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COVID 19 - Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Operations

Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Inspections and Compliance Directorate · United States Coast Guard; nationwide (all MTSA-regulated vessels and facilities) (Federal)

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Jurisdiction
United States Coast Guard; nationwide (all MTSA-regulated vessels and facilities)
Level
Federal
Authority
33 C.F.R. parts 101, 104, 105; 46 C.F.R. 10.203
Issued
2020-04-03 Apr. 3, 2020
Effective
2020-04-03
End
2020-08-31 (superseded by Change 1) (read as 2020-08-31)
In force
Apr. 3, 2020 to Aug. 31, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Workplace rulesOther
Addressees
  • facility and vessel security officers
  • TWIC holders
  • mariners applying for credentials
  • new hires at MTSA facilities
Functions reached
  • HR hiring and access credentials at ports (TWIC enrollment centers closed or limited)
  • PT/WH terminal access and escort rules
  • WF longshore and truck labor with expiring TWICs
Character
context
Collection
Coast Guard and ports AGY-USCG-PORTS

Operative words

TWIC Readers - the Coast Guard is not changing or delaying the TWIC Reader Rule implementation date of June [7, 2020 for facilities that receive vessels certificated to] carry more than 1,000 passengers. However, the Coast Guard will delay enforcement until October 5, 2020.... If a situation arises where a facility or vessel will not be able to comply with the requirements of 33 CFR parts 104 or 105, they must contact the Captain of the Port (COTP) to request and receive permission to temporarily deviate from the requirements.... Under the 46 CFR 10.203(b), failure to hold a valid TWIC may serve as grounds for suspension or revocation of a [credential; the Coast Guard is exercising enforcement discretion] on expired TWIC's during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Enforcement

46 U.S.C. 70119; 33 C.F.R. 101.410-101.420 (civil penalties) as relaxed

Notes

Port access depends on TWIC; enrollment centers were closed or limited, so the Coast Guard suspended enforcement against expired cards and adjusted escort rules.

Retrieval note

Text read in full; bracketed words bridge line breaks. it carries no independent legal effect. The enforceable instruments are the COTP orders, 33 C.F.R. 160.216, 33 C.F.R. 105.125 and the CDC orders the bulletin describes (already cited in the record's enforcement field). Cite the bulletin as evidence of the operating regime, not as an order).

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