49 CFR § 1572.400 - Scope and definitions.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s1572.400"
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title: "49 CFR § 1572.400 - Scope and definitions."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "1572.400"
section_name: "Scope and definitions."
chapter_name: "TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "MARITIME AND SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY"
part_number: "1572"
part_name: "CREDENTIALING AND SECURITY THREAT ASSESSMENTS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "46 U.S.C. 70105; 49 U.S.C. 114, 5103a, 40113, and 46105; 18 U.S.C. 842, 845; 6 U.S.C. 469."
regulatory_source: "72 FR 3595, Jan. 25, 2007, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1572.400 Scope and definitions.

(a) *Scope.* This part applies to—

(1) States that issue an HME for a commercial driver's license;

(2) Individuals who apply to obtain or renew an HME for a commercial driver's license and must undergo a security threat assessment under 49 CFR part 1572; and

(3) Entities who collect fees from such individuals on behalf of TSA.

(b) *Terms.* As used in this part:

*Commercial driver's license (CDL)* is used as defined in 49 CFR 383.5.

*FBI Fee* means the fee required for the cost of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to process fingerprint records.

*Information Collection Fee* means the fee required, in this part, for the cost of collecting and transmitting fingerprints and other applicant information under 49 CFR part 1572.

*Threat Assessment Fee* means the fee required, in this part, for the cost of TSA adjudicating security threat assessments, appeals, and waivers under 49 CFR part 1572.

*TSA agent* means an entity approved by TSA to collect and transmit fingerprints and applicant information, in accordance with 49 CFR part 1572, and fees in accordance with this part.

[85 FR 16499, Mar. 23, 2020, as amended at 89 FR 35631, May 1, 2024]