Request for Applicants for Appointment to the Aviation Security Advisory Committee, 40497-40498 [2024-10203]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
• Transportation Security Administration

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 92 (Friday, May 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40497-40498]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10203]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration

[Docket No. TSA-2011-0008]


Request for Applicants for Appointment to the Aviation Security 
Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: Committee management; request for applicants.

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SUMMARY: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) requests that 
qualified individuals interested in serving on the Aviation Security 
Advisory Committee (ASAC) apply for appointment as identified in this 
notice. All applicants must represent one of the constituencies 
specified below in order to be eligible for appointment. ASAC's mission 
is to provide advice and recommendations to the TSA Administrator on 
improving aviation security matters, including developing, refining, 
and implementing policies, programs, rulemakings, and security 
directives pertaining to aviation security, while adhering to sensitive 
security guidelines.

DATES: Applications for membership must be submitted to TSA, using one 
of the methods identified in the ADDRESSES section below, on or before 
May 31, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Applications must be submitted by one of the following 
means:
     Email: [email protected].
     Mail: Tamika McCree Elhilali, ASAC Designated Federal 
Officer, Transportation Security Administration (TSA-28), 6595 
Springfield Center Drive, Springfield, VA 20598-6028.
    The ASAC will send you an email that confirms receipt of your 
application and will notify you of the final status of your application 
once TSA selects members.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tamika McCree Elhilali, ASAC 
Designated Federal Officer, Transportation Security Administration 
(TSA-28), 6595 Springfield Center Drive, Springfield, VA 20598-6028, 
[email protected], 202-595-4802.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ASAC is an advisory committee 
established pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44946. The committee is composed of 
individual members representing 19 key constituencies affected by 
aviation security requirements, as defined at 49 U.S.C. 44946(c)(1)(C).
    This request for applications is limited to specific membership 
categories. Consistent with applicable law, TSA is committed to 
pursuing opportunities to appoint a committee that reflects the 
diversity of the United States. The following list provides the key 
constituencies and identifies with an asterisk (*) the constituencies 
for whom the current representative's term is expiring:
    1. Air carriers.
    2. All-cargo air transportation.*
    3. Labor organizations representing air carrier employees (3 
vacancies).*
    4. Aircraft manufacturers.*
    5. Airport operators.*
    6. General aviation.*
    7. Travel industry.*
    8. Victims of terrorist acts against aviation.*
    9. Law enforcement and security experts.
    10. Indirect air carriers.*
    11. Aviation security technology industry (including screening 
technology and biometrics).
    12. Airport-based businesses.*
    13. Passenger advocacy groups.
    14. Airport authorities and businesses that conduct security 
operations at airports.*
    15. Labor organizations representing transportation security 
officers.*
    16. Airport construction and maintenance contractors.*
    17. Labor organizations representing employees of airport 
construction and maintenance contractors.
    18. Privacy organizations.
    19. Aeronautical repair stations.
    Unless otherwise noted, the ASAC does not have a specific number of 
members allocated to any membership category and the number of members 
in a category may change to fit the needs of the Committee. As required 
by the statute, however, individuals selected on the ASAC may not 
represent more than 34 member organizations.
    Appointees will be designated as Representative members. 
Representative members speak for the key constituency group they 
represent. Membership on ASAC is personal to the appointee and a member 
may not send an alternate to a Committee meeting. Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 
44946(c)(3), members shall not receive pay, allowances, or benefits 
from the Government by reason of their service on ASAC.

Committee Meetings

    The ASAC typically convenes four times per year. Additional 
meetings may be held with the approval of the Designated Federal 
Official. While at least one meeting per year is open to the public, 
the other meetings are typically closed to the public due to the 
sensitive nature of the material discussed. In addition, members are 
expected to participate on ASAC subcommittees that typically meet more 
frequently to deliberate and discuss specific aviation matters.

Committee Membership

    Committee members are appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, 
the TSA Administrator for a 2-year term or until a successor is 
appointed. Members who are currently serving on the Committee are 
eligible to reapply for membership (a new application is required).

Committee Membership Vetting

    All applicants that are presented to the TSA Administrator for 
appointment to ASAC must successfully complete a Security Threat 
Assessment (STA) by TSA, as access to sensitive security information 
will be necessary. U.S. citizens and those meeting residency 
requirements will be vetted using TSA's Universal Enrollment Services 
(UES), which includes the collection of biographic and biometric 
information to allow TSA to perform the STA in regards to criminal 
history, intelligence, and citizenship. Selected applicants will be 
offered a no-cost authorization code to complete the three-step UES 
process; which includes online pre-enrollment, coordinating a visit to 
an enrollment center, and the in-person visit to the enrollment center.
    Non-U.S. applicants presented for appointment to ASAC will be 
required to complete additional vetting. This vetting will include the 
completion and submission of TSA Form 2816B form, which must be 
submitted at least 30 days before visiting TSA spaces.

Application for Advisory Committee Appointment

    TSA is seeking applications for the membership categories which are 
marked with an asterisk in the Supplementary Information section above. 
Any person wishing to be

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considered for appointment to ASAC must provide the following:
     Complete professional resume.
     Statement of interest and reasons for application, 
including the membership category and how you represent a significant 
portion of that constituency and also provide a brief explanation of 
how you can contribute to one or more TSA strategic initiatives, based 
on your prior experience with TSA, or your review of current TSA 
strategic documents that can be found at www.tsa.gov/about/strategy.
     If there are aspects of diversity that you wish to 
describe or emphasize in support of your candidacy, please do so within 
your statement of interest application.
     Home and work addresses, telephone number, and email 
address.
    Please submit your application to the Responsible TSA Official in 
the ADDRESSES section noted above by May 31, 2024.

    Dated May 6, 2024.
Eddie D. Mayenschein,
Assistant Administrator, Policy, Plans, and Engagement.
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