§ 107.101 - General requirements.

(a) No person may operate an airport subject to this part unless it adopts and carries out a security program that—

(1) Provides for the safety and security of persons and property on an aircraft operating in air transportation or intrastate air transportation against an act of criminal violence, aircraft piracy, and the introduction of deadly or dangerous weapon, explosive, or incendiary onto an aircraft;

(2) Is in writing and is signed by the airport operator or any person to whom the airport operator has delegated authority in this matter;

(3) Includes the applicable items listed in § 107.103;

(4) Includes an index organized in the same subject area sequence as § 107.103; and

(5) Has been approved by the Administrator.

(b) The airport operator shall maintain one current and complete copy of its security program and provide a copy to the Administrator upon request.

(c) Each airport operator shall—

(1) Restrict the distribution, disclosure, and availability of sensitive security information (SSI), as defined in part 191 of this chapter, to persons with a need to know; and

(2) Refer all requests for SSI by other persons to the Administrator.