[Federal Register: May 6, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 88)]
[Notices]
[Page 25021-25022]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
[Docket Nos. TSA-2006-24191; Coast Guard-2006-24196]
Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC);
Enrollment Dates for the Ports of Houma, LA; Morgan City, LA; Calcite,
MI; San Francisco, CA; and Kansas City, MO
AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration; United States Coast
Guard; DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issues this notice of the
dates for the beginning of the initial enrollment for the
Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) for the Ports of
Houma, LA; Morgan City, LA; Calcite, MI; San Francisco, CA; and Kansas
City, MO.
DATES: TWIC enrollment begins in Houma on May 7, 2008; Morgan City on
May 9, 2008; Calcite and San Francisco on May 14, 2008; and Kansas City
on May 15, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may view published documents and comments concerning the
TWIC Final Rule, identified by the docket numbers of this notice, using
any one of the following methods.
(1) Searching the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) Web page
at http://www.regulations.gov;
(2) Accessing the Government Printing Office's Web page at http://
www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html; or
(3) Visiting TSA's Security Regulations Web page at http://
www.tsa.gov and accessing the link for ``Research Center'' at the top
of the page.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Orgill, TSA-19, Transportation
Security Administration, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202-
4220. Transportation Threat Assessment and Credentialing (TTAC), TWIC
Program, (571) 227-4545; e-mail: credentialing@dhs.gov.
Background
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through the United
States Coast Guard and the Transportation Security Administration
(TSA), issued a joint final rule (72 FR 3492; January 25, 2007)
pursuant to the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA), Pub. L.
107-295, 116 Stat. 2064 (November 25, 2002), and the Security and
Accountability for Every Port Act of
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2006 (SAFE Port Act), Pub. L. 109-347 (October 13, 2006). This rule
requires all credentialed merchant mariners and individuals with
unescorted access to secure areas of a regulated facility or vessel to
obtain a TWIC. In this final rule, on page 3510, TSA and Coast Guard
stated that a phased enrollment approach based upon risk assessment and
cost/benefit would be used to implement the program nationwide, and
that TSA would publish a notice in the Federal Register indicating when
enrollment at a specific location will begin and when it is expected to
terminate.
This notice provides the start date for TWIC initial enrollment at
the Ports of TWIC enrollment begins in Houma, LA on May 7, 2008; Morgan
City, LA on May 9, 2008; Calcite, MI and San Francisco, CA on May 14,
2008; and Kansas City, MO on May 15, 2008. The Coast Guard will publish
a separate notice in the Federal Register indicating when facilities
within the Captain of the Port Zone MSU Morgan City, including those in
the Ports of Houma and Morgan City; Captain of the Port Zone Sault Ste.
Marie, including those in the Port of Calcite; Captain of the Port Zone
San Francisco Bay, including those in the Port of San Francisco; and
Captain of the Port Zone Upper Miss. River, including those in the Port
of Kansas City must comply with the portions of the final rule
requiring TWIC to be used as an access control measure. That notice
will be published at least 90 days before compliance is required.
To obtain information on the pre-enrollment and enrollment process,
and enrollment locations, visit TSA's TWIC Web site at http://
www.tsa.gov/twic.
Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on April 30, 2008.
Rex Lovelady,
Program Manager, TWIC, Office of Transportation Threat Assessment and
Credentialing, Transportation Security Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-10003 Filed 5-5-08; 8:45 am]
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