NATA Comments on Proposed Repair Station Security Rule

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) formally submitted comments to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) last week on the agency's notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), Aircraft Repair Station Security.

"NATA was pleased to see the TSA acknowledge the varied types of facilities and operations in the repair station industry," NATA director of regulatory affairs Michael France said. "The association's comments were aimed at educating the TSA on its misconceptions about repair stations as well as addressing specific areas of concern to our members."

The Aircraft Repair Station Security NPRM was published in the Federal Register on Nov. 18, 2010, and the public comment period closes today. This NPRM proposes to require all Part 145 FAA certificated repair stations to adopt and implement a standard security program created by the TSA. Additionally, the proposed rules would subject repair stations to TSA-issued security directives as well grant the TSA the authority to conduct unannounced inspections.

The TSA will now review all comments submitted by the public and begin work on the final rule.

NATA's comments.

NATA's Regulatory Report on this rule.