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 PUBLIC LAW 101-604—NOV. 16, 1990 104 STAT. 3079 "(2) FUGHT AND CABIN CREW NOTIFICATION GUIDEUNES.— Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator shall develop guidelines for ensuring notification of the flight and cabin crews of an air carrier flight of threats to the security of such flight in appropriate cases. "(d) RESPONSIBIUTIES.—The guidelines developed under subsection (c)(l) shall identify officials responsible for— "(1) determining, on a case-by-case basis, if public notification of a threat is in the best interest of the United States and the traveling public; "(2) ensuring that public notification, when considered appropriate, is made in a timely and effective manner, including the use of a toll-free telephone number; and "(3) canceling the departure of a flight or series of flights under subsection (b). "(e) CRITERIA.—The guidelines developed pursuant to subsection (c)(1) shall provide for the consideration of— "(1) the specificity of the threat; "(2) the credibility of intelligence information related to the threat; "(3) the ability to effectively counter the threat; "(4) the protection of intelligence information sources and methods; "(5) cancellation, by an air carrier or the Administrator, of a flight or series of flights instead of public notification; "(6) the ability of passengers and crew to take steps to reduce the risk to their safety as a result of any notification; and "(7) such other factors as the Administrator considers appropriate. "(f) SELECTIVE NOTIFICATION PROHIBITED. — In no event shall there be notification of a threat to civil aviation to only selective potential travelers unless such threat applies only to them. "(g) DISTRIBUTION. —The guidelines developed pursuant to subsection (c) shall be distributed for use by appropriate officials of the Department of Transportation, the Department of State, the Department of Justice, and air carriers. "(h) ACCESS TO INFORMATION. —The Administrator, in cooperation with agencies involved in the collection, receipt, and analysis of intelligence information relating to aviation security, shall develop procedures to minimize the number of individuals having access to threat information. Any restrictions adopted pursuant to this subsection shall not diminish the ability of the Federal Government to effectively discharge its responsibilities relating to aviation security, including notification of the public and flight and cabin crews under subsection (c).". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The portion of the table of contents contained in the first section of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 relating to title III of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 317 the following new items: "Sec. 318. Assistant Administrator of Civil Aviation Security. "(a) Establishment of position. "(b) Authority of Administrator. "(c) Responsibilities. "(d) Measures to strengthen air transportation security. "Sec. 319. Federal Security Managers and Foreign Security Liaison Officers. "(a) Federal Security Managers. "(b) Foreign Security Liaison Officers.

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