# Presentation: 944744

## 
Airport Security Design Guidelines 
Working Group
 presentation 
to the
Aviation Security Advisory Committee

January 11, 2006

**Airport Security Design Guidelines **
**Working Group**
-  *presentation *
*to the*
**Aviation Security Advisory Committee**
***January 11, 2006***

## History & background

## History & Background

- Congress directed TSA, “[i]n consultation with air carriers, airport authorities, and others . . . [to] develop guidelines for airport design and construction to allow for maximum security enhancement.”  *49 U.S.C. § 44914*.
- September 30, 2004: TSA’s Aviation Security Advisory Committee (ASAC) approved formation of the Airport Security Design Guidelines Working Group (ASDG-WG)
- The Working Group will formulate recommended revisions of the Airport Security Design Guidelines document for submission to ASAC.

## Organizational Responsibilities

_**Executive Director**_
- Develop meeting agendas & schedule
- Convene & moderate meetings
- Supervise record-keeping, prepare minutes
- Instruct WG members with regard to SSI
- Assure WG consensus is documented.
_**Co-Chairs**_
- 1.    Assure WG addresses the items in Scope of Task
- 2.    Assure WG members are qualified
- Assure report accurately reflects consensus of WG
_**Government & Industry Members**_** – **Contribute, vote
_**Section Chiefs**_** – **Responsible for Section updates
_**Section Teams**_** – **Contribute expertise, update
_**Observers**_** – **Contribute expertise

**Notes:**
Structurally, ASDG-WG has a management side and an operations side.  On the management side, 
The two Co-Chairs – Paul Hockstetler for industry and Scott Foulger for TSA – assure the technical integrity of the product
Members and Observers participate in all Working Group discussions.  However, to assure continuity, only Members determine the Working Group consensus.  Members are listed in the working group charter.  
On the operations side, 
Section Chiefs are volunteers who lead drafting teams composed of Section Volunteers 
Section Teams are volunteer technical experts who develop proposed revision text and graphics
The Executive Director supports the Working Group administratively.  

## Working Group Charter Original Milestones 

| Deliverables | Due Dates |
| --- | --- |
| Outline of Airport Security Design Guidelines, revised | Mar 1, 2005 |
| Discussion draft of Airport Security Design Guidelines, revised | Jul 1, 2005 |
| Recommended draft of Airport Security Design Guidelines, revised | Oct 1, 2005 |
| Report and Recommendations submitted to ASAC | Dec 31, 2005 |

## Review of Discussion Draft

- Four Review Teams
- 1.   Airport Executives and Security Specialists
- 2.   Airport Security Stakeholders
-       (airlines, airline pilots, airport tenants organizations,
-      designers architects & consultants)
- 3.  Other Government Agencies
-       (DHS/CBP, DOT/FAA)
- 4.   TSA FSDs and HQ Airport Security Managers

## Discussion Draft – Disposition of Comments

- Reviewed and addressed
- Decision to establish small ‘Editing Working Group’
- Additional Working Group review and teleconference
- Milestone adjustments to achieve Post Production goals with a focus on Industry needs

## Post Production Goals 

-  The final draft working group report must reflect the consensus of the working group
-  The TSA internal team will edit the final draft working group report to assure consistency with TSA goals & objectives
-  The TSA Office of Public Affairs (OPA) will finalize the   layout, graphics, design and preparation of both the electronic & hard copy versions

## Current Status

- Editing and format into Word document completed
- Finalization of diagrams, charts, details
- Document presented to TSA January 3rd
- 		Internal TSA/DHS Review – 30 days
- 		Final Phase Post Production – 30 days
- 		Working Group/ASAC Final Review – 15 days
- *Formal ASAC presentation of document to TSA at April meeting*

## ASAC Security Guidelines Working Group

_**ASAC Security Guidelines Working Group**_
**TSA Co-Chair:  SCOTT FOULGER**
- Transportation Security Administration
- Aviation Programs
- Phone: 571-227-2198
- Scott.Foulger@dhs.gov
**Industry Co-Chair: PAULA HOCHSTETLER**
- Airport Consultants Council
- President
- Phone: 703-683-5900
- PaulaH@ACConline.org