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Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Vendor Day: SAFE Port Act Requirements Pilot Test Update. November 19, 2007. SAFE Port Act Requirements. Milestone Requirements: Jan ’07 – Publish TWIC Implementing Rule April ’07 -- Begin Pilot Tests
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Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)Vendor Day:SAFE Port Act RequirementsPilot Test Update November 19, 2007
SAFE Port Act Requirements Milestone Requirements: • Jan ’07 – Publish TWIC Implementing Rule • April ’07 -- Begin Pilot Tests • Jul ’07 -- Implement TWIC at Top 10 Ports • Jan ’08 -- Implement TWIC at Next 40 Ports • Apr ’09 -- Effective Date of Final “Reader Rule” Pilot Test Requirements: • Test: • Business Processes • Technology • Operational Impacts • Test Locations: • Five Distinct Geographic Locations • Include Vessels and Facilities
Pilot Test Status • Test Sites: • Port of Los Angeles • Port of Long Beach • Port of NY & NJ / Staten Island Ferry • Port of Brownsville • Passenger Vessel Association (small Annapolis tour/chart operation) • Seeking to Add: • Great Lakes facility • Tug / towboat inland river operation • Begin Early Operational Assessment early 2008 • Begin full System Test and Evaluation by mid-2008 • DHS S&T, TSA, and Coast Guard working group is preparing pilot test plans