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APIScontrol adds TSA Emergency Amendment EA 1546-01-17E Compliance
May 16, 2008
APIScontrol from SecureTRASNSIT, has added new functionality to comply with TSA emergency amendment number EA 1546-01-17E subject: Threat to Air Carriers – No Fly List Procedures.
The Emergency Amendment (EA) supersedes and cancels EA 1546-01-17D and must be implemented immediately except for new provisions related to name match variations identified in I.B. which must be implemented no later than May 1, 2008. The measures contained in this EA are in addition to all other EA’s currently in effect for airlines operations.
A summary of the Revisions include:
- Revises the processes required for comparison of names on the No Fly List to passenger names and information.
- Requires the air carrier to conduct comparison of names on the No Fly List to authorized representatives
- Changes are “cleared column” to “cleared list”
- Requires the air carrier to prevent unauthorized access to the No Fly list
- Adds additional location where the EA ay be obtained from
- Changes EA reference for passengers subject to selectee screening
- Revises International Principle Security Inspector (IPSI) title to International Industry representative (IIR)
- Revises to whom air carriers may submit request for alternative measures
- Provides air carriers the option to implement other technology solution to use in identifying additional passenger name variations
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SecureTRANSIT develops security software products for the travel and transportation industry that ensure compliance with US and international regulations for screening, identity verification and validation of crew, passengers and cargo. SecureTRANSIT offers "big airline" functionality to every size carrier with easy to deploy and low-cost hosted solutions in the software as a service (SaaS) model. SecureTRANSIT is also pioneering the use of mobile devices and kiosks to capture, validate and submit information in real time at point of departure from any global location. (http://www.securetransit.com)
