Freight Assessment System FAS Working Group Update

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Freight Assessment System (FAS) Working Group
Update

• January 11, 2005

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FAS Working Group Activities

• The September ASAC meeting update included
• Timeline of the ASAC FAS Working Groups Efforts
  to Date
• ASAC FAS Working Group Recommendations
• Introduction of the FAS Proof of Concept (POC)
• Increased collaboration with industry was
  highlighted at September meeting
• Mr. Kip Hawley, TSA Administrator, stated that
  the organization is committed to having increased
  interaction with industry participants through
  forums such as the ASAC and ASAC Working Groups
• With this in mind, TSA is collaborating with the
  FAS Working Group to expand the Working Groups
  scope and membership
• Today the FAS Working Group update will include
  a
• FAS Proof of Concept iterative methodology
  overview
• FAS Proof of Concept Iteration One update
• Review of and approval request for the proposed
  expansion of FAS Working Group scope

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FAS Proof of Concept Methodology Overview

• An iterative approach should be implemented
  within the FAS Proof of
• Concept because it
• Enables results and insights from previous
  iterations to be fed into subsequent iterations
  using a results-based model
• Allows the process to fully maximize additional
  information, issues, concepts, etc. in an
  opportunistic manner
• Offers a high level of flexibility
• Provides for the ability to develop an
  operational pilot at any time
• Recommendations and results from the iterations
  will direct the movement of the POC to a
  operational pilot

Hypotheses
Revised FAS Concept of Operations
Recommendations
Recommendations
Iteration n
Data Analysis
Process Assessment
Risk Assessment
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FAS Proof of Concept Methodology Overview (cont.)

• Each iteration will provide deliverables based on
  the Data Analysis, Risk Assessment, and Process
  Assessment categories of the Proof of Concept

Hypotheses
Data Sources
Recommendations
Iteration n
Iteration Plan
Risk Model
Deliverables
Data Analysis
Process Assessment
Risk Assessment

• Data quality report
• Data usability report
• Data repeatability report
• Data gaps report

• Industry impact report
• Simulation tool performance report

• Risk model performance report
• Risk rules validation report
• Risk rules gaps report

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FAS Proof of Concept Iteration One Update

• Below is an update on the POC Iteration One
  status for the three categories
• Data
• Known Shipper lists received from Eagle, DHL,
  American and Team Worldwide
• AWB data and data dictionary received from DHL,
  Continental and American
• Extract, Transform, and Load procedures have been
  developed for the data received
• AWB data submissions have conformed to requested
  format standard, minimal transformations have
  been required
• Risk
• Risk Engine Prototype is complete
• Participant data has begun to be run through the
  engine
• Preliminary data analysis has been performed
• Process
• Process simulation tool has been setup and
  configured to analyze cargo processing time and
  missed flight results
• A subset of participant data has been run through
  the simulation tool
• A best of breed, off the shelf, process
  simulation software package has been selected and
  will be used in future iterations to simulate
  cargo wait times, resource utilization,
  bottlenecks, etc.

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FAS Proof of Concept Milestones
Jan 2006 Feb 2006
March 2006 April 2006
May 2006 June 2006
1/26 Iteration One complete
FAS POC Iteration One Development

• Data Quality Report
• Data Usability Report
• Industry Data Standardization Report
• Risk Model Performance Report
• Simulation Tool Performance Report
• Impact on Industry Report

1/26 Iteration One Deliverables
FAS POC Iteration Two Development
FAS POC Iteration Three Development
3/27 Iteration Two complete
5/24 Iteration Three complete
6/30 Iteration Four complete
FAS POC Iteration Four Development
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Proposed FAS Working Group Scope Expansion

• Expand Scope of the ASAC FAS Working group
• Proposed language to be inserted on page 2, Scope
  of Task section is
• 1. The Working Group will receive reports from
  TSA on its ongoing review of existing air cargo
  policies and procedures as well as to identify
  security vulnerabilities. The Working Group will
  provide TSA with
• Input on whether industry agrees or disagrees
  with the conclusions of TSA and the reasons
  therefor.
• Recommendations on security enhancements to
  address agreed upon security vulnerabilities.
• Reports to the full Aviation Security Advisory
  Committee containing any agreed upon
  recommendations.
• Recommendation for Approval