Opinion ID: 3050137
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Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Sensitive Security Information

Text: Congress has directed the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security, referred to as the Administrator of TSA, see 49 C.F.R. 1520.3, to prescribe regulations prohibiting the disclosure of information obtained or developed in carrying out security under authority of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (Public Law 107-71) or under chapter 449 of this title if the Under Secretary decides that disclosing the information would— (A) be an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; (B) reveal a trade secret or privileged or confidential commercial or financial information; or (C) be detrimental to the security of transportation. 49 U.S.C. § 114(r)(1) (previously codified at subsection (s)(1)), see Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, § 568, Pub. L. No. 110-161, 121 Stat. 1844 (2007). Such information is designated SSI. See 49 C.F.R. § 1520.5(a). TSA has issued regulations governing “the maintenance, safeguarding, and disclosure of records and information that TSA has determined to be [SSI].” 49 C.F.R. § 1520.1(a).