

[Federal Register: November 8, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 216)]
[Rules and Regulations]               
[Page 63106-63107]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Parts 101, 105 and 106

Transportation Security Administration

49 CFR Part 1572

[Docket Nos. TSA-2006-24191; USCG-2006-24196]
RIN 1652-AA41

 
Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) 
Implementation in the Maritime Sector; Hazardous Materials Endorsement 
for a Commercial Driver's License

AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration (TSA), United States 
Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Coast 
Guard invite interested members of the smart card technology community, 
vendors of biometric card readers, and the general public to meet in 
Washington, DC to discuss the Transportation Worker Identification 
Credential (TWIC) Reader Hardware and Card Application Specification. 
The meeting will be open to the public and will also be available by 
teleconference.

DATES: This meeting will be held on November 19, 2007 from 1 p.m. to 4 
p.m. EST. This meeting may close early if all business is finished.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in room 2415, U.S. Coast Guard

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Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC. If you would like 
to submit questions in advance or written material for distribution, 
contact LT Brooke Grant, at 2100 2nd St., SW., Washington, DC 20593, 
brooke.e.grant@uscg.mil. Any written material that vendors or the 

public wish to provide should reach the Coast Guard on or before 
November 15, 2007. This notice is available in our online dockets, TSA-
2006-24191; USCG-2006-24196, at http://www.regulations.gov.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LT Brooke Grant; at 202-372-1136 and 
brooke.e.grant@uscg.mil.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 19, 2007, TSA and the Coast 
Guard invite vendors and the public to discuss the Transportation 
Worker Identification Credential Reader Hardware and Card Application 
Specification published in the Federal Register on September 28, 2007. 
(72 FR 55043.) The reader specification is also available on the docket 
at TSA-2006-24191 and on the TSA Web site http://www.tsa.gov/what_we_do/layers/twic/index.shtm.
 After an overview of the TWIC Reader 

Hardware and Card Application Specification and TWIC pilot test plans, 
TSA and Coast Guard representatives will be available to answer 
questions concerning the specification and pilot. Vendors and members 
of the public are encouraged to submit any questions in advance to the 
Coast Guard at the number listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
above. These questions will be addressed during the Overview.

Agenda of Meeting

    The agenda for this November 19, 2007 public meeting is as follows:
    (1) Opening Remarks.
    (2) TWIC Reader Hardware and Card Application Specification 
Overview.
    (3) TWIC Pilot Overview.
    (4) Questions from vendors and the public.
    (5) Closing Remarks.

Procedure

    This meeting is open to the public.
    You may participate or monitor the meeting by teleconference. Note 
that the number of teleconference lines is limited and only available 
on a first come, first served basis. For the telephone number and 
password to attend by teleconference, contact the Coast Guard at the 
number listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT above by November 15, 
2007.
    You may also attend the meeting in person at the location listed in 
ADDRESSES above. Security requires members of the public who wish to 
attend the meeting in person at Coast Guard Headquarters to provide 
their name no later than 4 p.m. EST, November 15, 2007 to the Coast 
Guard at the number listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT above. 
Photo identification is required for entry into Coast Guard 
Headquarters.

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on facilities or services for individuals with 
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact 
the Coast Guard at the number listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section above as soon as possible.

    Dated: October 31 2007.
M.L. Blair,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Director, Commercial Regulations and 
Standards.
[FR Doc. 07-5594 Filed 11-5-07; 4:01 pm]

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