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Recordkeeping Requirements for Criminal History Record Checks; Airport and Aircraft Operator Security; Technical Amendments
The Transportation Security Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on January 15, 2025. It took effect on January 15, 2025.
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What the agency says
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is issuing technical amendments to certain aviation security regulations. The technical amendments to the regulations clarify that airport operators and aircraft operators are required to retain only the criminal records, including the application for a criminal history records check (CHRC), associated with an individual's current CHRC, CHRC certification, or authorization to perform a covered function and not records associated with previous CHRCs or employment investigations. Also, the technical amendments clarify that the records may be stored in paper or electronic form.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2025-00773
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule; technical amendments
- Agency
- Homeland Security Department; Transportation Security Administration
- Published
- January 15, 2025
- Takes effect
- January 15, 2025
- Dates
- This rule is effective as of January 15, 2025.
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 49 CFR 1542; 49 CFR 1544
- Topics
- Air carriers; Aircraft; Airmen; Airports; Aviation safety; Explosives; Freight forwarders; Law enforcement officers; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Security measures
- Pages
- 4
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