By: Brian Throop, Manager, Special Operations Division Date: January 31, 2008 Federal Aviation Administration Sensitive Information System Operations Security

By: Brian Throop, Manager, Special Operations Division

Date: January 31, 2008

Federal AviationAdministration

Sensitive Information

System Operations Security

Airborne Law Enforcement Association

Southeast Regional Safety Seminar

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Sys Ops Security Briefing

• Overview of organization

• Domestic Events Network (DEN)

• National Capitol Region Coordination Center (NCRCC)

• Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR)


FAA Facts/Figures• As of 2005,

– 19,854 Airports (Public & Private) in the US.– 245,639 Aircraft Registered in the US.– 609,737 pilots in the US.

• 21st Century Aviation faces the prospects of terrorism, structural change, and a fluctuating global economy.

• In 2004, US civil aviation was collectively responsible for $1.37 trillion of national output, supporting 12.3 million employees and $418 billion in personal earnings.

FAA is charged with:– Reducing historically low commercial

accident rate– building an air traffic control system

capable of efficiently meeting future demand

– modernization– working more closely with our

customers and partners in providing the most secure system without impeding safety

Capacity

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System Operations SecurityOrganization• Strategic Operations Security

• Continuity of Operation/Continuity of Government plans.• DOT/FAA Emergency Operations and Crisis Response.• National Strategy for Aviation Security

• Tactical Operations Security• Real-time management of airspace security.• Air Traffic Security Coordinators.• Continuity of Operation/Continuity of Government execution.

• Special Operations Security• Policy and Planning for local, state, and federal law enforcement.• Liaisons to Air Defense Sectors, CONR and NORAD.• Classified operation plans and programs.• Presidential airspace restrictions and aircraft itineraries.• Spooky stuff…………


System Operations SecurityWho we are and what we do

• SOS was created to be the Nexus between operational intelligence and the NAS.

– Post 9/11, most of FAA’s security and intelligence staff was transferred to TSA.– ATC remains the front line of the National Airspace System (NAS).– The FAA continues to be the sole authority for airspace management, air traffic

regulatory authority, and use of airspace.

• Balance the needs of National Security with the demands of the aviation industry…“It’s the economy…”

– Domestic Events Network (DEN)– Temporary Flights Restrictions (TFRs)– Presidential, NSSEs, Disasters, Security– Classified Aviation Programs– Air Defense Sector Liaisons– Special Use Airspace– DOT/FAA Crisis Response


System Operations SecurityDomestic Events Network (DEN)

• 24/7 unclassified interagency telephonic conference dedicated to real time coordination of air security issues.

• Established on the morning of 9/11.• Over 80 participants:

– All major ATC facilities,– All air defense sectors,– Military, Federal and Local agencies,– All concerned with air security matters.


System Operations SecurityThe DEN, NCRCC and the DRSN

• The DEN provides accurate and timely information sharing.

• DEN participants respond according to their mission.– Law Enforcement (Local, State and Federal) – Protective Agencies– DOD– DHS/TSA– DOT


24/7 interagency facility monitoring and coordinating the air security of the National Capitol Region:– FAA– DOD (NEADS, JADOC)– DHS (TSA, USSS, CBP, USCG)– FBI– US Capitol & DC Metro Police

System Operations SecurityNational Capitol Region Coordination Center (NCRCC)


May 11, 2005, ADIZ intrusion


Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR)

• A TFR is not a Force Field.• A TFR keeps an informed, proficient and

compliant pilot out of the airspace.• A TFR is a good sorting tool.• Managing a TFR from a security perspective

is a Time/Distance equation.• Speeds involved in aviation make large

evacuations nearly impossible.


System Operations SecurityFAA TFR Considerations

• Nature of event (Security/Disaster)• Existing airspace (Class B, Borders)• Size of TFR• Available assets• Credible threat intelligence• Aviation commerce• Safety of flight


TFR Complications

• Threat • Risk• Consequence

• Politics• Common Sense• Legal Parameters• Free Society• Economic Impacts• Sense or illusion of

being safe and secure.


System Operations SecurityTemporary Flight Restrictions (TFR)

Protect persons and property in the air or on the surface from an existing or imminent hazard associated with an incident on the surface when the presence of low flying aircraft would magnify, alter, spread, or compound that hazard (14 CFR Section 91.137(a)(1))



Provide a safe environment for the operation of disaster relief aircraft (14 CFR Section 91.137(a)(2))



Prevent an unsafe congestion of sightseeing aircraft above an incident or event which may generate a high degree of public interest (14 CFR Section 91.137(a)(3))



Special Security Instructions Addressing Interest of National Security (14 CFR Section 99.7).



Provide a safe environment for space agency operations (14 CFR Section 91.143).


Stadium TFR’sPublished TFR FDC 3/1862

!FDC 3/1862 SPECIAL NOTICE. THIS NOTICE MODIFIES FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS PREVIOUSLY ISSUED IN FDC NOTAM 2/0199 TO COMPLY WITH STATUTORY MANDATES DETAILED IN SECTION 352 OF PUBLIC LAW 108-7. EFFECTIVE 0303061100 UTC (0600 LOCAL 03/06/03) UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. PURSUANT TO 14 CFR SECTION 99.7, SPECIAL SECURITY INSTRUCTIONS, COMMENCING ONE HOUR BEFORE THE SCHEDULED TIME OF THE EVENT UNTIL ONE HOUR AFTER THE END OF THE EVENT, ALL AIRCRAFT AND PARACHUTE OPERATIONS ARE PROHIBITED AT AND BELOW 3,000 FEET AGL WITHIN A THREE NAUTICAL MILE RADIUS OF ANY STADIUM HAVING A SEATING CAPACITY OF 30,000 OR MORE PEOPLE IN WHICH A MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE, NCAA DIVISION ONE FOOTBALL, OR MAJOR MOTOR SPEEDWAY EVENT IS OCCURING. ALL PREVIOUSLY ISSUED WAIVERS TO FDC NOTAM 2/0199 ARE RESCINDED. THOSE WHO MEET ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA MAY REAPPLY FOR A WAIVER TO THESE RESTRICTIONS: (A) FOR OPERATIONAL PURPOSES OF AN EVENT, STADIUM, OR OTHER VENUE, INCLUDING (IN THE CASE OF A SPORTING EVENT) THE TRANSPORT OF EQUIPMENT OR PARTS, TEAM MEMBERS, OFFICIALS OF THE GOVERNING BODY, THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS AND GUESTS OF SUCH TEAMS, AND OFFICIALS TO AND FROM THE EVENT, STADIUM, OR OTHER VENUE, B) FOR BROADCAST COVERAGE FOR ANY BROADCAST RIGHTS HOLDER, (C) FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY PURPOSES OF THE EVENT, STADIUM, OR OTHER VENUE. THIS RESTRICTION DOES NOT APPLY TO; (A) THOSE AIRCRAFT AUTHORIZED BY ATC FOR OPERATIONAL OR SAFETY PURPOSES INCLUDING AIRCRAFT ARRIVING OR DEPARTING FROM AN AIRPORT USING STANDARD AIR TRAFFIC PROCEDURES; (B) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, LAW ENFORCEMENT, OR AEROMEDICAL FLIGHT OPERATIONS THAT ARE IN CONTACT WITH ATC. STADIUM SITE LOCATIONS AND INFORMATION REGARDING WAIVER APPLICATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 352 OF PUBLIC LAW 108-7 CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE FAA WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.FAA.GOV/ATS/ATA/WAIVER OR BY CALLING 571-227-1322.

COMMENCING ONE HOUR BEFORE THE SCHEDULED TIME OF THE EVENT UNTIL ONE HOUR AFTER THE END OF THE

EVENT

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE, NCAA DIVISION ONE FOOTBALL, OR MAJOR MOTOR

SPEEDWAY EVENT IS OCCURING. MAY REAPPLY FOR A WAIVER TO THESE RESTRICTIONS: (A)

FOR OPERATIONAL PURPOSES OF AN EVENT, STADIUM, OR OTHER VENUE, INCLUDING (IN THE CASE OF A

SPORTING EVENT) THE TRANSPORT OF EQUIPMENT OR PARTS, TEAM MEMBERS, OFFICIALS OF THE GOVERNING BODY, THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS AND GUESTS

OF SUCH TEAMS, AND OFFICIALS TO AND FROM THE EVENT, STADIUM, OR OTHER VENUE, B) FOR BROADCAST COVERAGE FOR ANY BROADCAST RIGHTS HOLDER, (C) FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY PURPOSES OF THE EVENT,

STADIUM, OR OTHER VENUE.

THIS RESTRICTION DOES NOT APPLY TO; (A) THOSE AIRCRAFT AUTHORIZED BY ATC FOR OPERATIONAL OR SAFETY PURPOSES INCLUDING AIRCRAFT ARRIVING OR DEPARTING FROM AN AIRPORT USING STANDARD AIR

TRAFFIC PROCEDURES; (B) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, LAW ENFORCEMENT, OR AEROMEDICAL FLIGHT OPERATIONS THAT ARE IN CONTACT WITH ATC.


Stadium TFR’s• Restrictions established in Public Law 108-7, Section

352 and amended by Public Law 108-199, Section 521.• Latest NOTAM issued is FDC 3/1862• 1 hour prior and 1 hour after the event• Surface to 3000 feet AGL• 3 nautical mile radius from stadium center• Applies to any stadium having a seating capacity of

30,000 or more people in which a Major League Baseball, National Football League, NCAA Division One football, or major motor speedway event is occurring.


Stadium TFR’s

• NFL – Approximately 256 games over 16 weeks• MLB – 2592 stadium games• NASCAR – 101 events• NCAA Division 1 Football – Approximately 1440

games• Total – Approximately 4389 events covered by

NOTAM 3/1862• No comprehensive schedule available for all

events. • Weather/TV coverage a factor.


Stadium TFR’s


System Operations SecurityTemporary Flight Restrictions

Protect the President, Vice President, or other public figures (14 CFR Section 91.141).


Presidential TFR Text!FDC Y/NNNN ZFW TX.. FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS DALLAS, TEXAS, FEBRUARY 3, 2006. PURSUANT TO TITLE 14, SECTION 91.141 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, AIRCRAFT FLIGHT OPERATIONS ARE PROHIBITED.

WITHIN A 30 NMR OF 325140N/0965118W OR THE CVE119003.0 UP TO BUT NOT INCLUDING FL180 EFFECTIVE 0602031815 UTC (1215 LOCAL 02/03/06) UNTIL 0602032045 UTC (1445

LOCAL 02/03/06).

WITHIN A 10 NMR OF 325140N/0965118W OR THE CVE119003.0 UP TO BUT NOT INCLUDING FL180 EFFECTIVE 0602031815 UTC (1215 LOCAL 02/03/06) UNTIL 0602032045 UTC (1445

LOCAL 02/03/06).

EXCEPT AS SPECIFIED BELOW AND/OR UNLESS AUTHORIZEDBY THE AIR TRAFFIC SECURITY COORDINATOR VIA THEDOMESTIC EVENTS NETWORK (DEN):A. ALL AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS WITHIN A 10 NMR AREA LISTED ABOVE ARE PROHIBITED EXCEPT FOR: 1. APPROVED LAW ENFORCEMENT, MILITARY AIRCRAFT DIRECTLY SUPPORTING THE UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE (USSS) AND THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, APPROVED EMERGENCY MEDICAL FLIGHTS, AND REGULARLY SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL PASSENGER AND ALL-CARGO CARRIERS OPERATING UNDER ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TSA-APPROVED STANDARD SECURITY PROGRAMS/PROCEDURES: AIRCRAFT OPERATOR STANDARD SECURITY PROGRAM (AOSSP), DOMESTIC SECURITY INTEGRATION PROGRAM (DSIP), TWELVE FIVE STANDARD SECURITY PROGRAM (TFSSP), OR ALL-CARGO INTERNATIONAL SECURITY PROCEDURE (ACISP) AND ARE ARRIVING INTO AND/OR DEPARTING FROM 14 CFR PART 139 AIRPORTS. 2. FOR OPERATIONS WITHIN THE TFR, ALL APPROVED MEDICAL FLIGHT OPERATION COMPANIES MUST COORDINATE OPERATIONS IN ADVANCE WITH THE USSS AT 972-615-2561 APPROACH CONTROL SUPERVISORS DESK TO AVOID POTENTIAL DELAYS.

B. WITHIN THE AIRSPACE BETWEEN 10 NMR AND 30 NMR LISTED ABOVE: 1. ALL AIRCRAFT ENTERING OR EXITING THE 30 NM RADIUS TFR MUST BE ON AN ACTIVE IFR OR VFR FLIGHT PLAN WITH A DISCRETE CODE ASSIGNED BY AN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) FACILITY. AIRCRAFT MUST BE SQUAWKING THE DISCRETE CODE PRIOR TO DEPARTURE AND AT ALL TIMES WHILE IN THE TFR. 2. ALL AIRCRAFT ENTERING OR EXITING THE 30 NM RADIUS TFR MUST REMAIN IN TWO-WAY RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WITH ATC. 3. ALL AIRCRAFT OPERATING WITHIN THE 10 TO 30 NM RADIUS TFR AND OPERATING AT ALTITUDES OF UP TO BUT NOT INCLUDING FL180 ARE LIMITED TO AIRCRAFT ARRIVING OR DEPARTING LOCAL AIRFIELDS AND ATC MAY AUTHORIZE TRANSIT OPERATIONS. AIRCRAFT MAY NOT LOITER. 4. FLIGHT TRAINING, PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APPROACHES, AEROBATIC FLIGHT, GLIDER OPERATIONS, PARACHUTE OPERATIONS, ULTRALIGHT, HANG GLIDING, BALLOON OPERATIONS, AGRICULTURE/CROP DUSTING, ANIMAL POPULATION CONTROL FLIGHT OPERATIONS, AND BANNER TOWING OPERATIONS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED. 5. ALL USSS CLEARED AIRCRAFT OPERATORS BASED IN THE AREA SHOULD NOTIFY THE USSS PRIOR TO THEIR DEPARTURE. 6. FOR OPERATIONS WITHIN THE TFR, ALL APPROVED MEDICAL FLIGHT OPERATION COMPANIES MUST COORDINATE OPERATIONS IN ADVANCE WITH THE USSS AT 972-615-2561 APPROACH CONTROL SUPERVISORS DESK TO AVOID POTENTIAL DELAYS.C. FAA RECOMMENDS THAT ALL AIRCRAFT OPERATORS CHECK NOTAMS FREQUENTLY FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THIS TFR PRIOR TO OPERATIONS WITHIN THIS REGION.

EXCEPT AS SPECIFIED BELOW AND/OR UNLESS AUTHORIZED BY THE AIR TRAFFIC SECURITY COORDINATOR VIA THE DOMESTIC EVENTS

NETWORK (DEN): A. ALL AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS WITHIN A 10 NMR AREA LISTED ABOVE ARE PROHIBITED EXCEPT FOR:

1. APPROVED LAW ENFORCEMENT, MILITARY AIRCRAFT DIRECTLY SUPPORTING THE UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE (USSS) AND THE

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, APPROVED EMERGENCY MEDICAL FLIGHTS, AND REGULARLY SCHEDULED

COMMERCIAL PASSENGER AND ALL-CARGO CARRIERS OPERATING UNDER ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TSA-APPROVED STANDARD SECURITY PROGRAMS/PROCEDURES: AIRCRAFT OPERATOR STANDARD SECURITY

PROGRAM (AOSSP), DOMESTIC SECURITY INTEGRATION PROGRAM (DSIP), TWELVE FIVE STANDARD SECURITY PROGRAM (TFSSP), OR ALL-

CARGO INTERNATIONAL SECURITY PROCEDURE (ACISP) AND ARE ARRIVING INTO AND/OR DEPARTING FROM 14 CFR PART 139 AIRPORTS.


Typical Presidential TFR


Good to Know

• The Pope is coming.– Planned sites are DC and New York…..possibly one other

• Presidential Campaign…nowhere to hide!– After the November election, possibility of even

more TFRs.

• In 2004, 45% of TFR violators were ID’d. In 2007, 95% had a knock on the door.


Good To Know

• ADS-B (C,X,X2, etc). Future of airborne security in the operational environment?

• Most interior radars will NEVER go away.• Remember the term “ADAPT”..Automatic

Display and Processing Terminal– Essentially an air security package in a box (a laptop

to be exact)– Over 50 databases and counting– Exploring connectivity with non-terrorism related

national criminal history databases


Aviation Liaisons/Airport Agents


YOU are our customers

• We can represent you within the FAAThere is an “evil” FAA and a “good” FAA

We are the good FAA!

• We can apply a “law enforcement filter” to what is essentially a safety organization

• OFFICER SAFETYAll things are possible


System Operations SecurityContact Information

• 24/7 Domestic Events Network (DEN)– 202-493-5107 or 202-267-3333 Staffed by ATSCs)

• 24/7 National Capitol region Coordination Center (NCRCC)– 703-563-3221 (Staffed by ATSCs)

• 14/7 System Operations Support Center (SOSC)– 202-267-8276 or 8115

• Brian Throop– 202-267-8691 Office– 202-538-9013 Cell– [email protected]


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By: Brian Throop, Manager, Special Operations Division Date: January 31, 2008 Federal Aviation Administration Sensitive Information System Operations Security