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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 105
[Docket Nos. TSA–2006–24191; USCG–
2006–24196]
Transportation Worker Identification
Credential (TWIC) Implementation in
the Maritime Sector; Hazardous
Materials Endorsement for a
Commercial Driver’s License
AGENCY:
United States Coast Guard;
DHS.
Notice of compliance date,
Captain of the Port Zones Portland (OR),
Puget Sound, and San Francisco Bay.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: This document informs
owners and operators of facilities
located within Captain of the Port Zones
Portland (OR), Puget Sound, and San
Francisco Bay that they must implement
access control procedures utilizing
TWIC no later than February 28, 2009.
DATES: The compliance date for the
TWIC regulations found in 33 CFR part
105 for Captain of the Port Zones
Portland (OR), Puget Sound, and San
Francisco Bay is February 28, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Comments and material
received from the public, as well as
documents mentioned in this document
as being available in the docket, are part
of dockets TSA–2006–24191 and
USCG–2006–24196, and are available
for inspection or copying at the Docket
Management Facility, U.S. Department
of Transportation, West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington,
DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. You may also find this docket
on the Internet at www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions on this document,
call LCDR Jonathan Maiorine, telephone
1–877–687–2243. If you have questions
on viewing the docket, call Renee V.
Wright, Program Manager, Docket
Operations, telephone 202–493–0402.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Regulatory History
On May 22, 2006, the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) through the
United States Coast Guard (Coast Guard)
and the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) published a joint
notice of proposed rulemaking entitled
‘‘Transportation Worker Identification
Credential (TWIC) Implementation in
the Maritime Sector; Hazardous
Materials Endorsement for a
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Commercial Driver’s License’’ in the
Federal Register (71 FR 29396). This
was followed by a 45-day comment
period and four public meetings. The
Coast Guard and TSA issued a joint
final rule, under the same title, on
January 25, 2007 (72 FR 3492)
(hereinafter referred to as the original
TWIC final rule). The preamble to that
final rule contains a discussion of all the
comments received on the NPRM, as
well as a discussion of the provisions
found in the original TWIC final rule,
which became effective on March 26,
2007.
On May 7, 2008, the Coast Guard and
TSA issued a final rule to realign the
compliance date for implementation of
the Transportation Worker
Identification Credential. 73 FR 25562.
The date by which mariners need to
obtain a TWIC, and by which owners
and operators of vessels and outer
continental shelf facilities must
implement access control procedures
utilizing TWIC, is now April 15, 2009
instead of September 25, 2008. Owners
and operators of facilities that must
comply with 33 CFR part 105 will still
be subject to earlier, rolling compliance
dates, as set forth in 33 CFR 105.115(e).
The Coast Guard will continue to
announce rolling compliance dates, as
provided in 33 CFR 105.115(e), at least
90 days in advance via notices
published in the Federal Register. The
final compliance date for all COTP
Zones will not be later than April 15,
2009.
II. Notice of Facility Compliance Date—
COTP Zones Portland (OR), Puget
Sound, and San Francisco Bay
Title 33 CFR 105.115(e) currently
states that ‘‘[f]acility owners and
operators must be operating in
accordance with the TWIC provisions in
this part by the date set by the Coast
Guard in a Notice to be published in the
Federal Register.’’ Through this Notice,
the Coast Guard informs the owners and
operators of facilities subject to 33 CFR
105.115(e) located within COTP Zones
Portland (OR), Puget Sound, and San
Francisco Bay that the deadline for their
compliance with Coast Guard and TSA
TWIC requirements is February 28,
2009.
The TSA and Coast Guard have
determined that this date provides
sufficient time for the estimated
population required to obtain TWICs for
these COTP Zones to enroll and for TSA
to complete the necessary security
threat assessments for those enrollment
applications. We strongly encourage
persons requiring unescorted access to
facilities regulated by 33 CFR part 105
and located in one of these COTP Zones
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to enroll for their TWIC as soon as
possible, if they haven’t already.
Additionally, we note that the TWIC
Final Rule advises owners and operators
of MTSA regulated facilities of their
responsibility to notify employees of the
TWIC requirements. Specifically, 33
CFR 105.200(b)(14) requires owners or
operators of MTSA regulated facilities to
‘‘[i]nform facility personnel of their
responsibility to apply for and maintain
a TWIC, including the deadlines and
methods for such applications.’’
Information on enrollment procedures,
as well as a link to the pre-enrollment
Web site (which will also enable an
applicant to make an appointment for
enrollment), may be found at https://
twicprogram.tsa.dhs.gov/
TWICWebApp/. You may also visit our
Web site at homeport.uscg.mil/twic for a
framework showing expected future
compliance dates by COTP Zone. This
list is subject to change; changes in
expected future compliance dates will
appear on that Web site. The exact
compliance date for COTP Zones will
also be announced in the Federal
Register at least 90 days in advance.
Dated: October 7, 2008.
David W. Murk,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Chief,
Ports and Facilities Activities.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 105
[Docket Nos. TSA–2006–24191; USCG–
2006–24196]
Transportation Worker Identification
Credential (TWIC) Implementation in
the Maritime Sector; Hazardous
Materials Endorsement for a
Commercial Driver’s License
AGENCY:
United States Coast Guard;
DHS.
Notice of compliance date,
Captain of the Port Zone New York.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: This document informs
owners and operators of facilities
located within Captain of the Port Zone
New York that they must implement
access control procedures utilizing
TWIC no later than March 23, 2009.
DATES: The compliance date for the
TWIC regulations found in 33 CFR part
105 for Captain of the Port Zone New
York is March 23, 2009.
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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 200 / Wednesday, October 15, 2008 / Rules and Regulations
Comments and material
received from the public, as well as
documents mentioned in this document
as being available in the docket, are part
of dockets TSA–2006–24191 and
USCG–2006–24196, and are available
for inspection or copying at the Docket
Management Facility, U.S. Department
of Transportation, West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington,
DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. You may also find this docket
on the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov.
ADDRESSES:
If
you have questions on this document,
call LCDR Jonathan Maiorine, telephone
1–877–687–2243. If you have questions
on viewing the docket, call Renee V.
Wright, Program Manager, Docket
Operations, telephone 202–493–0402.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Regulatory History
On May 22, 2006, the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) through the
United States Coast Guard (Coast Guard)
and the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) published a joint
notice of proposed rulemaking entitled
‘‘Transportation Worker Identification
Credential (TWIC) Implementation in
the Maritime Sector; Hazardous
Materials Endorsement for a
Commercial Driver’s License’’ in the
Federal Register (71 FR 29396). This
was followed by a 45-day comment
period and four public meetings. The
Coast Guard and TSA issued a joint
final rule, under the same title, on
January 25, 2007 (72 FR 3492)
(hereinafter referred to as the original
TWIC final rule). The preamble to that
final rule contains a discussion of all the
comments received on the NPRM, as
well as a discussion of the provisions
found in the original TWIC final rule,
which became effective on March 26,
2007.
On May 7, 2008, the Coast Guard and
TSA issued a final rule to realign the
compliance date for implementation of
the Transportation Worker
Identification Credential. 73 FR 25562.
The date by which mariners need to
obtain a TWIC, and by which owners
and operators of vessels and outer
continental shelf facilities must
implement access control procedures
utilizing TWIC, is now April 15, 2009
instead of September 25, 2008. Owners
and operators of facilities that must
comply with 33 CFR part 105 will still
be subject to earlier, rolling compliance
dates, as set forth in 33 CFR 105.115(e).
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15:10 Oct 14, 2008
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The Coast Guard will continue to
announce rolling compliance dates, as
provided in 33 CFR 105.115(e), at least
90 days in advance via notices
published in the Federal Register. The
final compliance date for all COTP
Zones will not be later than April 15,
2009.
II. Notice of Facility Compliance Date—
COTP Zone New York
Title 33 CFR 105.115(e) currently
states that ‘‘[f]acility owners and
operators must be operating in
accordance with the TWIC provisions in
this part by the date set by the Coast
Guard in a Notice to be published in the
Federal Register.’’ Through this Notice,
the Coast Guard informs the owners and
operators of facilities subject to 33 CFR
105.115(e) located within COTP Zone
New York that the deadline for their
compliance with Coast Guard and TSA
TWIC requirements is March 23, 2009.
The TSA and Coast Guard have
determined that this date provides
sufficient time for the estimated
population required to obtain TWICs for
this COTP Zone to enroll and for TSA
to complete the necessary security
threat assessments for those enrollment
applications. We strongly encourage
persons requiring unescorted access to
facilities regulated by 33 CFR part 105
and located in this COTP Zone to enroll
for their TWIC as soon as possible, if
they haven’t already. Additionally, we
note that the TWIC Final Rule advises
owners and operators of MTSA
regulated facilities of their
responsibility to notify employees of the
TWIC requirements. Specifically, 33
CFR 105.200(b)(14) requires owners or
operators of MTSA regulated facilities to
‘‘[i]nform facility personnel of their
responsibility to apply for and maintain
a TWIC, including the deadlines and
methods for such applications.’’
Information on enrollment procedures,
as well as a link to the pre-enrollment
Web site (which will also enable an
applicant to make an appointment for
enrollment), may be found at https://
twicprogram.tsa.dhs.gov/
TWICWebApp/.
You may also visit our Web site at
homeport.uscg.mil/twic for a framework
showing expected future compliance
dates by COTP Zone. This list is subject
to change; changes in expected future
compliance dates will appear on that
Web site. The exact compliance date for
COTP Zones will also be announced in
the Federal Register at least 90 days in
advance.
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Dated: October 7, 2008.
David W. Murk,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Chief,
Ports and Facilities Activities.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[USCG–2008–0927]
Drawbridge Operation Regulation;
Piscataqua River, Portsmouth, NH, and
Kittery, ME, Maintenance
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of temporary deviation
from regulations.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Commander, First Coast
Guard District, has issued a temporary
deviation from the regulation governing
the operation of the Sara M. Long (Route
1 Bypass) Bridge across the Piscataqua
River at mile 4.0, between Portsmouth,
New Hampshire, and Kittery, Maine.
Under this temporary deviation, the
bridge may remain in the closed
position. This deviation is necessary to
facilitate scheduled bridge maintenance.
DATES: This deviation is effective from
7 a.m. on November 10, 2008 through 5
p.m. on November 14, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Documents indicated in this
preamble as being available in the
docket are part of docket USCG–2008–
0927 and are available online at
https://www.regulations.gov. They are
also available for inspection or copying
at two locations: The Docket
Management Facility (M–30), U.S.
Department of Transportation, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays, and the First
Coast Guard District, Bridge Branch
Office, 408 Atlantic Avenue, Boston,
Massachusetts 02110, between 7 a.m.
and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions on the rule, call
John McDonald, Project Officer, First
Coast Guard District, at 617–223–8364.
If you have questions on viewing the
docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program
Manager, Docket Operations, 202–366–
9826.
The Sara
M. Long (Route 1 Bypass) Bridge, across
the Piscataqua River at mile 4.0,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 105
[Docket Nos. TSA-2006-24191; USCG-2006-24196]
Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)
Implementation in the Maritime Sector; Hazardous Materials Endorsement
for a Commercial Driver's License
AGENCY: United States Coast Guard; DHS.
ACTION: Notice of compliance date, Captain of the Port Zone New York.
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SUMMARY: This document informs owners and operators of facilities
located within Captain of the Port Zone New York that they must
implement access control procedures utilizing TWIC no later than March
23, 2009.
DATES: The compliance date for the TWIC regulations found in 33 CFR
part 105 for Captain of the Port Zone New York is March 23, 2009.
[[Page 60952]]
ADDRESSES: Comments and material received from the public, as well as
documents mentioned in this document as being available in the docket,
are part of dockets TSA-2006-24191 and USCG-2006-24196, and are
available for inspection or copying at the Docket Management Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. You
may also find this docket on the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this
document, call LCDR Jonathan Maiorine, telephone 1-877-687-2243. If you
have questions on viewing the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-493-0402.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Regulatory History
On May 22, 2006, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through
the United States Coast Guard (Coast Guard) and the Transportation
Security Administration (TSA) published a joint notice of proposed
rulemaking entitled ``Transportation Worker Identification Credential
(TWIC) Implementation in the Maritime Sector; Hazardous Materials
Endorsement for a Commercial Driver's License'' in the Federal Register
(71 FR 29396). This was followed by a 45-day comment period and four
public meetings. The Coast Guard and TSA issued a joint final rule,
under the same title, on January 25, 2007 (72 FR 3492) (hereinafter
referred to as the original TWIC final rule). The preamble to that
final rule contains a discussion of all the comments received on the
NPRM, as well as a discussion of the provisions found in the original
TWIC final rule, which became effective on March 26, 2007.
On May 7, 2008, the Coast Guard and TSA issued a final rule to
realign the compliance date for implementation of the Transportation
Worker Identification Credential. 73 FR 25562. The date by which
mariners need to obtain a TWIC, and by which owners and operators of
vessels and outer continental shelf facilities must implement access
control procedures utilizing TWIC, is now April 15, 2009 instead of
September 25, 2008. Owners and operators of facilities that must comply
with 33 CFR part 105 will still be subject to earlier, rolling
compliance dates, as set forth in 33 CFR 105.115(e).
The Coast Guard will continue to announce rolling compliance dates,
as provided in 33 CFR 105.115(e), at least 90 days in advance via
notices published in the Federal Register. The final compliance date
for all COTP Zones will not be later than April 15, 2009.
II. Notice of Facility Compliance Date--COTP Zone New York
Title 33 CFR 105.115(e) currently states that ``[f]acility owners
and operators must be operating in accordance with the TWIC provisions
in this part by the date set by the Coast Guard in a Notice to be
published in the Federal Register.'' Through this Notice, the Coast
Guard informs the owners and operators of facilities subject to 33 CFR
105.115(e) located within COTP Zone New York that the deadline for
their compliance with Coast Guard and TSA TWIC requirements is March
23, 2009.
The TSA and Coast Guard have determined that this date provides
sufficient time for the estimated population required to obtain TWICs
for this COTP Zone to enroll and for TSA to complete the necessary
security threat assessments for those enrollment applications. We
strongly encourage persons requiring unescorted access to facilities
regulated by 33 CFR part 105 and located in this COTP Zone to enroll
for their TWIC as soon as possible, if they haven't already.
Additionally, we note that the TWIC Final Rule advises owners and
operators of MTSA regulated facilities of their responsibility to
notify employees of the TWIC requirements. Specifically, 33 CFR
105.200(b)(14) requires owners or operators of MTSA regulated
facilities to ``[i]nform facility personnel of their responsibility to
apply for and maintain a TWIC, including the deadlines and methods for
such applications.'' Information on enrollment procedures, as well as a
link to the pre-enrollment Web site (which will also enable an
applicant to make an appointment for enrollment), may be found at
https://twicprogram.tsa.dhs.gov/ TWICWebApp/.
You may also visit our Web site at homeport.uscg.mil/twic for a
framework showing expected future compliance dates by COTP Zone. This
list is subject to change; changes in expected future compliance dates
will appear on that Web site. The exact compliance date for COTP Zones
will also be announced in the Federal Register at least 90 days in
advance.
Dated: October 7, 2008.
David W. Murk,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Chief, Ports and Facilities
Activities.
[FR Doc. E8-24525 Filed 10-14-08; 8:45 am]
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