"TSA Issues Updated Airport Security Design Guidelines"

Thursday, July 20, 2006

TSA Issues Updated Airport Security Design Guidelines
Press Release


WASHINGTON, /U.S. Newswire/ -- After 18 months of collaboration with the
private sector, TSA has issued revised Recommended Security Guidelines for
Airport Planning, Design and Construction to the airport industry, providing
guidance on subjects encompassing airport layout, security screening,
emergency response, access control and communications.

The team that produced the revised edition comprises 10 government agencies
and approximately 135 private sector experts in a wide variety of security,
aviation and architectural disciplines. All experts contributed their time
and talent free of charge through the Airport Security Design Guidelines
Working Group of the Aviation Security Advisory Committee (ASAC). 

"Since the September 11 attacks, many lessons have been learned concerning
aviation and airport security," said John Sammon, TSA Assistant
Administrator for Transportation Sector Network Management and ASAC
Chairman. "New procedures have been adopted, new technologies have been
identified and are emerging, and new agencies have been created to protect
the United States against future terrorist attacks. This document reflects
the importance and success of public-private partnership, as well as the
integral role security plays in future airport design plans."

TSA will continue to coordinate with the airport industry to periodically
update the guidelines, and has established an email address --
asdg-comment@xxxxxxx -- to receive comments and suggestions from experts and
the public. 

The previous edition of the Recommended Security Guidelines document was
developed under the Federal Aviation Administration's Office of Civil
Aviation Security, Policy and Planning, and the FAA's William J. Hughes
Technical Center and issued in June 2001, just three months before the
September 11 attacks. 

TSA, created on Nov. 19, 2001, has the responsibility and authority to
oversee the implementation, and ensure the adequacy, of security measures at
airports and other transportation facilities. Congress has 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. TSA asked ASAC to host this working group to facilitate
consultation with knowledgeable and experienced experts in the fields of
airport design, airport construction, and airport security to assist TSA in
updating the Airport Security Design Guidelines. The working group was
authorized by ASAC in September 2004, first met in December 2004, and
returned its final product to ASAC in May 2006. 

These guidelines are available online at http://www.tsa.gov.


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