What is true about air carriers and the badging process?

• A. A regulated air carrier may submit the CHRC themselves and then provide the credentialing office with a badge application that has the CHRC case number and certifies to the airport that the CHRC was passed.
• B. Air carriers are prohibited from any CHRC involvement.
• C. Air carriers can issue badges directly to employees.
• D. Air carriers must rely solely on the airport's credentialing office and cannot submit CHRC.

Answer: (A)

Submitting the CHRC findings to the airport’s credentialing office is how access credentials are coordinated. A regulated air carrier may initiate the CHRC, then attach the CHRC case number and a statement certifying that the CHRC was passed to the badge application. This keeps the clearance verified and traceable, while the actual badge is issued by the airport’s credentialing office. The other ideas don’t fit because carriers aren’t barred from CHRC involvement, but they don’t issue badges directly themselves; badge issuance remains with the credentialing office, and they don’t rely solely on the airport without submitting the CHRC information.