[Federal Register: May 27, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 102)]
[Notices]
[Page 30415-30416]
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 Paulsboro, NJ; Paducah, KY;
Marquette, MI; Valdez, AK; St. Croix, VI; and Coos Bay, OR
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
Paulsboro, NJ; Paducah, KY; Marquette, MI; Valdez, AK; St. Croix, VI;
and Coos Bay, OR.
DATES: TWIC enrollment begins in Paulsboro, Paducah, and Marquette on
May 29, 2008; Valdez on June 4, 2008; St. Croix on June 5, 2008; and
Coos Bay on June 11, 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 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 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 Paulsboro, NJ, Paducah, KY, and Marquette, MI on May 29,
2008; Valdez, AK on June 4, 2008; St. Croix, VI on June 5, 2008; and
Coos Bay, OR on June 11, 2008. The Coast Guard will publish a separate
notice in the Federal Register indicating when facilities within the
Captain of the Port Zone Delaware Bay, including those in the Port of
Paulsboro; Captain of the Port Zone Ohio Valley, including those in the
Port of Paducah; Captain of the Port Zone Sault Ste. Marie, including
those in the Port of Marquette; Captain of the Port Zone Prince William
Sound, including those in the Port of Valdez; Captain of the Port Zone
San Juan, including those in the Port of St. Croix; and Captain of the
Port Zone Portland, including those in the
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Port of Coos Bay 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 May 21, 2008.
Rex Lovelady,
Program Manager, TWIC, Office of Transportation Threat Assessment and
Credentialing, Transportation Security Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-11807 Filed 5-23-08; 8:45 am]
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