49 CFR Part 1584 — Highway and Motor Carrier Security

PART 1584—HIGHWAY AND MOTOR CARRIER SECURITY Authority: 49 U.S.C. 114; Pub. L. 110-53 (121 Stat. 266, Aug. 3, 2007) secs. 1501 (6 U.S.C. 1151), 1531 (6 U.S.C. 1181), and 1534 (6 U.S.C. 1184). Source: 85 FR 16515, Mar. 23, 2020, unless otherwise noted. Subpart A—General § 1584.1 Scope. This part includes requirements for persons providing transportation by an over-the-road bus (OTRB). Specific sections in this part provide detailed requirements. § 1584.3 Terms used in this part. In addition to the terms in §§ 1500.3, 1500.5, and 1503.202 of subchapter A and § 1570.3 of subchapter D of this chapter, the following term applies to this part. Security-sensitive employee Subpart B—Security Programs § 1584.101 Applicability. The requirements of this subpart apply to each OTRB owner/operator providing fixed-route service that originates, travels through, or ends in a geographic location identified in appendix A to this part. § 1584.103 [Reserved] § 1584.105 [Reserved] § 1584.107 [Reserved] § 1584.109 [Reserved] § 1584.111 [Reserved] § 1584.113 Security training program general requirements. (a) Security training program required. (b) General requirements. (1) Name of owner/operator. (2) Name, title, telephone number, and email address of the primary individual to be contacted with regard to review of the security training program. (3) Number, by specific job function category identified in Appendix B to this part, of security-sensitive employees trained or to be trained. (4) Implementation schedule that identifies a specific date by which initial and recurrent security training required by § 1570.111 of this subchapter will be completed. (5) Location where training program records will be maintained. (6) Curriculum or lesson plan, including learning objectives and method of delivery (such as instructor-led or computer-based training) for each course used to meet the requirements of § 1584.115 of this part. TSA may request additional information regarding the curriculum during the review and approval process. If recurrent training under § 1570.111 of this subchapter is not the same as initial training, a curriculum or lesson plan for the recurrent training will need to be submitted and approved by TSA. (7) Plan for ensuring supervision of untrained security-sensitive employees performing functions identified in Appendix B to this part. (8) Plan for notifying employees of changes to security measures that could change information provided in previously provided training. (9) Method(s) for evaluating the effectiveness of the security training program in each area required by § 1584.115 of this part. (c) Relation to other training. (2) If the owner/operator submits a security training program that relies on pre-existing or previous training materials to meet the requirements of subpart B, the program submitted for approval must include an index, organized in the same sequence as the requirements in this subpart. (d) Submission and Implementation. § 1584.115 Security training and knowledge for security-sensitive employees. (a) Training required for security-sensitive employees. (b) Limits on use of untrained employees. (c) Prepare. (1) Employees with responsibility for transportation security equipment and systems are aware of their responsibilities and can verify the equipment and systems are operating and properly maintained; and (2) Employees with other duties and responsibilities under the company's security plans and/or programs, including those required by Federal law, know their assignments and the steps or resources needed to fulfill them. (d) Observe. (1) Suspicious and/or dangerous items (such as substances, packages, or conditions (for example, characteristics of an IED and signs of equipment tampering or sabotage); (2) Combinations of actions and individual behaviors that appear suspicious and/or dangerous, inappropriate, inconsistent, or out of the ordinary for the employee's work environment, which could indicate a threat to transportation security; and (3) How a terrorist or someone with malicious intent may attempt to gain sensitive information or take advantage of vulnerabilities. (e) Assess. (1) Determine whether the item, individual, behavior, or situation requires a response as a potential terrorist threat based on the respective transportation environment; and (2) Identify appropriate responses based on observations and context. (f) Respond. (1) Appropriately report a security threat, including knowing how and when to report internally to other employees, supervisors, or management, and externally to local, state, or Federal agencies according to the owner/operator's security procedures or other relevant plans; (2) Interact with the public and first responders at the scene of the threat or incident, including communication with passengers on evacuation and any specific procedures for individuals with disabilities and the elderly; and (3) Use any applicable self-defense devices or other protective equipment provided to employees by the owner/operator. Appendix A to Part 1584—Urban Area Determinations for Over-the-Road Buses State Urban area Geographic areas CA Anaheim/Los Angeles/Long Beach/Santa Ana Areas Los Angeles and Orange Counties. San Diego Area San Diego County. San Francisco Bay Area Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo Counties. DC (VA, MD, and WV) National Capital Region District of Columbia; Counties of Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, and Prince George's, MD; Counties of Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Warren County, VA; Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas, and Manassas Park City, VA; Jefferson County, WV. IL/IN Chicago Area Counties of Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will, IL; Counties of Jasper, Lake, Newton, and Porter, IN; Kenosha County, WI. MA Boston Area Counties of Essex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, Middlesex, MA; Counties of Rockingham and Strafford, NH. NY (NJ and PA) New York City/Jersey City/Newark Area Counties of Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester, NY; Counties of Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Ocean, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, and Union, NJ; Pike County, PA. PA (DE and NJ) Philadelphia Area/Southern New Jersey Area Counties of Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester, NJ; Counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia, PA; New Castle County, DE; Cecil County, MD; Salem County, NJ. TX Dallas Fort Worth/Arlington Area Collin, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Ellis, Hunt, Kaufman, Rockwall, Johnson, Parker, Tarrant, and Wise Counties, TX. Houston Area Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, San Jacinto, and Waller Counties, TX. Appendix B to Part 1584—Security-Sensitive Job Functions for Over-the-Road Buses This table identifies security-sensitive job functions for owner/operators regulated under this part. All employees performing security-sensitive functions are “security-sensitive employees” for purposes of this rule and must be trained. Categories Security-sensitive job functions for over-the-road buses A. Operating a vehicle Employees who have a CDL and operate an OTRB. B. Inspecting and maintaining vehicles Employees who— 1. Perform activities related to the diagnosis, inspection, maintenance, adjustment, repair, or overhaul of electrical or mechanical equipment relating to vehicles, including functions performed by mechanics and automotive technicians. 2. Does not include cleaning or janitorial activities. C. Inspecting or maintaining building or transportation infrastructure Employees who— 2. Provide cleaning services to vehicles owned, operated, or controlled by an owner/operator regulated under this part (does not include vehicle maintenance). 3. Provide general building maintenance services to buildings owned, operated, or controlled by an owner/operator regulated under this part. D. Controlling dispatch or movement of a vehicle Employees who— 2. Manage day-to-day delivery of transportation services and the prevention of, response to, and redress of disruptions to these services. 3. Perform tasks requiring access to or knowledge of specific route information. E. Providing security of the owner/operator's equipment and property Employees who patrol and inspect property of an owner/operator regulated under this part to protect the property, personnel, passengers and/or cargo. F. Loading or unloading cargo or baggage Employees who load, or oversee loading of, property tendered by or on behalf of a passenger on or off of a portion of a bus that will be inaccessible to the passenger while the vehicle is in operation. G. Interacting with travelling public (on board a vehicle or within a transportation facility) Employees who— 2. Includes food or beverage employees, tour guides, and functions on behalf of an owner/operator regulated under this part that require regular interaction with travelling public within a transportation facility, such as ticket agents. H. Complying with security programs or measures, including those required by Federal law 1. Employees who serve as security coordinators designated in § 1570.201 of this subchapter, as well as any designated alternates or secondary security coordinators. 2. Employees who— a. Conduct training and testing of employees when the training or testing is required by TSA's security regulations. b. Manage or direct implementation of security plan requirements.

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