Privacy Act Statement (5 United States Code (U.S.C.) § 552a, as amended):

Authority: Information solicited by the Aviation Environmental Design Tool website is collected under the authority of 49 U.S.C. § 329(b) and 6 U.S.C. § 1523.

Purpose: The principal purpose of collecting the PII is to create a new user account to access the Aviation Environmental Design Tool software.

Routine Uses: The information collected will be included in the system of records notice DOT/ALL 13, Internet/Intranet Activity and Access Records, 67 FR 30757 (May 7, 2002) and is subject to the published routine uses, including:

• To provide information to any person(s) authorized to assist in an approved investigation of improper access or usage of Department of Transportation (DOT) computer systems;
• To an actual or potential party or his or her authorized representative for the purpose of negotiation or discussion of such matters as settlement of the case or matter, or informal discovery proceedings;
• To contractors, grantees, experts, consultants, detailees, and other non-DOT employees performing or working on a contract, service, grant cooperative agreement, or other assignment from the Federal government, when necessary to accomplish an agency function related to this system of records; and
• To other government agencies where required by law.

The Department has also published 15 additional routine uses applicable to all DOT Privacy Act system of records. These routine uses are published in the Federal Register at 84 FR 55222 (October 15, 2019), 77 FR 42796 – (July 20, 2012), and, under “DOT General Routine Uses” (available at https://www.transportation.gov/individuals/privacy/privacy-act-system-records-notices).

Disclosure: Submission of the information is voluntary; however, failure to submit the requested information will result in Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) inability to grant you access to the system.

The rules of behavior contained in this document below are to be followed by all users. The practices required below are designed to minimize security risks for this support website and the end user. All users will be held accountable for their actions associated with the access and intended use of this website. Violation of these Rules of Behavior may result in prompt removal of your privilege to access this website. Federal law also provides for punishment consisting of a fine under Title 18, U.S. Code and up to 10 years in jail for anyone who intentionally accesses a government information system without authorization, and alters, damages, or destroys information, or prevents authorized use of the system.

FAA Information Systems Security Policy and Procedures: The rules described in this document are consistent with FAA and Government security policy, procedures, and related documents. Copies of these documents are available online.

Protection of Copyright Licenses (Software): Users shall not install unauthorized/unlicensed software on any device. In the normal execution of their function, users must comply with the FAA AEDT End User License Agreements (EULA).

Cyber Incident: If you are aware of security event or an incident such as your AEDT user account being compromised, you must report it immediately to AEDT Technical Support at aedt-support@dot.gov.

Inappropriate Uses of Access: The user will not perform activities for the purpose of assessing vulnerabilities of the network. The user will not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any resources within the FAA or any networks connected to the FAA including the Internet.