Airport Security Design Guidelines

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• Airport Security Design Guidelines
• Working Group
• presentation
• to the
• Aviation Security Advisory Committee
• January 11, 2006

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History background
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History Background
Congress directed TSA, in consultation with
air carriers, airport authorities, and others . .
. to develop guidelines for airport design and
construction to allow for maximum security
enhancement. 49 U.S.C. 44914. September 30,
2004 TSAs Aviation Security Advisory Committee
(ASAC) approved formation of the Airport Security
Design Guidelines Working Group (ASDG-WG) The
Working Group will formulate recommended
revisions of the Airport Security Design
Guidelines document for submission to ASAC.
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Organizational Responsibilities

• Executive Director
• Develop meeting agendas schedule
• Convene moderate meetings
• Supervise record-keeping, prepare minutes
• Instruct WG members with regard to SSI
• Assure WG consensus is documented.
• Co-Chairs
• 1. Assure WG addresses the items in Scope of
  Task
• 2. Assure WG members are qualified
• Assure report accurately reflects consensus of WG
• Government Industry Members Contribute, vote
• Section Chiefs Responsible for Section updates
• Section Teams Contribute expertise, update
• Observers Contribute expertise

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Working Group Charter Original Milestones
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Review of Discussion Draft

• Four Review Teams
• 1. Airport Executives and Security Specialists
• 2. Airport Security Stakeholders
• (airlines, airline pilots, airport tenants
  organizations,
• designers architects consultants)
• 3. Other Government Agencies
• (DHS/CBP, DOT/FAA)
• 4. TSA FSDs and HQ Airport Security Managers

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Discussion Draft Disposition of Comments

• Reviewed and addressed
• Decision to establish small Editing Working
  Group
• Additional Working Group review and
  teleconference
• Milestone adjustments to achieve Post Production
  goals with a focus on Industry needs

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Post Production Goals

• The final draft working group report must
  reflect the consensus of the working group
• The TSA internal team will edit the final draft
  working group report to assure consistency with
  TSA goals objectives
• The TSA Office of Public Affairs (OPA) will
  finalize the layout, graphics, design and
  preparation of both the electronic hard copy
  versions

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Current Status

• Editing and format into Word document completed
• Finalization of diagrams, charts, details
• Document presented to TSA January 3rd
• Internal TSA/DHS Review 30 days
• Final Phase Post Production 30 days
• Working Group/ASAC Final Review 15 days
• Formal ASAC presentation of document to TSA at
  April meeting

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ASAC Security Guidelines Working Group TSA
Co-Chair SCOTT FOULGER Transportation Security
Administration Aviation Programs Phone
571-227-2198 Scott.Foulger_at_dhs.gov Industry
Co-Chair PAULA HOCHSTETLER Airport Consultants
Council President Phone [phone] PaulaH_at_ACCo
nline.org