Posted: July 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:

• July 2, 2008: Alpena, Mich.; Burlington, Vt.; Pennsbury Manor, Pa.; Perth Amboy, N.J.
• July 9, 2008: Evansville, Ind.
• July 10, 2008: Lafayette, La.
• July 16, 2008: Eureka, Calif.
• July 30, 2008: Lindenhurst, N.Y.
• August 13, 2008: Stockton, Calif.

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:

• https://twicprogram.tsa.dhs.gov/TWICWebApp
• http://www.tsa.dhs.gov/what_we_do/layers/twic/index.shtm

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.