49 CFR § 1511.1 - Applicability and purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s1511.1"
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title: "49 CFR § 1511.1 - Applicability and purpose."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "1511.1"
section_name: "Applicability and purpose."
chapter_name: "TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROCEDURAL RULES"
part_number: "1511"
part_name: "AVIATION SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE FEE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 114, 40113, 44901, and 44940."
regulatory_source: "67 FR 7929, Feb. 20, 2002, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1511"
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# 1511.1 Applicability and purpose.

(a) This part prescribes the imposition of a fee on air carriers and foreign air carriers in air transportation to pay for the costs of providing U.S. civil aviation security services as described in 49 U.S.C. 44940.

(b) For purposes of this part, the fee will be described as the “Aviation Security Infrastructure Fee.”