---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 15.11"
title: "49"
number: "15.11"
heading: "Persons with a need to know."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/15.11"
---

# §15.11. Persons with a need to know.

- (a) **In general.** A person has a need to know SSI in each of the following circumstances:
  - (1) When the person requires access to specific SSI to carry out transportation security activities approved, accepted, funded, recommended, or directed by DHS or DOT.
  - (2) When the person is in training to carry out transportation security activities approved, accepted, funded, recommended, or directed by DHS or DOT.
  - (3) When the information is necessary for the person to supervise or otherwise manage individuals carrying out transportation security activities approved, accepted, funded, recommended, or directed by the DHS or DOT.
  - (4) When the person needs the information to provide technical or legal advice to a covered person regarding transportation security requirements of Federal law.
  - (5) When the person needs the information to represent a covered person in connection with any judicial or administrative proceeding regarding those requirements.
- (b) **Federal employees, contractors, and grantees.**
  - (1) A Federal employee has a need to know SSI if access to the information is necessary for performance of the employee's official duties.
  - (2) A person acting in the performance of a contract with or grant from DHS or DOT has a need to know SSI if access to the information is necessary to performance of the contract or grant.
- (c) **Background check.** The Secretary of DOT may make an individual's access to the SSI contingent upon satisfactory completion of a security background check and the imposition of procedures and requirements for safeguarding SSI that are satisfactory to the Secretary.
- (d) **Need to know further limited by the DHS or DOT.** For some specific SSI, DHS or DOT may make a finding that only specific persons or classes of persons have a need to know.

## Notes

### Amendments

[69 FR 28078, May 18, 2004, as amended at 70 FR 1381, Jan. 7, 2005]

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 40119.

### Source

Source: 69 FR 28078, May 18, 2004, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[69 FR 28078, May 18, 2004, as amended at 70 FR 1381, Jan. 7, 2005]