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Navigation Telex (NAVTEX) is an
international automated service for
radio broadcast delivery of navigational
and meteorological warnings and
forecasts, as well as urgent maritime
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low-cost, automated means of receiving
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to approximately 100 nautical miles off
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The U.S. Coast Guard is proposing to
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services in waters under U.S.
responsibility. The current MF NAVTEX
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on this proposal to make the NAVTEX
information available over satellite.
We believe the transition from
terrestrial broadcast to satellite will
provide for more reliable delivery of
NAVTEX information and allow better,
more cost-effective products in the
future. We also believe this change will
have a low impact on the maritime
public as satellite receivers have become
more prevalent onboard vessels.
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on how you would be affected if we did
provide the NAVTEX information via
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NAVTEX and do not currently have a
GMDSS satellite terminal onboard your
vessel. We would also like your
comments on what types of Maritime
Safety Information products you would
like to see added in the future if we did
provide the NAVTEX information via
satellite.
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will consider comments from the
public. After considering any comments
received, the Coast Guard will issue a
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how the matter will be resolved.
This notice is issued under the
authority of 14 U.S.C. 93(a)(16) and 5
U.S.C. 552(a).
Dated: September 5, 2019.
Derrick J. Croinex,
Chief, Spectrum Management and
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Transatlantic Aviation Industry
Roundtable Committee (TAIR);
Committee Establishment
Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Committee management; notice
of committee establishment.
AGENCY:
The Secretary of Homeland
Security (DHS Secretary) is establishing
an advisory committee to address the
security of the aviation sector and the
furtherance of increased resiliency of
the global aviation security
environment. The Transatlantic
SUMMARY:
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Aviation Industry Roundtable (TAIR)
will serve as a forum in which the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS); the U.K. Home Office; private
sector companies; and stakeholders in
the aviation sector will engage and
collaborate on matters and issues
affecting transatlantic aviation security.
The Secretary has determined the TAIR
Committee will be exempt from the
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA).
Name of Committee: Transatlantic
Aviation Industry Roundtable (TAIR).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt
Hayden, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Private Sector Office, at (202) 282–8216.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The DHS Secretary, in consultation
with the Secretary of State for the Home
Office of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland (Home
Secretary), is establishing the TAIR to
serve as a forum in which DHS; the U.K.
Home Office; private sector companies;
and stakeholders in the aviation sector
discuss opportunities for enhanced
coordination and furtherance of
increased resiliency of the transatlantic
aviation security environment.
Some of the issues to be reviewed by
the TAIR will require access to, and
discussion of, non-public classified
information and other non-public law
enforcement sensitive information.
These matters include discussions on
the current threat environment and
potential enhancements to security
technologies policy interventions,
processes and procedures in aviation
and overseas security development.
In recognition of the classified
material utilized in TAIR activities and
discussions, the DHS Secretary hereby
exempts the TAIR from Public Law 92–
463 (The Federal Advisory Committee
Act, or ‘‘FACA’’), 5 U.S.C. App).
II. Identifying Solutions
The Department recognizes the
importance of FACA. FACA, when
applicable, generally requires advisory
committees to meet in open session and
make publicly available associated
written materials. It also requires a 15day notice before any meeting may be
closed to public attendance.
These requirements prevent the
Department from convening on short
notice a committee to discuss the
sensitive and classified information
surrounding the review of transatlantic
aviation security threats in an
appropriate setting. FACA contains a
number of exceptions to its general
disclosure rules, but the applicability of
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those exceptions are not sufficient to
address the proper handling of
classified material and the protection of
classified information in this unique
context. The information that will be
discussed and reviewed by this
committee will be deliberative in nature
and will involve law enforcement
sensitive, sensitive security and or
classified national security information
that, if discussed in public, would result
in the unauthorized disclosure of
information that could reasonably be
expected to result in threats to national
security. The release of this information
would enable criminals and enemies to
use that information to circumvent the
law and could reasonably be expected to
endanger the life or physical safety of
individuals. Furthermore, some of the
participants of the TAIR subgroups will
be intelligence community (IC)
personnel who cannot publicly disclose
their identities or IC affiliations. Making
the TAIR open to the public presents a
significant security concern for
revealing the identity and capabilities of
the IC personnel.
Section 871 of the Homeland Security
Act provides the Secretary of Homeland
Security with the authority to establish
advisory committees and exempt them
from the FACA—6 U.S.C. 451(a). This
authority allows the Department to
freely and completely review, in a
closed environment, the current threat
environment in aviation, to discuss
potential vulnerabilities, and to provide
the Department with information and
recommendations that could not
otherwise be discussed in an open
environment.
III. Exercise of Section 871 Authority
To Establish the TAIR
The Department respects the
principles of open government and has
judiciously exercised the authority
Congress provided in Section 871.
Given that the use of this authority will
allow the Department to fully and
completely review the issues and make
recommendations surrounding
transatlantic aviation security as
described above, the Department is
invoking that authority in the creation
of the TAIR.
Collaboration among the TAIR
committee members must involve many
activities to include: Planning,
coordination, protective security
implementation, operational activities
related to protective service security
measures, as well as vulnerabilities,
protective measures, best practices, and
lessons learned. An effective committee
must be able to have ongoing,
immediate, and multi-directional
communication and coordination under
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highly exigent circumstances. In
furtherance of DHS’ mission to protect
the homeland, the public interest
requires the establishment of the TAIR
under the authority of 6 U.S.C. 451.
Members of the TAIR will engage and
collaborate on matters and issues
affecting transatlantic aviation security
including global security improvement,
information sharing, insider threat and
cybersecurity and may provide policy
advice and recommendations on such
matters. The TAIR will interact with
government officials from the U.S. and
the U.K. and representatives from the
private sector companies and
stakeholders in the aviation sector. The
TAIR has no authority to establish
Federal policy or otherwise undertake
inherently governmental functions.
Exemption from the FACA (Pub. L. 92–
463): In recognition of the
highlysensitive, and often confidential
or classified nature of the subject matter
involved in the activities of the TAIR,
under the authority of section 871 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 451), the TAIR is hereby deemed
exempt from the requirements of Public
Law 92–463 (5 U.S.C. App.).
Membership: The TAIR is composed
of members who are appointed by and
serve at the pleasure of the DHS
Secretary and the Home Secretary, as
appropriate. Term length will be
determined by the TAIR co-chairs.
Members will minimally consist of
government officials from the United
States and the United Kingdom, and
private sector transatlantic aviation
industry representatives in order to
leverage each other’s subject matter
expertise. Non-governmental members
(or representative members) who serve
on the TAIR or subgroups are appointed
to express the viewpoint of nongovernmental entities, recognizable
groups, or stakeholders that have
interests in the transatlantic aviation
security subject matter. They will not
serve as Special Government Employees
(SGE), as defined in Title 18, United
States Code, section 202(a).
TAIR may meet as whole or in any
combination of subgroups that is most
conducive to the effective conduct of its
activities.
Duration: The TAIR is expected to
continue operating until such time as
the DHS Secretary or the Home
Secretary decide to terminate TAIR.
TAIR may continue beyond the initial
two years from the date of its
establishment whenever the DHS
Secretary determines in writing to
extend the TAIR, consistent with
section 871(b) of The Homeland
Security Act of 2002, 6. U.S.C. 451(b).
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Dated: August 21, 2019.
Kevin K. McAleenan,
Acting Secretary.
Appendix A: Membership of the
Transatlantic Aviation Industry
Roundtable
TAIR Principal Members
Æ U.S.:
D DHS Secretary
D DHS Under Secretary for Strategy,
Policy, and Plans (PLCY)
D Administrator, DHS Transportation
Security Administration (TSA)
D Commissioner, DHS Customs and Border
Protection (CBP)
Æ U.K.:
D Home Secretary
D Transport Secretary
D Director General
D Under Secretary
Æ Private Sector:
D CEOs transatlantic airlines
D CEOs major international hub airports
D CEOs air cargo carriers
D Presidents or Executive Directors of
Aviation Industry Associations
TAIR Steering Group
Æ U.S.:
D DHS Headquarters
• Office of Threat Prevention and Security
Policy
• Office of International Affairs
• Private Sector Office, Office of
Partnership and Engagement
• Office of Intelligence and Analysis
D DHS Components
• Transportation Security Administration
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
Security Agency
Æ U.K.:
D Home Office (HO):
• Office for Security and Counter
Terrorism (OSCT)
• Aviation Security (HO)
D Department for Transport (DfT):
• Aviation Security
• International Policy
D Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC):
Thematic Analysis
Æ Private Sector:
D Security Directors and representatives of
transatlantic airlines
D Security Directors and representatives of
major international hub airports
D Security Directors and representatives air
cargo carriers
D Representatives of Aviation Industry
Associations
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transatlantic Aviation Industry Roundtable Committee (TAIR);
Committee Establishment
AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Committee management; notice of committee establishment.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS Secretary) is
establishing an advisory committee to address the security of the
aviation sector and the furtherance of increased resiliency of the
global aviation security environment. The Transatlantic Aviation
Industry Roundtable (TAIR) will serve as a forum in which the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS); the U.K. Home Office; private
sector companies; and stakeholders in the aviation sector will engage
and collaborate on matters and issues affecting transatlantic aviation
security. The Secretary has determined the TAIR Committee will be
exempt from the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA).
Name of Committee: Transatlantic Aviation Industry Roundtable
(TAIR).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt Hayden, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Private Sector Office, at (202) 282-8216.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The DHS Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State for
the Home Office of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland (Home Secretary), is establishing the TAIR to serve as a forum
in which DHS; the U.K. Home Office; private sector companies; and
stakeholders in the aviation sector discuss opportunities for enhanced
coordination and furtherance of increased resiliency of the
transatlantic aviation security environment.
Some of the issues to be reviewed by the TAIR will require access
to, and discussion of, non-public classified information and other non-
public law enforcement sensitive information. These matters include
discussions on the current threat environment and potential
enhancements to security technologies policy interventions, processes
and procedures in aviation and overseas security development.
In recognition of the classified material utilized in TAIR
activities and discussions, the DHS Secretary hereby exempts the TAIR
from Public Law 92-463 (The Federal Advisory Committee Act, or
``FACA''), 5 U.S.C. App).
II. Identifying Solutions
The Department recognizes the importance of FACA. FACA, when
applicable, generally requires advisory committees to meet in open
session and make publicly available associated written materials. It
also requires a 15-day notice before any meeting may be closed to
public attendance.
These requirements prevent the Department from convening on short
notice a committee to discuss the sensitive and classified information
surrounding the review of transatlantic aviation security threats in an
appropriate setting. FACA contains a number of exceptions to its
general disclosure rules, but the applicability of
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those exceptions are not sufficient to address the proper handling of
classified material and the protection of classified information in
this unique context. The information that will be discussed and
reviewed by this committee will be deliberative in nature and will
involve law enforcement sensitive, sensitive security and or classified
national security information that, if discussed in public, would
result in the unauthorized disclosure of information that could
reasonably be expected to result in threats to national security. The
release of this information would enable criminals and enemies to use
that information to circumvent the law and could reasonably be expected
to endanger the life or physical safety of individuals. Furthermore,
some of the participants of the TAIR subgroups will be intelligence
community (IC) personnel who cannot publicly disclose their identities
or IC affiliations. Making the TAIR open to the public presents a
significant security concern for revealing the identity and
capabilities of the IC personnel.
Section 871 of the Homeland Security Act provides the Secretary of
Homeland Security with the authority to establish advisory committees
and exempt them from the FACA--6 U.S.C. 451(a). This authority allows
the Department to freely and completely review, in a closed
environment, the current threat environment in aviation, to discuss
potential vulnerabilities, and to provide the Department with
information and recommendations that could not otherwise be discussed
in an open environment.
III. Exercise of Section 871 Authority To Establish the TAIR
The Department respects the principles of open government and has
judiciously exercised the authority Congress provided in Section 871.
Given that the use of this authority will allow the Department to fully
and completely review the issues and make recommendations surrounding
transatlantic aviation security as described above, the Department is
invoking that authority in the creation of the TAIR.
Collaboration among the TAIR committee members must involve many
activities to include: Planning, coordination, protective security
implementation, operational activities related to protective service
security measures, as well as vulnerabilities, protective measures,
best practices, and lessons learned. An effective committee must be
able to have ongoing, immediate, and multi-directional communication
and coordination under highly exigent circumstances. In furtherance of
DHS' mission to protect the homeland, the public interest requires the
establishment of the TAIR under the authority of 6 U.S.C. 451. Members
of the TAIR will engage and collaborate on matters and issues affecting
transatlantic aviation security including global security improvement,
information sharing, insider threat and cybersecurity and may provide
policy advice and recommendations on such matters. The TAIR will
interact with government officials from the U.S. and the U.K. and
representatives from the private sector companies and stakeholders in
the aviation sector. The TAIR has no authority to establish Federal
policy or otherwise undertake inherently governmental functions.
Exemption from the FACA (Pub. L. 92-463): In recognition of the
highlysensitive, and often confidential or classified nature of the
subject matter involved in the activities of the TAIR, under the
authority of section 871 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
451), the TAIR is hereby deemed exempt from the requirements of Public
Law 92-463 (5 U.S.C. App.).
Membership: The TAIR is composed of members who are appointed by
and serve at the pleasure of the DHS Secretary and the Home Secretary,
as appropriate. Term length will be determined by the TAIR co-chairs.
Members will minimally consist of government officials from the United
States and the United Kingdom, and private sector transatlantic
aviation industry representatives in order to leverage each other's
subject matter expertise. Non-governmental members (or representative
members) who serve on the TAIR or subgroups are appointed to express
the viewpoint of non-governmental entities, recognizable groups, or
stakeholders that have interests in the transatlantic aviation security
subject matter. They will not serve as Special Government Employees
(SGE), as defined in Title 18, United States Code, section 202(a).
TAIR may meet as whole or in any combination of subgroups that is
most conducive to the effective conduct of its activities.
Duration: The TAIR is expected to continue operating until such
time as the DHS Secretary or the Home Secretary decide to terminate
TAIR. TAIR may continue beyond the initial two years from the date of
its establishment whenever the DHS Secretary determines in writing to
extend the TAIR, consistent with section 871(b) of The Homeland
Security Act of 2002, 6. U.S.C. 451(b).
Dated: August 21, 2019.
Kevin K. McAleenan,
Acting Secretary.
Appendix A: Membership of the Transatlantic Aviation Industry
Roundtable
TAIR Principal Members
[cir] U.S.:
[ssquf] DHS Secretary
[ssquf] DHS Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans
(PLCY)
[ssquf] Administrator, DHS Transportation Security
Administration (TSA)
[ssquf] Commissioner, DHS Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
[cir] U.K.:
[ssquf] Home Secretary
[ssquf] Transport Secretary
[ssquf] Director General
[ssquf] Under Secretary
[cir] Private Sector:
[ssquf] CEOs transatlantic airlines
[ssquf] CEOs major international hub airports
[ssquf] CEOs air cargo carriers
[ssquf] Presidents or Executive Directors of Aviation Industry
Associations
TAIR Steering Group
[cir] U.S.:
[ssquf] DHS Headquarters
Office of Threat Prevention and Security Policy
Office of International Affairs
Private Sector Office, Office of Partnership and
Engagement
Office of Intelligence and Analysis
[ssquf] DHS Components
Transportation Security Administration
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
[cir] U.K.:
[ssquf] Home Office (HO):
Office for Security and Counter Terrorism (OSCT)
Aviation Security (HO)
[ssquf] Department for Transport (DfT):
Aviation Security
International Policy
[ssquf] Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC): Thematic
Analysis
[cir] Private Sector:
[ssquf] Security Directors and representatives of transatlantic
airlines
[ssquf] Security Directors and representatives of major
international hub airports
[ssquf] Security Directors and representatives air cargo
carriers
[ssquf] Representatives of Aviation Industry Associations
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