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From: (no name) (no email)
Date: Fri May 02 2008 - 19:11:03 EDT
FYI to all with USCG licenses, even for 6 pack holders.
There previously had been a deadline of Sept this year to have a
Transportation Worker Identity Credential TWIC or you would not be
able to use your USCG license per Homeland Security.
Now they have backed off.
WASHINGTON – The U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today
announced that the final compliance date for the Transportation
Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program will be April 15,
2009, which reflects a realignment of the Sept. 25, 2008 compliance
date set in the final rule. The seven month extension is a direct
result of collaboration with port officials and industry, and
realigns the enrollment period with the original intent of the TWIC
final rule.
TWIC was established in the Maritime Transportation Security Act and
the SAFE Port Act to serve as an identification program for all Coast
Guard credentialed mariners and personnel requiring unescorted access
to secure areas within a port. The program is on track to complete
enrollment for a substantial number of jurisdictions by the end of
2008, and several ports will be required to comply with TWIC
regulations this year.
Owners and operators of facilities located within Captain of the Port
Zones Boston, Northern New England, and Southeastern New England will
need to comply by October 15, 2008. These three ports were selected
based on favorable conditions that facilitate near-term
implementation. These ports are ideal for initial compliance based
upon geographic proximity, the size of their TWIC enrollment
population, and respective enrollment efforts to date. Additional
ports will be announced in the coming weeks, and the Coast Guard will
provide at least 90 days notice prior to enforcement.
The TWIC program is progressing steadily and has opened more than 100
fixed enrollment centers and dozens of mobile sites nationwide. More
than 250,000 workers have enrolled to date and thousands more are
processed each week. Enrollment began at the Port of Wilmington, Del.
in October 2007.
Workers can pre-enroll online at www.tsa.gov/twic. Pre-enrollment can
accelerate credentialing by allowing workers to provide biographic
information and schedule a time to complete the application process
in person. This eliminates delays at enrollment centers and reduces
total enrollment time for each worker.
Although the compliance date has been extended seven months, workers
are encouraged to enroll as soon as possible. Additional information
can be found on the U.S. Coast Guard's Homeport site, http://
homeport.uscg.mil, and on the Transportation Security
Administration's web site at www.tsa.gov/twic.
Ed Kelly (& Sue Kelly)
USSV Angel Louise - lying Hilton Head Island at anchor going North!
Our Skype Phone (202) 657-6357
Email: EdKelly ("at" symbol) netins.net
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