PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

TSA can exempt some Alaska airports from certain federal security rules if carriers hold the certificate in section 41102, use aircraft with a maximum gross takeoff weight under 12,500 pounds, and outbound passengers or cabin property are screened at another Alaska airport under section 44901 before boarding.

Title 49, §44915

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The Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration may exempt from section 44901, 44903(a)–(c) and (e), 44906, 44935, and 44936 of this title airports in Alaska served only by air carriers that—

(1)hold certificates issued under section 41102 of this title;

(2)operate aircraft with certificates for a maximum gross takeoff weight of less than 12,500 pounds; and

(3)board passengers, or load property intended to be carried in an aircraft cabin, that will be screened under section 44901 of this title at another airport in Alaska before the passengers board, or the property is loaded on, an aircraft for a place outside Alaska.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4491549 App.:1358.Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, 72 Stat. 731, § 317; added July 12, 1976, Pub. L. 94–353, § 17(a), 90 Stat. 882. In clause (1), the word “issued” is substituted for “granted” for consistency in this part. The words “by the Civil Aeronautics Board” are omitted as surplus. Clause (3) is substituted for 49 App.:1358 (words after 3d comma) for consistency in the revised title.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–254 substituted “Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration” for “Under Secretary of Transportation for Security” in introductory provisions. 2001—Pub. L. 107–71 substituted “Under Secretary of Transportation for Security” for “Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration” in introductory provisions.

§44915 Exemptions