[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 26, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73040-73041]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-24913]
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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 Hilo, HI; International Falls, MN;
Ontonagon, MI; Morehead City, NC; Huntington, WV; and Port Canaveral,
FL
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
Hilo, HI; International Falls, MN; Ontonagon, MI; Morehead City, NC;
Huntington, WV; and Port Canaveral, FL.
DATES: TWIC enrollment in Hilo on January 3, 2008; International Falls,
Ontonagon, Morehead City, and Huntington on January 16, 2008; and Port
Canaveral on January 17, 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.
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Transportation Threat Assessment and Credentialing (TTAC), TWIC
Program, (571) 227-4545; e-mail: [email protected].
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 Hilo, HI; International Falls, MN; Ontonagon, MI; Morehead
City, NC; Huntington, WV; and Port Canaveral, FL. Enrollment will begin
in Hilo on January 3, 2008; International Falls, Ontonagon, Morehead
City, and Huntington on January 16, 2008; and Port Canaveral on January
17, 2008. The Coast Guard will publish a separate notice in the Federal
Register indicating when facilities within the Captain of the Port Zone
Honolulu, including those in the Port of Hilo; Captain of the Port Zone
Duluth, including those in the Ports of International Falls and
Ontonagon; Captain of the Port Zone North Carolina, including those in
the Port of Morehead City; Captain of the Port Zone Ohio Valley,
including those in the Port of Huntington; and Captain of the Port Zone
Jacksonville, including those in the Port of Port Canaveral 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 December 18, 2007.
Stephen Sadler,
Director, Maritime and Surface Credentialing, Office of Transportation
Threat Assessment and Credentialing, Transportation Security
Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-24913 Filed 12-21-07; 8:45 am]
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