[Federal Register: November 16, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 221)]
[Notices]
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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 Dundalk, MD; Minneapolis, MN; and St.
Paul, MN
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
Dundalk, MD; Minneapolis, MN; and St. Paul, MN.
DATES: TWIC enrollment in Dundalk, Minneapolis, and St. Paul will begin
on November 21, 2007.
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://
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html; or
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(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 Dundalk, MD; Minneapolis, MN; and St. Paul, MN only.
Enrollment in these ports begin on November 21, 2007. The Coast Guard
will publish a separate notice in the Federal Register indicating when
facilities within the Captain of the Port Zone Baltimore, including
those in the Port of Dundalk, MD; and Captain of the Port Zone Duluth,
including those in the Ports of Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN 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 November 9, 2007.
Stephen Sadler,
Director, Maritime and Surface Credentialing, Office of Transportation
Threat Assessment and Credentialing, Transportation Security
Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-22422 Filed 11-15-07; 8:45 am]
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