[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 28, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 18716-18717]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-7401]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Transportation Security Administration

49 CFR Part 1572

[Amendment No. 1572-9]


Transportation Security Administration Postal Zip Code Change; 
Technical Amendment

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration, DHS.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule is a technical change to correct a regulatory 
reference to TSA's postal zip code. This rule revises existing 
regulations to reflect organizational changes and it has no substantive 
effect on the public.

DATES: Effective March 28, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Devara Achuko, Office of the Chief 
Counsel, TSA-2, Transportation Security Administration, 601 South 12th 
Street, Arlington, VA 20598-6002; telephone (571) 227-2649; facsimile 
(571) 227-1378; email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Justification for Immediate Adoption

    This action is being taken without providing the opportunity for 
notice and comment, and it provides for an effective date less than 30 
days after publication in the Federal Register.
    This rule relates only to agency organization, procedure, and 
practice. Therefore, under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(A), this rule is exempt 
from notice and comment rulemaking requirements. The changes made by 
the rule will have no substantive effect on the public; therefore, 
under 5 U.S.C. 553(d), this rule may become effective less than 30 days 
after publication in the Federal Register.

Background

    Beginning December 17, 2008, the postal zip codes for TSA 
headquarters facilities in Virginia and Maryland changed to new zip 
codes that are unique to TSA to enhance the safety and security of 
incoming mail to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its 
components. The physical locations of TSA's facilities, however, did 
not change. The new TSA zip code for Virginia addresses changed to 
20598 and for Maryland addresses changed to 20588. TSA locations in 
Washington, DC continued to use their existing zip codes. In addition, 
the last four digits of the new zip code format (zip + 4) now represent 
an office's routing symbol.
    Since 2008, through other rulemaking actions, TSA revised most 
sections of TSA regulations (chapter XII of title 49, Transportation, 
of the Code of Federal Regulations, parts 1500-1699) that contain TSA 
mailing addresses with outdated postal zip codes. The only remaining 
zip code that is out of date is Sec.  1572.5(e)(2).

Technical Amendment

    This document amends section 1572.5(e)(2) in order to make this 
editorial change to the zip code from ``22202-4220'' to ``20598-6019''. 
TSA makes no other changes to the section.

List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 1572

    Appeals, Commercial driver's license, Criminal history background 
checks, Explosives, Facilities, Hazardous materials, Incorporation by 
reference, Maritime security, Motor carriers, Motor vehicle carriers, 
Ports, Seamen, Security measures, Security threat assessment, Vessels, 
Waivers.

The Amendment

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the Transportation 
Security Administration amends part 1572 of

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Chapter XII of Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, as follows:

PART 1572--CREDENTIALING AND SECURITY THREAT ASSESSMENTS

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1. The authority citation for part 1572 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  46 U.S.C. 70105; 49 U.S.C. 114, 5103a, 40113, and 
46105; 18 U.S.C. 842, 845; 6 U.S.C. 469.

Subpart A--Procedures and General Standards


Sec.  1572.5  [Amended]

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2. In Sec.  1572.5(e)(2), remove the numbers ``22202-4220'', and add in 
their place, the numbers ``20598-6019''.

    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on March 21, 2012.
John S. Pistole,
Administrator.
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