32 CFR § 245.18 - Transportation security operations center (TSOC).

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t32/s245.18"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "32 CFR § 245.18 - Transportation security operations center (TSOC)."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "245.18"
section_name: "Transportation security operations center (TSOC)."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "M"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS"
part_number: "245"
part_name: "PLAN FOR THE EMERGENCY SECURITY CONTROL OF AIR TRAFFIC (ESCAT)"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301, 552."
regulatory_source: "71 FR 61889, Oct. 20, 2006, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "245"
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# 245.18 Transportation security operations center (TSOC).

TSOC will direct appropriate FSDs and field offices to implement ESCAT restrictions as specified by the appropriate military authority. FSDs and field offices will take the following actions when directed to implement ESCAT:

(a) Provide the appropriate military authority feedback through the TSOC on the impact of restrictions and when the restrictions have been implemented.

(b) Impose restrictions on civil aviation as directed by DOT/DHS.

(c) Disseminate ESCAT implementation instructions to U.S. civil aircraft operators and airports.