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Under 49 CFR 1542, the rule requires that each airport operator required to establish an AOA prevent and detect the unauthorized entry, presence, and movement of individuals and ground vehicles into or within the AOA by doing the following: provide security information as described in section 1542.213(c) to each individual with unescorted access to the AOA.
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Under 49 CFR 1542, each airport operator required to establish a SIDA must establish and carry out measures to prevent the unauthorized presence and movement of individuals in the SIDA and must do the following: train each individual before granting unescorted access to the SIDA, as required in section 1542.213(b).
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Under 49 CFR 1542, except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, the measures for controlling entry to the secured area required under section 1542.201(b)(1) must ensure that an individual is immediately denied entry to a secured area when that person’s access authority for that area is withdrawn.
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Under 49 CFR 1542, the rule requires that except as provided in paragraph (m) of this section, each airport operator ensure that no individual is granted unescorted access authority unless the individual has undergone a fingerprint-based CHRC that does not disclose that he or she has a disqualifying criminal offense…
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Under 49 CFR 1542, the rule requires that the personnel identification system under section section 1542.201(b)(3) and 1542.205(b)(1) include the following: procedures to ensure accountability through the following: reporting lost or stolen identification media.
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Under 49 CFR 1542, an airport operator may not authorize any individual unescorted access to the AOA, except as provided in section 1542.5, unless that individual has been provided information in accordance with the security program, including: control, use, and display of airport-approved access and identification media, if appropriate.
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Under 49 CFR 1542, in accordance with section 1542.217, each airport operator required to have a security program under section 1542.103(a) or (b) must provide: law enforcement personnel in the number and manner adequate to support its security program.
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Under 49 CFR 1542, law-enforcement personnel used to meet section 1542.215 must be armed with a firearm and authorized to use it while on duty at the airport.
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Under 49 CFR 1542, a request for Federal personnel must describe available qualified law-enforcement personnel, the airport operator’s efforts to obtain State, local, and private support, and those agencies' responses.
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Under 49 CFR 1542, the rule requires that each airport operator ensure that a record is made of each law enforcement action taken in furtherance of this part.
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