Originally Posted by
petaluma1
Yes the entire mess is vague.
And nowhere in it is the authority for TSA checkpoint workers to verify ID.
49 CFR 1560.105 is clear in stating that is a requirement of the
carrier.
(c) Request for identification —(1) In general . If TSA has not informed the covered aircraft operator of the results of watch list matching for an individual by the time the individual attempts to check in, or informs the covered aircraft operator that an individual has been placed in inhibited status, the aircraft operator must request from the individual a verifying identity document pursuant to procedures in its security program., as provided in 49 CFR part 1544, subpart B or 49 CFR part 1546, subpart B. The individual must present a verifying identity document to the covered aircraft operator at the airport.
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(d) Failure to obtain identification . If a passenger or non-traveling individual does not present a verifying identity document when requested by the covered aircraft operator, in order to comply with paragraph (c) of this section, the covered aircraft operator must not issue a boarding pass or give authorization to enter a sterile area to that individual and must not allow that individual to board an aircraft or enter a sterile area, unless otherwise authorized by TSA.
Under the above, the mere act of issuing a boarding pass meets the requirements of Secure Flight. I find no other mention of "identification" in the CFRs, except for SIDA badges which are an entirely separate subject.
Not good enough for the TSA apparently and they have simply assumed that authority where none legally exists.