49 CFR § 1572.500 - Scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s1572.500"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 1572.500 - Scope."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "1572.500"
section_name: "Scope."
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"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
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."
cfr_part: "1572"
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# 1572.500 Scope.

(a) *Scope.* This part applies to—

(1) Individuals who apply to obtain or renew a Transportation Worker Identification Credential and must undergo a security threat assessment under 49 CFR part 1572; and

(2) Entities that collect fees from such individuals on behalf of TSA.

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

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