[Federal Register: January 29, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 19)]
[Notices]
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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 Louisville, KY; Ashtabula, OH; Everett, WA;
Lorain, OH; Sault St. Marie, MI; Port Everglades, FL; Nashville,
TN; Oswego, NY; LaPlata, MD; and Portland, ME
AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration; United States Coast
Guard; DHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the
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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
Louisville, KY; Ashtabula, OH; Everett, WA; Lorain, OH; Sault St.
Marie, MI; Port Everglades, FL; Nashville, TN; Oswego, NY; LaPlata, MD;
and Portland, ME.
DATES: TWIC enrollment begins in Louisville, Ashtabula, and Everett on
February 6, 2008; Port Everglades, Nashville, and Oswego on February 8,
2008; LaPlata and Portland, on February 13, 2008; Lorain on February
20, 2008; and Sault St. Marie on February 21, 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 http://www.regulations.gov; (2) Accessing the Government Printing Office's Web page at http://
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 Louisville, KY; Ashtabula, OH; and Everett, WA on February
6, 2008; Port Everglades, FL; Nashville, TN; and Oswego, NY on February
8, 2008; LaPlata, MD and Portland, ME on February 13, 2008; Lorain, OH
on February 20, 2008; and Sault St. Marie, MI on February 21, 2008. The
Coast Guard will publish a separate notice in the Federal Register
indicating when facilities within the Captain of the Port Zone Ohio
Valley, including those in the Ports of Louisville and Nashville;
Captain of the Port Zone Buffalo, including those in the Ports of
Ashtabula and Oswego; Captain of the Port Zone Puget Sound, including
those in the Port of Everett; Captain of the Port Zone Detroit,
including those in the Port of Lorain; Captain of the Port Zone Sault
St. Marie, including those in the Port of Sault St. Marie; Captain of
the Port Zone Miami, including those in the Port of Port Everglades;
Captain of the Port Zone Baltimore, including those in the Port of
LaPlata; and Captain of the Port Zone Northern New England, including
those in the Port of Portland 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 January 24, 2008.
Rex Lovelady,
Program Manager, TWIC, Office of Transportation Threat Assessment and
Credentialing, Transportation Security Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-1541 Filed 1-28-08; 8:45 am]
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