within U.S. territorial airspace. (See paragraphs
5-6-5 and 5-6-6.)
g. Foreign state aircraft operations are not
authorized to or from Ronald Reagan Washington
National Airport (KDCA).
h. Foreign state aircraft operating with a U.S.
Department of State issued Diplomatic Clearance
Number in the performance of official missions are
authorized to deviate from the Automatic Dependent
Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out requirements
contained in 14 CFR  91.225 and 91.227. All
foreign state aircraft and/or operators associated with
Department of Defense missions should contact their
respective offices for further information on
handling. Foreign state aircraft not associated with
Department of Defense should coordinate with U.S.
Department of State through the normal diplomatic
clearance process.
i. Diplomatic Clearance Exceptions. State aircraft operations on behalf of the governments of
Canadnd Mexico conducted for the purposes of air
ambulance, firefighting, law enforcement, search and
rescue, or emergency evacuation are authorized to
transit U.S. territorial airspace within 50 NM of their
respective borders with the U.S., with or without an
active flight plan, provided they have received and
continuously transmit an ATC assigned transponder
code. State aircraft operations on behalf of the
governments of Canadnd Mexico conducted under
this subparagraph 5-6-8h are not required to obtain
a diplomatic clearance from the U.S. State
Department.

5-6-9. FAA/TSA Airspace Waivers
a. Operators may submit requests for FAA/TSA
airspace waivers at https://waivers.faa.gov by
selecting "international" as the waiver type.
b. Information regarding FAA/TSA airspace
waivers can be found at: http://www.tsa.gov/for-industry/general-aviation or can be obtained by
contacting TSA at (571) 227-2071.
c. All existing FAA/TSA waivers issued under
previous FDC NOTAMS remain valid until the
expiration date specified in the waiver, unless sooner
superseded or rescinded.

National Security and Interception Procedures

5-6-10. TSA Aviation Security Programs
a. Applicants for U.S. air operator certificates will
be provided contact information for TSA aviation
security programs by the U.S. Department of
Transportation during the certification process.
b. For information about applicable TSA security
programs:
1. U.S. air carriers and commercial operators
must contact their TSA Principal Security Specialist
(PSS); and
2. Foreign air carriers must contact their
International Industry Representative (IIR).
5-6-11. FAA Flight Routing Authorizations
a. Information about FAA routing authorizations
for U.S. State Department-designated special
interest country flight operations to or from, within,
or transiting U.S. territorial airspace is available by
country at:
1. FAA website http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/
publications/us_restrictions/; or
2. Phone by contacting the FAA System
Operations Support Center (SOSC) at
(202) 267-8115.
b. Special Interest Countries. The U.S. State
Department-designated special interest countries are
Cuba, Iran, The Democratic People"s Republic of
Korea (North Korea), The People"s Republic of
China, The Russian Federation, Sudan, and Syria.
NOTE-
FAA flight routing authorizations are not required for
aircraft registered in Hong Kong, Taiwan, or Macau.

c. Aircraft operating with the ICAO 3LD assigned
to a company or entity from a country listed as a State
Department-designated special interest country and
holding valid FAA Part 129 operations specifications
do not require FAA flight routing authorization.
d. FAA routing authorizations will only be granted
for IFR operations. VFR and DVFR flight operations
are prohibited for any aircraft requiring an FAA
routing authorization.
5-6-12. Emergency Security Control of Air
Traffic (ESCAT)
a. During defense emergency or air defense
emergency conditions, additional special security

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