Transcript TWIC DHS IRB Briefing - Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical

Transportation Worker
Identification
Credential (TWIC)
What you should know
LT Fran Smith
CWO Alan Guedesse
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What is TWIC
A common identification
credential for all persons
requiring unescorted
access to secure area of
MTSA-regulated facilities
and vessels, and all
mariners holding Coast
Guard issued credentials.
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DHS Agency Responsibilities
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Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Responsibilities
 TWIC enrollment
 Security threat assessment and adjudication
 Card production/issuance
 Appeal/waiver for TWIC denials
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Technology/TSA system management
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DHS Agency Responsibilities
USCG Responsibilities
 Enforce
use of TWIC at MTSA regulated
vessels, facilities and OCS facilities
 Develop and distribute field and industry
guidance (NVICs, SBA Guides)
 Conduct biometric checks as part of facility
and vessel compliance inspections
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Do you need a TWIC?
Do you require unescorted access to secure areas of
MTSA regulated facilities?
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Facility and vessel owners/operators are required to
notify employees of their responsibility to possess a
TWIC based on their need to have unescorted access to
secure areas of vessels and facilities. Owners/operators
are encouraged to provide this same information to
personnel who are not facility or vessel employees (e.g.
contractors, truck drivers).
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How do I get a TWIC?
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TWIC Security Threat
Assessment
The assessment includes checks against criminal
history records, terrorist watch lists and
immigration databases.
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TWIC Security Threat
Assessment
The background checks for a TWIC are the same
as the background checks conducted for a
Hazardous Material Endorsement, with the same
eligibility requirements, share a consistent
waivers and appeals process and leverage the
same fingerprint-based criminal history records
check.
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How much will TWIC cost me?
TWIC Enrollment
Category
Standard TWIC
Enrollment
Hazmat/Mariner/FAST
TWIC Enrollment
Lost/Damaged Card
Replacement
Estimated Fee Level
$132.50
$105.251
$602
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Does not include FBI’s Criminal History Records Check (CHRC) and TSA’s related adjudication costs
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Does not include FBI’s CHRC, TSA’s threat assessment, and estimated enrollment costs.
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When must I have a
TWIC?
Phased implementation by
Captain of the Port Zone
all areas no later than April
15, 2009.
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Where is the nearest TWIC
Enrollment Center ?
http://twicinformation.tsa.dhs.gov/twicinfo/schedule.jsp
Peoria:
2914 W. Willow Knolls Dr.
Peoria, IL 61614
Chicago/Calumet:
Dixon Building
Suite 206
8741 South Greenwood
Chicago, IL 60619
Joliet:
Three Rivers Safety Council
Suite TWIC
1615 W. Jefferson St.
Joliet, IL 60435
St. Louis/Grafton:
Suite 153
1635 1st St.
Granite City, IL 62040
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TWIC Program Information
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TSA website –
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Phone - 866-DHS-TWIC
USCG website - HOMEPORT.USCG.MIL
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Enrollment information, FAQs, Deployment Schedule
Enrollment Contractor –
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WWW.TSA.GOV/TWIC
Final Rulemaking, Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC),
FAQs
USCG Helpdesk –
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Phone - 877-687-2243 (877-MTSA-AID)
Email – [email protected]
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