Public meetings scheduled on TWIC for port workers

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the U.S. Coast Guard announced four public meetings regarding their proposal to require a transportation worker identification credential for workers, including truck drivers, who have unescorted access to secure areas of maritime ports.

The meeting schedule is:

  • Wednesday, May 31, Sheraton Newark Airport Hotel, Newark, N.J.;
  • Thursday, June 1, Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay Hotel, Tampa, Fla.;
  • Tuesday, June 6, Renaissance St. Louis Hotel Airport, St. Louis; and
  • Wednesday, June 7, Renaissance Long Beach Hotel, Long Beach, Calif.
  • For more information on the meetings, call LCDR Jonathan Maiorine, commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, at 877-687-2243. For a copy of the TSA-Coast Guard proposal, go to http://dms.dot.gov/search and search Docket No. 24191.