# Presentation: 299807

## Freight Assessment System (FAS) Working Group Update

**January 11, 2005**

## FAS Working Group Activities

**The September ASAC meeting update included**
- Timeline of the ASAC FAS Working Group’s Efforts to Date
- ASAC FAS Working Group Recommendations
- Introduction of the FAS Proof of Concept (POC)
**Increased collaboration with industry was highlighted at September meeting**
- Mr. Kip Hawley, TSA Administrator, stated that the organization is committed to having increased interaction with industry participants through forums such as the ASAC and ASAC Working Groups
- With this in mind, TSA is collaborating with the FAS Working Group to expand the Working Group’s scope and membership
-  **Today the FAS Working Group update will include a**
- FAS Proof of Concept iterative methodology overview
- FAS Proof of Concept Iteration One update
- Review of and approval request for the proposed expansion of FAS Working Group scope

## FAS Proof of Concept Methodology Overview

**An iterative approach should be implemented within the FAS Proof of **
**Concept because it:**
- Enables results and insights from previous iterations to be fed into subsequent iterations using a results-based model
- Allows the process to fully maximize additional information, issues, concepts, etc. in an opportunistic manner
- Offers a high level of flexibility
- Provides for the ability to develop an operational pilot at any time
- Recommendations and results from the iterations will direct the movement of the POC to a operational pilot

- Recommendations

- Recommendations

**Iteration *****n***

- Hypotheses

- Data Analysis

- Risk Assessment

- Process Assessment

**Revised FAS Concept of Operations**

## Each iteration will provide deliverables based on the Data Analysis, Risk Assessment, and Process Assessment categories of the Proof of Concept

**Iteration *****n***

**Hypotheses**

**Data Sources**

**Risk Model**

- Data quality report
- Data usability report
- Data repeatability report
- Data gaps report

**Data Analysis**

- Industry impact report
- Simulation tool performance report

**Process Assessment**

- Risk model performance report
- Risk rules validation report
- Risk rules gaps report

**Risk Assessment**

**Recommendations**

**Deliverables**

**Iteration Plan**

**FAS Proof of Concept Methodology Overview (cont.)**

## FAS Proof of Concept Iteration One Update

**Below is an update on the POC Iteration One status for the three categories:**
**Data**
- Known Shipper lists received from Eagle, DHL, American and Team Worldwide
- AWB data and data dictionary received from DHL, Continental and American
- Extract, Transform, and Load procedures have been developed for the data received
- AWB data submissions have conformed to requested format standard, minimal transformations have been required
**Risk**
- Risk Engine Prototype is complete
- Participant data has begun to be run through the engine
- Preliminary data analysis has been performed
**Process**
- Process simulation tool has been setup and configured to analyze cargo processing time and missed flight results
- A subset of participant data has been run through the simulation tool
- A best of breed, off the shelf, process simulation software package has been selected and will be used in future iterations to simulate cargo wait times, resource utilization, bottlenecks, etc.

## FAS Proof of Concept Milestones 

**FAS Proof of Concept Milestones **

-              Jan 2006                Feb 2006                March 2006                 April 2006                May 2006                June 2006

- FAS POC Iteration One
- Development

**1/26 – Iteration One complete**

- FAS POC Iteration Two Development

- FAS POC Iteration Three Development

- FAS POC Iteration Four Development

**3/27 – Iteration Two complete**

**5/24 – Iteration Three complete**

**6/30 – Iteration Four complete**

- Data Quality Report
- Data Usability Report
- Industry Data Standardization Report
- Risk Model Performance Report
- Simulation Tool Performance Report
- Impact on Industry Report

**1/26 – Iteration One Deliverables**

## Proposed FAS Working Group Scope Expansion

**Expand Scope of the ASAC FAS Working group **
- Proposed language to be inserted on page 2, Scope of Task section is:
*1.  The Working Group will receive reports from TSA on its ongoing review of existing air cargo policies and procedures as well as to identify security vulnerabilities.  The Working Group will provide TSA with:*
*Input on whether industry agrees or disagrees with the conclusions of TSA and the reasons therefor.*
*Recommendations on security enhancements to address agreed upon security vulnerabilities.*
*Reports to the full Aviation Security Advisory Committee containing any agreed upon recommendations.*
**Recommendation for Approval**