[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 13, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 63919]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-22072]


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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 Houston, TX; Providence, RI; Chicago, 
IL; Port Arthur, TX; and Savannah, GA

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 
Houston, TX; Providence, RI; Chicago, IL; Port Arthur, TX; and 
Savannah, GA.

DATES: TWIC enrollment in Houston and Providence will begin on November 
14, 2007; TWIC enrollment in Chicago, Port Arthur and Savannah will 
begin on November 15, 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 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: [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), Pub. L. 
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 Houston, TX; Providence, RI; Chicago, IL; Port Arthur, TX; 
and Savannah, GA only. Enrollment in Houston and Providence will begin 
on November 14, 2007. Enrollment in Chicago, Port Arthur, and Savannah 
will begin on November 15, 2007. The Coast Guard will publish a 
separate notice in the Federal Register indicating when facilities 
within the Captain of the Port Zone Houston-Galveston, including those 
in the Port of Houston, TX; Captain of the Port Zone Southeastern New 
England, including those in the Port of Providence, RI; Captain of the 
Port Zone Lake Michigan, including those in the Port of Chicago, IL; 
Captain of the Port Zone Port Arthur, including those in the Port of 
Port Arthur, TX; and Captain of the Port Zone Savannah, including those 
in the Port of Savannah, GA 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 6, 2007.
Stephen Sadler,
Director, Maritime and Surface Credentialing, Office of Transportation 
Threat Assessment and Credentialing, Transportation Security 
Administration.
 [FR Doc. E7-22072 Filed 11-9-07; 8:45 am]
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