What are EAA and ATSP, and when do they apply?

• A. EAA stands for Employee Access Agreement; ATSP is Airport Travel Security Protocol; only apply during events
• B. EAA and ATSP are exclusive to passenger screening and have no relation to a security program
• C. EAA and ATSP are only used in cargo zones
• D. EAA - Exclusive Area Agreement is any portion of a Secured area, AOA or SIDA including individual access points for which an aircraft operator or foreign air carrier that has a security program under 1544 of 1546; ATSP - Airport tenant security program is an area specified in and agreement between the airport operator and an airport tenant that specifies the measure by which the tenant will perform specified security functions authorized by TSA under 1542.

Answer: (D)

This question focuses on how formal agreements manage who is allowed in secured airport areas and who is responsible for security duties. Exclusive Area Agreements define specific portions of secured space—such as the Air Operations Area (AOA) or Security Identification Display Area (SIDA)—and the individual access points within those areas, assigned to aircraft operators or foreign air carriers that have a TSA security program under 1544 or 1546. Airport Tenant Security Programs, on the other hand, are agreements between the airport operator and a tenant that spell out how the tenant will carry out security tasks authorized by TSA under 1542.

This makes the correct option the best because it precisely describes both the scope and regulatory basis: EAA covers designated portions of secured areas for operators with approved security programs, and ATSP outlines a tenant’s security responsibilities as agreed with the airport operator. The other statements misstate either the acronyms, the scope (such as limiting them to passenger screening or cargo zones), or the regulatory context, and therefore don’t accurately reflect how these agreements function in practice.