§ 1552.17 FTSP Portal.

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Title 49—Transportation > Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation > CHAPTER XII—TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER C—CIVIL AVIATION SECURITY > PART 1552—FLIGHT TRAINING SECURITY PROGRAM > Subpart A—Definitions and General Requirements

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(a) Candidates must obtain an FTSP Portal account and use the FTSP Portal to submit the information and fees necessary to initiate a security threat assessment under subpart B of this part.

(b) Flight training providers who provide flight training to candidates must obtain an FTSP Portal account and use the FTSP Portal to notify TSA of all candidate flight training events and confirm that a candidate is eligible for flight training. The flight training provider also may use the FTSP Portal for other recordkeeping purposes related to the requirements in § 1552.15.

(c) The FTSP Portal account administrator for flight training providers who operate under 14 CFR part 61, either as an individual certified flight instructor, or for a group of certified flight instructors, must be an FAA certificate holder. The FTSP Portal account administrator for flight training providers who operate under 14 CFR parts 121, 135, 141, and 142 is not required to be an FAA certificate holder.

(d) TSA may suspend a flight training provider's access to the FTSP Portal at any time, without advance notice.

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