GEN 1.1 Designated Authorities

1.. Introduction

  1. This section contains the contact information for certain designated U.S. authorities that are directly ­involved with flights that enter, exit, or transit U.S. territorial airspace.

2.. Designated Authorities

  1. Certain designated authorities concerned with facilitation of aircraft operations in the U.S. can be contacted ­as follows:
    1. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for:
      1. Customs requirements, including Advanced Passenger Information System (APIS) at
        https://www.cbp.gov.
      2. CBP Service Offices/Ports of Entry at www.cbp.gov/contact/ports.
    2. U.S Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for TSA security programs at https://www.tsa.gov/.
    3. U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for foreign aircraft licensing and permits at ­https://www.transportation.gov.
    4. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) at https://www.faa.gov.
    5. Additional designated authorities are listed with contact information on the FAA Prohibitions, ­Restrictions, and Notices website located at https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/us_restrictions/.

3.. Applicable ICAO Documents

  1. National regulations and practices concerning facilitation of international air transport are being carried out ­at all international airports as far as possible in accordance with the provisions set forth in the Standards and ­Recommended Practices of Annex 9 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation. Differences from certain ­Annex 9 provisions exist only in those cases where it has not yet been possible to amend national legislation ­accordingly. Continuous efforts are being made to eliminate these differences.