The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued a correction to the final rule for implementing the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program. According to the notice in the Federal Register dated Feb. 7, “This rule correction revises a paragraph of the appeal and waiver process in part 1515. In addition, this rule correction redesignates a paragraph in part 1540 under the procedures for security threat assessment and revises text in part 1572 concerning the list of disqualifying offenses. These revisions are necessary to correct typographical errors and in one instance, to remove a word from a definition as mandated by recent legislative action.”A two-page PDF file containing the corrections is available by clicking HERE
An excerpt follows:
On page 3600, in the second column, paragraphs (a)(5) and (a)(10) under § 1572.103 Disqualifying criminal offenses, are corrected to read as follows:
§ 1572.103 Disqualifying criminal offenses.
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(5) A crime involving a transportation security incident. A transportation security incident is a security incident resulting in a significant loss of life, environmental damage, transportation system disruption, or economic disruption in a particular area, as defined in 46 U.S.C. 70101. The term ‘‘economic disruption’’ does not include a work stoppage or other employee related action not related to terrorism and resulting from an employer employee dispute.
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(10) Violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. 1961, et seq., or a comparable State law, where one of the predicate acts found by a jury or admitted by the defendant, consists of one of the crimes listed in paragraph (a)of this section.
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_ 4. On pages 3600 in the third column and page 3601 in the first column, paragraphs (b)(2)(xii) through (xiii) under § 1572.103 Disqualifying criminal offenses, are corrected to read as follows:
§ 1572.103 Disqualifying criminal offenses.
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(xii) Fraudulent entry into a seaport as described in 18 U.S.C. 1036, or a comparable State law.
(xiii) Violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. 1961, et seq., or a comparable State law, other than the violations listed in paragraph (a)(10) of this section.
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