 June 30, 2002
According to the news release, the TSA will send assessment teams to conduct initial studies for the federalization of passenger security screening and/or baggage screening checkpoints. "This week marks a major step toward our goal of meeting our Nov. 19 deadline of a fully-deployed federal screening workforce, and our Dec. 31 deadline for installation of explosive detection systems," said Magaw. The federalization process consists of three steps:
The timeframe between arrival of the site assessment team and full deployment of a federal screening workforce depends on the size of the airport and other factors. The recruitment, assessment, training and deployment of screeners at a given airport will take five weeks or longer. According to the TSA news release, the Transportation Security Administration, which has responsibility for civil aviation security, is in the process of establishing federal security operations in the nation's commercial airports. TSA will deploy federal personnel, including passenger and baggage screeners, to all airports by Nov. 19, 2002, and is responsible for having checked baggage-screening equipment in place by Dec. 31, 2002. The TSA will begin site assessments to fully deploy a federal screening workforce and for installation of explosive detection devices at the following 16 airports in Alaska.
Note: A blank between the airport and AK indicates airports receiving passenger security screening site assessment teams; * Indicates airports receiving explosive detection equipment site assessment teams; ~ Indicates airports receiving both passenger security screening and explosive detection equipment site assessment teams.
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