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DHS/TSA RIN: 1652-AA41 Publication ID: Spring 2007 
Title: Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Implementation in the Maritime Sector; Hazardous Materials Endorsement for a Commercial Driver's License  
Abstract: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), in a joint rulemaking with the U.S. Coast Guard, will take final action on the May 22, 2006, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), which proposed standards for conducting security threat assessments and issuing biometric credentials to transportation workers who require unescorted access to secure areas of vessels and facilities. In addition, TSA will finalize standards for determining the comparability of threat assessments conducted in other TSA programs and by other agencies. Comments received on the NPRM will be responded to in the final rule. The Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA) (Pub. L. 107-071; 11/19/2001; 115 Stat. 609) directs the TSA to improve access control in secure areas. The Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (MTSA) (Pub. L. 107-295; 11/25/2002; 116 Stat. 2073) requires that workers with unescorted access to secured areas of vessels and facilities must be subject to a security threat assessment and hold a biometric credential needed to access secured areas. 
Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: Private Sector 
CFR Citation: 33 CFR 101    33 CFR 103 to 106    33 CFR 125    46 CFR 10    46 CFR 12    46 CFR 15    49 CFR 1515    49 CFR 1570    49 CFR 1572   
Legal Authority: 6 USC 469    18 USC 842    18 USC 845    46 USC 70105    49 USC 114    49 USC 5103a    49 USC 40113    49 USC 44903    49 USC 46105   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Notice-Information Collection; Prototype 60 Day New Collection  04/05/2004  69 FR 17704   
Notice-Information Collection; National Survey 60 Day New Collection   04/05/2004  69 FR 17703   
Notice-Information Collection; Prototype 30 Day New Collection   07/27/2004  69 FR 44675   
Notice-Information Collection; National Survey 30 Day New Collection   07/27/2004  69 FR 44675   
NPRM  05/22/2006  71 FR 29396   
NPRM; Comment Period End  07/06/2006    
Notice-Public Meetings  05/26/2006  71 FR 30352   
Notice-Response to Letters from Congress  08/21/2006  71 FR 48527   
Final Rule; Request for Comments  01/25/2007  72 FR 3492   
Final Rule; Comment Period End For Card Replacement Fee  02/26/2007    
Final Rule Effective  03/26/2007    
Final Rule; Correction 1  02/07/2007  72 FR 5632   
Final Rule; TWIC Fees  03/20/2007  72 FR 13026   
Final Rule; Correction 2  03/26/2007  72 FR 14049   
Final Rule; OFR Editorial Correction to TSA Correction 2  03/30/2007  72 FR 15195   
Final Rule; OFR Editorial Correction to TSA Correction 2  03/30/2007  72 FR 15195   
Final Rule; TWIC Replacement Card Fees  05/00/2007    
Additional Information: Joint rulemaking with Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard (Docket No. Coast Guard-2006-24196)
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions  Federalism: Yes 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Related RINs: Merged with 1652-AA27, Related to 1652-AA47, Related to 1625-AB02 
Agency Contact:
John Schwartz
TWIC Project Manager
Department of Homeland Security
Transportation Security Administration
Office of Threat Assessment & Credentialing, TSA-19, HQ, E8, 601 South 12th Street,
Arlington, VA 20598-6019
Phone:517 227-2177
Email: john.schwartz@dhs.gov

Christine Beyer
Senior Counsel, Regulations and Security Standards
Department of Homeland Security
Transportation Security Administration
TSA-2, Chief Counsel, Chief Counsel's Office, 6595 Springfield Center Drive,
Springfield, VA 20598-6002
Phone:571 227-3653
Email: christine.beyer@tsa.dhs.gov