[Federal Register: March 6, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 45)]
[Notices]
[Page 12186-12187]
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 Newport News, VA; Panama City, FL;
San Diego, CA; Gulfport, MS; Key West, FL; and Traverse City, MI
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
Newport News, VA; Panama City, FL; San Diego, CA; Gulfport, MS; Key
West, FL; and Traverse City, MI.
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DATES: TWIC enrollment begins in Newport News and Panama City on March
12, 2008; San Diego on March 13, 2008; Gulfport and Key West on March
19, 2008; and Traverse City on March 20, 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), Public Law
107-295, 116 Stat. 2064 (November 25, 2002), and the Security and
Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (SAFE Port Act), Public Law
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 Newport News, VA and Panama City, FL on March 12, 2008;
San Diego, CA on March 13, 2008; Gulfport, MS and Key West, FL on March
19, 2008; and Traverse City, MI on March 20, 2008. The Coast Guard will
publish a separate notice in the Federal Register indicating when
facilities within the Captain of the Port Zone Hampton Roads, including
those in the Port of Newport News; Captain of the Port Zone Mobile,
including those in the Ports of Panama City and Gulfport; Captain of
the Port Zone San Diego, including those in the Port of San Diego;
Captain of the Port Zone Miami, including those in the Port of Key
West; and Captain of the Port Zone Milwaukee, including those in the
Port of Traverse 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 February 28, 2008.
Rex Lovelady,
Program Manager, TWIC, Office of Transportation Threat Assessment and
Credentialing, Transportation Security Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-4286 Filed 3-5-08; 8:45 am]
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