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More TWIC dates announced (11/20)

The TSA has issued a press release with the latest dates for enrollment in the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program. The release, dated Nov. 19, appears below and is available on the agency’s TWIC web site HERE For more information on the program, on the web visit www.tsa.gov/twic; by phone, call the TWIC Program Help Desk, 1-866-DHS-TWIC (1-866-347-8942); or email credentialing@dhs.gov Seafarers are reminded that U.S. mariners will be required to carry a TWIC by September 25, 2008. Until that date, a valid z-card/merchant mariner document meets the TWIC program requirements where mariners are concerned. DHS Agencies Announce Dates for TWIC Program Enrollment at 10 More Ports WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced enrollment in the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program will begin at 10 more ports in the coming weeks. This program ensures that any individual who has unescorted access to secure areas of port facilities and vessels has received a thorough background check and is not a known security threat. TWIC enrollment began Oct. 16 at the Port of Wilmington, Del., and has expanded to 11 other ports nationwide. Ultimately, the program will vet more than 1 million workers through the rest of 2007 and 2008. “We are one month out from the start of TWIC enrollment and this important security program is off to a strong start,” said the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) Maurine Fanguy, program director for TWIC. “To date we have enrolled more than 4,500 workers and issued more than 1,000 credentials.” Today, the TSA released specific dates for the following ports: Nov. 21, 2007 Baltimore/Dundalk, Md. Lake Charles, La. Minneapolis Saint Paul, Minn. Nov. 28, 2007 Charleston, S.C. Nov. 29, 2007 Cleveland Detroit Port Fourchon, La. Nov. 30, 2007 Boston Dec. 5, 2007 Brownsville, Texas Workers at these 10 ports, as well as the other 12 ports where enrollment has begun, are able to pre-enroll for TWIC on the TSA Web site (www.tsa.gov/twic). Pre-enrollment speeds up the process by allowing workers to provide biographic information and schedule a time to complete the application process in person. This reduces waiting and in-person enrollment times for each individual. ###