Here it is...except it isn't
Sec. 108.10 Prevention and management of hijackings and sabotage attempts.
http://tisco.com/aviation/FAA/far-108/far-108s10.shtml
(a) Each certificate holder shall--
(1) Provide and use a Security Coordinator on the ground and in flight foreach international and domestic flight, as required by its approved securityprogram; and
(2) Designate the pilot in command as the inflight Security Coordinator foreach flight, as required by its approved security program.(b) Ground Security Coordinator. Each ground Security Coordinator shallcarry out the ground Security Coordinator duties specified in the certificateholder's approved security program.(c) Inflight Security Coordinator. The pilot in command of each flightshall carry out the inflight Security Coordinator duties specified in thecertificate holder's approved security program.[Doc. No. 24719, 50 FR 28893, July 16, 1985]
What's the "approved security program"?
Sec. 108.7 Security program: Form, content, and availability.
(a) Each security program required by Sec. 108.5 shall--(1) Provide for the safety of persons and property traveling in airtransportation and intrastate air transportation against acts of criminalviolence and air piracy;(2) Be in writing and signed by the certificate holder or any persondelegated authority in this matter;(3) Include the items listed in paragraph (b) of this section, as requiredby Sec. 108.5; and(4) Be approved by the Administrator.(b) Each security program required by Sec. 108.5 must include thefollowing, as required by that section
1) The procedures and a description of the facilities and equipment usedto perform the screening functions specified in Sec. 108.9.(2) The procedures and a description of the facilities and equipment usedto perform the airplane and facilities control functions specified in Sec.108.13.
Want specifics? Too bad. They go on to say:
;(4) Restrict the distribution, disclosure, and availability of sensitivesecurity information, as defined in part 191 of this chapter, to persons witha need-to-know; and(5) Refer requests for sensitive security information by other persons tothe Assistant Administrator for Civil Aviation Security.[Doc. No. 108, 46 FR 3786, Jan. 15, 1981, as amended by Amdt. 108-3, 50 FR 28893, July 16, 1985; Amdt. 108-7, 54 FR 36946, Sept. 5, 1989; Amdt. 108-15, 62 FR 13744, Mar. 21, 1997]
GET THE PICTURE? Here is my email to FAA and TSA:
To: Assistant Administrator for Civil Aviation Security
From: (Sim Jr), Indianapolis, IN
Re: FAR-108, section 10 regulations in effect on 9/11/01
Dear Assistant Administrator for Civil Aviation Security:
I hereby officially request a copy of the FAA's written guidelines for FAR-108, Titled "Sec. 108.10 Prevention and management of hijackings and sabotage attempts", in effect on 9/11/01 in the civil aviation industry. I further officially request a copy of the written programs for dealing with air piracy under this section submitted to your agency by American Airlines and U.S. Air that were in effect on that same date. Finally, I officially request that you send copies of these items as they are currently in effect. Thank you for your kind and prompt attention to this request, persuant to "the public's legitimate right to know and interest in aviation information" as cited in the regulation itself, which goes on to say: "FAA will comply with theprovisions of this rule on March 21, 1997". As proof of the written existence of the material I am requesting, I quote from FAR-108:
(a) Each certificate holder shall--
(1) Provide and use a Security Coordinator on the ground and in flight foreach international and domestic flight, as required by its approved securityprogram; and
(2) Designate the pilot in command as the inflight Security Coordinator foreach flight, as required by its approved security program.(b) Ground Security Coordinator. Each ground Security Coordinator shallcarry out the ground Security Coordinator duties specified in the certificateholder's approved security program.(c) Inflight Security Coordinator. The pilot in command of each flightshall carry out the inflight Security Coordinator duties specified in thecertificate holder's approved security program.[Doc. No. 24719, 50 FR 28893, July 16, 1985]
As to availability, I further quote from Sec. 108.7, titled "Security program: Form, content, and availability"
(a) Each security program required by Sec. 108.5 shall--
(1) Provide for the safety of persons and property traveling in airtransportation and intrastate air transportation against acts of criminalviolence and air piracy;
(2) Be in writing and signed by the certificate holder or any persondelegated authority in this matter;
I shall wait for 30 days for your attention to this matter before filing a FOIA request for the information. Thanks again for your prompt and full compliance with this request.
Sincerely,
(Me again)
