Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC); Enrollment Dates for the Ports of Peoria and Joliet, IL; Memphis, TN; and Buffalo, NY, 71143 [E7-24253]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 240 / Friday, December 14, 2007 / Notices Dated: December 7, 2007. Jennifer Spaeth, Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 07–6048 Filed 12–13–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–M 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 Peoria and Joliet, IL; Memphis, TN; and Buffalo, NY Transportation Security Administration; United States Coast Guard; DHS. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: rmajette on PROD1PC64 with NOTICES 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 Peoria and Joliet, IL; Memphis, TN; and Buffalo, NY. DATES: TWIC enrollment in Peoria and Joliet, IL will begin on December 20, 2007; Memphis, TN on December 27, 2007; and Buffalo, NY on December 28, 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 https://www.regulations.gov; (2) Accessing the Government Printing Office’s Web page at https:// www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/; or (3) Visiting TSA’s Security Regulations Web page at https:// 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. (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 Peoria and Joliet, IL; Memphis, TN; and Buffalo, NY. Enrollment in Peoria and Joliet will begin on December 20, 2007, Memphis on December 27, 2007, and Buffalo on December 28, 2007. The Coast Guard will publish a separate notice in the Federal Register indicating when facilities within the Captain of the Port Zone Upper Mississippi River, including those in the Port of Peoria; Captain of the Port Zone Lake Michigan, including those in the Port of Joliet; Captain of the Port Zone Lower Mississippi River, including those in the Port of Memphis; and Captain of the Port Zone Buffalo, including those in the Port of Buffalo 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 preenrollment and enrollment process, and enrollment locations, visit TSA’s TWIC Web site at https://www.tsa.gov/twic. Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on December 10, 2007. Rex Lovelady, Program Manager, Transportation Worker Identification Credential Program, Office of Transportation Threat Assessment and Credentialing, Transportation Security Administration. [FR Doc. E7–24253 Filed 12–13–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–05–P Background The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through the United States Coast Guard and the Transportation Security Administration VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:31 Dec 13, 2007 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 71143 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–5125–N–50] Federal Property Suitable as Facilities to Assist the Homeless Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, HUD. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless. DATES: Effective Date: December 14, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Ezzell, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 708–1234; TTY number for the hearing- and speech-impaired (202) 708–2565, (these telephone numbers are not toll-free), or call the toll-free Title V information line at 800–927–7588. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the December 12, 1988 court order in National Coalition for the Homeless v. Veterans Administration, No. 88–2503–OG (D.D.C.), HUD publishes a Notice, on a weekly basis, identifying unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal buildings and real property that HUD has reviewed for suitability for use to assist the homeless. Today’s Notice is for the purpose of announcing that no additional properties have been determined suitable or unsuitable this week. Dated: December 6, 2007. Mark R. Johnston, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs. [FR Doc. 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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 240 (Friday, December 14, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 71143]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-24253]


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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 Peoria and Joliet, IL; Memphis, TN; 
and Buffalo, NY

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 
Peoria and Joliet, IL; Memphis, TN; and Buffalo, NY.

DATES: TWIC enrollment in Peoria and Joliet, IL will begin on December 
20, 2007; Memphis, TN on December 27, 2007; and Buffalo, NY on December 
28, 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 https://www.regulations.gov;
    (2) Accessing the Government Printing Office's Web page at https://
www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/; or
    (3) Visiting TSA's Security Regulations Web page at https://
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), 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 Peoria and Joliet, IL; Memphis, TN; and Buffalo, NY. 
Enrollment in Peoria and Joliet will begin on December 20, 2007, 
Memphis on December 27, 2007, and Buffalo on December 28, 2007. The 
Coast Guard will publish a separate notice in the Federal Register 
indicating when facilities within the Captain of the Port Zone Upper 
Mississippi River, including those in the Port of Peoria; Captain of 
the Port Zone Lake Michigan, including those in the Port of Joliet; 
Captain of the Port Zone Lower Mississippi River, including those in 
the Port of Memphis; and Captain of the Port Zone Buffalo, including 
those in the Port of Buffalo 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 https://
www.tsa.gov/twic.

    Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on December 10, 2007.
Rex Lovelady,
Program Manager, Transportation Worker Identification Credential 
Program, Office of Transportation Threat Assessment and Credentialing, 
Transportation Security Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-24253 Filed 12-13-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110-05-P
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