Posted: June 18, 2008

More TWIC enrollment centers open


The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has published updates to the schedule for the opening of Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) enrollment centers. They include:
  • June 11, 2008: Little Rock, Ark.
  • June 12, 2008: Camden, N.J.
  • June 19, 2008: Coram, N.Y.; Pasco, Wash.; Sacramento, Calif.
  • June 25, 2008: Bridgeport, Conn.; New Castle, Del.
  • July 2, 2008: Alpena, Mich.; Burlington, Vt.; Pennsbury Manor, Pa.; Perth Amboy, N.J.
  • July 9, 2008: Evansville, Ind.
The TSA and its TWIC contractor, Lockheed Martin Corporation, have launched a TWIC deployment Web site, with opening dates and locations for TWIC enrollment centers. The site is available at: http://twicinformation.tsa.dhs.gov, and also provides enrollment center hours of operation and port-specific communications materials.

For more information, contact James Orgill at the TSA at (571) 227-4545, or by . More information about enrollment and pre-enrollment is available on the TWIC customer service line at (866) 347-8942, and on these Web sites: American merchant mariners will be required to obtain a TWIC by April 15, 2009, at the latest.

Mariners should check the expiration date when applying for and receiving a TWIC card to ensure it is correct and corresponds to the fee paid to the TSA.