[Federal Register: June 20, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 120)]
[Notices]
[Page 35148-35149]
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 Pasco, WA; Coram, NY; and Sacramento,
CA
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
Pasco, WA; Coram, NY; and Sacramento, CA.
DATES: TWIC enrollment begins in Pasco, Coram, and Sacramento on June
19, 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
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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 Pasco, WA, Coram, NY, and Sacramento, CA on June 19, 2008.
The Coast Guard will publish a separate notice in the Federal Register
indicating when facilities within the Captain of the Port Zone
Portland, including those in the Port of Pasco; Captain of the Port
Zone Long Island Sound, including those in the Port of Coram; and
Captain of the Port Zone San Francisco Bay, including those in the Port
of Sacramento 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 June 16, 2008.
Rex Lovelady,
Program Manager, TWIC, Office of Transportation Threat Assessment and
Credentialing, Transportation Security Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-13934 Filed 6-19-08; 8:45 am]
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