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Transportation Security Administration
ACTA, TSA, FBI Partner on Rail-Infrastructure Security
The Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority (ACTA) on Aug. 15 announced that it has partnered with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to conduct a “comprehensive tabletop
FAA, TSA Eye ‘Beyond Visual Line of Sight’ Drone Operations Rule
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) are proposing “performance-based regulations to enable the design and operation of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) at low altitudes beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) and for third-party services, including UAS Traffic Management (UTM), that support these operations.” Routine BVLOS operations “hold tremendous potential for railroads,” Association of American Railroads (AAR) President and CEO Ian Jefferies said following the Aug. 6 release of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
ASLRRA to OMB: Repeal 4 FRA Rules, 1 EPA Rule
The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) on May 12 proposed deregulatory changes for the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in response
U.S., Canadian Passenger Rail Stakeholders Partner on Preparedness
An attack on reservations systems, social media threats to passengers and operations, suspicious bags left at a train station, and an active shooter at a station and onboard a train headed to the U.S.—all these scenarios were worked through during a recent training exercise that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Transport Canada conducted with Amtrak and VIA Rail Canada.
ASLRRA, AAR File Amicus Brief in Support of Railroads Suit Against TSA
The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association and the Association of American Railroads (AAR) on Dec. 4 filed an amicus brief in support of petitioners CN and the Illinois Central Railroad
TSA NPRM Seeks to Establish Pipeline, Railroad Cyber Risk Management Programs
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on Nov. 6 published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes to mandate cyber risk management and reporting requirements for certain surface transportation owners and operators.
AAR, ASLRRA Submit Comments on Cyber Incident Reporting NPRM
New cyber incident reporting obligations may be “burdensome and duplicative,” the Association of American Railroads (AAR) and American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) wrote in their July 3 comments to
TSA: STSAC Member Applications Welcome
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is seeking candidates to serve on its Surface Transportation Security Advisory Committee (STSAC), whose mission is to provide advice, consultation, and recommendations on “improving surface transportation security
TSA Appointments Members to Advisory Committee
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on May 9 announced that it has appointed nine people as voting members of the Surface Transportation Security Advisory Committee (STSAC).