---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 1515.1"
title: "49"
number: "1515.1"
heading: "Scope."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/1515.1"
---

# §1515.1. Scope.

- (a) **Appeal.** This part applies to applicants who are appealing an Initial Determination of Threat Assessment or an Initial Determination of Threat Assessment and Immediate Revocation in a security threat assessment (STA) as described in each of the following:
  - (1) [49 CFR part 1572](/cfr/49/part1572.md) for a hazardous materials endorsement (HME) or a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC).
  - (2) [49 CFR part 1540](/cfr/49/part1540.md), [subpart C](/cfr/49/subpartC.md), which includes individuals engaged in air cargo operations who work for certain aircraft operators, foreign air carriers, indirect air carriers (IACs), or certified cargo screening facilities.
- (b) **Waivers.** This part applies to applicants for an HME or TWIC who undergo a security threat assessment described in [49 CFR part 1572](/cfr/49/part1572.md) and are eligible to request a waiver of certain standards.

## Notes

### Amendments

[72 FR 3588, Jan. 25, 2007, as amended at 74 FR 47695, Sept. 16, 2009; 76 FR 51867, Aug. 18, 2011]

### Authority

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.

### Source

Source: 72 FR 3588, Jan. 25, 2007, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[72 FR 3588, Jan. 25, 2007, as amended at 74 FR 47695, Sept. 16, 2009; 76 FR 51867, Aug. 18, 2011]