ALCGPSC 077/10
SUBJ: TRAVEL POLICY UPDATE, TSA SECURE FLIGHT PROGRAM
A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 141233Z MAY 09/ALCOAST 290/09
1. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (TSA) USES MULTIPLE LAYERS
OF SECURITY TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE TRAVELING PUBLIC AND THE
NATIONS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. ONE OF THESE LAYERS IS THE CHECKING
OF PASSENGER INFORMATION AGAINST TERRORIST WATCH LISTS TO IDENTIFY
KNOWN AND SUSPECTED TERRORISTS. IMPLEMENTING THE SECURE FLIGHT
PROGRAM WILL ENABLE AUTHORITIES TO FOCUS THEIR EFFORTS ON PASSENGERS
THAT POSE A SECURITY RISK WHILE FACILITING TRAVEL FOR LEGITIMATE
PASSENGERS.
2. ON 8/30/10 CWTSATOTRAVEL, THE TRAVEL MANAGEMENT CENTER, WILL
BEGIN COLLECTING THE SECURE FLIGHT MANDATED INFORMATION AT THE TIME
OF BOOKING FOR FULL SERVICE RESERVATIONS TO ENSURE FULL COMPLIANCE
WITH THE SECURE FLIGHT PERSONAL DATA PROCEDURES AND COMPLIANCE WITH
AIRLINE TICKETING REGULATIONS MANDATED BY THE TSA FOR ALL AIRLINES.
3. THIS VETTING PROGRAM WILL REQUIRE PASSENGERS TO ENTER THEIR FULL
NAME AS IT APPEARS ON THEIR GOVERNMENT ISSUED IDENTIFICATION THEY
WILL BE TRAVELING WITH WHEN MAKING RESERVATIONS.
4. THE TSA MANDATED INFORMATION CONSISTS OF PASSENGERS FULL NAME AS
IT APPEARS ON THEIR GOVERNMENT ISSUED ID CARD, DATE OF BIRTH, AND
GENDER.
5. BEGINNING 9/15/10 IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THIS REQUIREMENT, FULL
SERVICE/OFFLINE TRAVEL RESERVATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED UNLESS THE
TRAVELER OR TRAVEL ARRANGER PROVIDES THE REQUIRED INFORMATION AT THE
TIME OF THE RESERVATION REQUEST.
6. IAW REF A, COAST GUARD TRAVELERS USING GETTHERE, THE ONLINE
BOOKING TOOL, SHOULD ENSURE THEIR PROFILE IS UPDATED WITH THIS
INFORMATION.
7. PRIVACY OF INDIVIDUALS INFORMATION IS A CORNERSTONE OF THE SECURE
FLIGHT PROGRAM. TSA COLLECTS THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF PERSONAL
INFORMATION NECESSARY TO CONDUCT EFFECTIVE WATCH LIST MATCHING.
FURTHERMORE, PERSONAL DATA IS HANDLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH STRINGENT
GUIDELINES AND ALL APPLICABLE PRIVACY LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
8. FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEARCH FOR THE SECURE FLIGHT
PROGRAM AT THE TSA WEBSITE LOCATED AT HTTP://WWW.TSA.GOV.
9. RELEASED BY RDML D. R. MAY, COMMANDER, CG PERSONNEL SERVICE
CENTER.
10. INTERNET RELEASE IS AUTHORIZED.
