, and any other relevant agency, may permit an operation to or from any of the Maryland Three Airports, in deviation from the provisions of this section, if TSA finds that such action—
(1) Is in the public interest; and
(2) Provides the level of security required by this section.