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The Port of Galveston offers a multi-dimensional program intended to
communicate information on the Port's facilities and services to present and
potential users throughout the U.S. and to develop a knowledgeable trade
audience worldwide, in addition to communicating to the Galveston
community...who the Port is, what the Port does, why the Port does it and how
the Port makes a difference in the community.
TWIC enrollment began on April 30, 2008 at the Port of Galveston, TX.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced that the final compliance date for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program will be April 15, 2009, which reflects a realignment of the Sept. 25, 2008 compliance date set in the final rule. The seven month extension is a direct result of collaboration with port officials and industry, and realigns the enrollment period with the original intent of the TWIC final rule.
TWIC was established in the Maritime Transportation Security Act and the SAFE Port Act to serve as an identification program for all Coast Guard credentialed mariners and personnel requiring unescorted access to secure areas within a port. The program is on track to complete enrollment for a substantial number of jurisdictions by the end of 2008, and several ports will be required to comply with TWIC regulations this year. Individuals requiring unescorted access to the Port of Galveston after the final compliance date will require a TWIC.
Workers can pre-enroll online at www.tsa.gov/twic. Pre-enrollment can accelerate credentialing by allowing workers to provide biographic information and schedule a time to complete the application process in person. This eliminates delays at enrollment centers and reduces total enrollment time for each worker.
Although the compliance date has been extended seven months, workers are encouraged to enroll as soon as possible. Additional information can be found on the U.S. Coast Guard's Homeport site, http://homeport.uscg.mil, and on the Transportation Security Administration's web site at www.tsa.gov/twic.
The TWIC enrollment center is located at 600 Broadway, suite 103.
*Attached are several informative flyers, in English and Spanish, regarding TWIC enrollment at the Port of Galveston. Please feel free to use and distribute these materials throughout the Port of Galveston community. For additional information and updates on the TWIC program and on the TWIC Enrollment Center at the Port of Galveston, please visit http://twicinformation.tsa.dhs.gov.
