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CAPPS II curbed, 'trusted' traveler test gets okay.

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Beaten up by pundits and press, the CAPPS II air traveler security system is taking the jump seat in favor of a pilot for the voluntary registered traveler concept that the Bush administration this month said would begin in June. The registered traveler program will be examined for three months in an undetermined set of airports, said a Transportation Security Administration spokesperson, claiming that press reports were wrong to name five specific airports.

The program would ensure that flyers who consent to background checks and security assessments are not selected for random secondary screening, which the TSA official said happens to 12 percent to 15 percent of passengers and can take three to five minutes. "This program would reduce the number of people being selected randomly," she said. As a means to authenticate the identity of participants, "We're exploring any number of technological solutions, including biometrics. During the pilot, we'll be testing a number of concepts and will make any necessary adjustments. The program will be voluntary and how it's rolled out is to be determined."

TSA acting administrator David Stone this month told the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's subcommittee on aviation that the...

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