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LCDR Kevin Lynn, USCGOffice of Port & Facility Activities (CG-5442)
COHMED Conference January 26, 2010
U.S. Coast Guard Safety and U.S. Coast Guard Safety and Security UpdatesSecurity Updates
Maritime Transportation Security Act / SAFE Port
Act•Major legislations that changed the security culture of the maritime community
•Impacted- 361 Ports- 3,200 facilities
•Transportation Worker Identification Credential
•Security and Accountability For Every Port Act
Transportation Worker Identification Credential
•Common credential identifying individuals who require unescorted access to secure areas
•Joint TSA / CG effort
•Three elements of a TWIC compliance check
- Verification - Authentication - Validation
•Visual identification check currently required
TWIC Reader Rule
•Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making- Risk-based approach to TWIC reader requirements
regulation
•NPRM based upon results from pilot program and ANPRM comments
•Future rule may require different levels of TWIC verification based on risk
- All will have to supply valid TWIC for unescorted access
- Visual and/or biometric check
Fraudulent TWICs
•Attempts have been made- First known case occurred at Port Fourchon, LA- Identification by facility security staff- Eight cases known to date
•Fraudulent use will be prosecuted
•Detection methods - TWIC readers- Human element
Undeclared HAZMAT
•National Container Inspection Program - 1994
- Federal HAZMAT Transportation Law - International Safe Container Act of 1977- Declared HAZMAT, General Cargo & Structural
Inspections
•26,958 containers inspected - 2009- 33 Undeclared HAZMAT cases involving 68 containers
Undeclared HAZMAT Cases
•Undeclared Class 9 Miscellaneous HAZMAT
- Four containers shipped as “Freight of All Kind”
- Contained polymeric beads
•Undeclared Class 8 Corrosive Substance
- Shipped as scrap metal- Contained batteries- No caps, liquid leaks, hazardous
atmosphere
Improvement Efforts
•Improve targeting efficiency- Liaise with other agencies- Enhance sharing of information
•Expand guidance and effort on Multi-Agency Strike Force Operations
Regulatory Update
•Cargo Securing Methods for Packages in Transport Vehicles or Freight Containers
•Notice and Request for Comments
•Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 5 / Friday, January 8, 2010 / Notices
•Comment period ends March 9, 2010
- www.regulations.gov