ACI-NA Conference. The Registered Traveler Program (RTP) Las Vegas, NV January 11, Stephen Dinsdale Senior Vice President ACE USA

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1 ACI-NA Conference Las Vegas, NV January 11, 2006 The Registered Traveler Program (RTP) Stephen Dinsdale Senior Vice President

2 Registered Traveler Program Introduction What is RTP? The Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA) authorizes the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to establish requirements to implement trusted passenger programs. These programs are referred to as Registered Traveler Programs, or RTP. The intent of RTP is to provide expedited security screening for passengers who volunteer biometric and biographic information and complete a security threat assessment. RTP will use available technologies such as biometric ID. Use of RTP is intended to allow security screening personnel to focus on passengers requiring more extensive screening. 2

3 How Will RTP Work? In advance of screening and boarding, passengers will voluntarily submit to a security threat assessment, which will likely include: Check identity against terrorist related databases and appropriate criminal databases for outstanding warrants and criminal history Submission of biographic data to TSA or a TSA vendor Use of biometric data, such as fingerprints, and biometric database Payment of a fee 3

4 Registered Traveler Program (RTP) A Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA), conducted pursuant to the E-Government Act of 2002, P.L , and the accompanying guidelines issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on September 21, 2003, have been applied to the current design of the RTP program. This PIA provides further details about the collection of personally identifiable information for the purpose of conducting security threat assessments. 4

5 What is the Role of the Airports? RTP is a private industry program. TSA model requires a sponsoring entity, either an airline or an airport. Airlines have expressed disinterest, this leaves the airports as the prospective sponsoring entities. In addition to the sponsorship entity, other key players include the enrollment provider, which collects and verifies information from RTP applicants. This information is collated by a Central Information Management System (CIMS) which is meant to be secure. 5

6 What is the Role of the Airports? Another important player is the verification provider, who verifies the identity of the RTP at the RTP checkpoint. Both the enrollment provider and the verification provider must maintain the confidentiality of RTP personal information. The role of the airport as the sponsoring entity is to select and qualify the enrollment and verification providers: Enter into contracts with them, Manage them to ensure compliance with RTP standards, Audit them and send the results to the TSA. 6

7 Registered Traveler Program (RTP) 7 Airport Liability Insurance Implications: This program is an ATSA program and it does not fall into the optout screening program. The SAFETY Act does not provide protection for airports participating in RTP. Absent liability protections such as those provided in the SAFETY Act and the opt-out program, an Airport could be exposed to allegations of failure to select a qualified contractor, violations of privacy and/or civil rights, harassment, discrimination, and similar claims. An approved RTP vendor s act, error or omission could cause or facilitate a terrorist event.

8 Registered Traveler Program (RTP) Airport Liability Insurance Implications (Cont.): Airport liability insurance would respond to a terrorist event (subject to policy terms and conditions), but only if the policy included terrorism coverage either TRIA or Extended Coverage War, Hi-jacking and Other Perils (commonly referred to as AVN52). Please note that AVN52 will be amended soon to specifically exclude Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Terrorist events. 8