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GAO-09-169R 1 (2008-11-10)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadwvn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I GA 0 T I WAccountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-317402 November 10, 2008 The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye Chairman The Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison Ranking Minority Member Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation United States Senate The Honorable James L. Oberstar Chairman The Honorable John L. Mica Ranking Minority Member Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure House of Representatives Subject: Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration: Secure Flight Program Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), entitled Secure Flight Program (RIN: 1652-AA45). We received the rule on October 27, 2008. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on October 28, 2008, with a stated effective date of December 29, 2008. 73 Fed. Reg. 64,018. The final rule establishes TSA's Secure Flight program, under which TSA will receive passenger and certain non-traveler information, compare that information to the No Fly and Selectee portions of the federal government's consolidated terrorist watch- list, and transmit a printed boarding pass result to the aircraft operators. The rule requires aircraft operators to submit passenger information to the TSA through a single portal for both the Secure Flight and the Advanced Passenger Information System. Enclosed is our assessment of the TSA's compliance with the procedural steps required by section 801(a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule. Our review indicates that TSA complied with the applicable requirements. GAO-09-169R

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