1.   And after his new company is certified by the California Department of Insurance, which is expected by mid-November, the policies will be transferred to Onyx.

2.   As it now stands, the federal government is not involved in airline security and does not certify security companies.

3.   A new rule effective this year will require the private security companies to be certified by the FAA.

4.   It will then take seven months for the PSC to set rates and another three months to certify marketing companies for participation.

5.   The companies are not certified by the Port Authority, but there is some security in being able to shop among companies at least deemed qualified to bid.

6.   The FAA is working on new rules that would require security companies to be certified, Flynn said.

7.   The FAA decided that before it could certify security companies it needed to devise an objective standard to judge their performance.

8.   Though many states do not license guides or certify their companies, there are many other ways to get a sense of their qualifications.

9.   TRUSTe, a nonprofit organization in Palo Alto, Calif., certifies companies that pledge to protect the privacy of Internet visitors.

10.   Companies get certified by the International Organization for Standardization by documenting their processes so all current and future employees will continue to meet the same standards.