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U.S. Coast Guard Safety and Security Updates

U.S. Coast Guard Safety and Security Updates. LCDR Kevin Lynn, USCG Office of Port & Facility Activities (CG-5442) COHMED Conference January 26, 2010. Maritime Transportation Security Act / SAFE Port Act. Major legislations that changed the security culture of the maritime community

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U.S. Coast Guard Safety and Security Updates

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  1. U.S. Coast Guard Safety and Security Updates LCDR Kevin Lynn, USCG Office of Port & Facility Activities (CG-5442) COHMED Conference January 26, 2010

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. TWIC Concepts • Important terms • Secure Areas - Restricted Areas • Unescorted Access - Escorting

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. Ports conducting inspections Puerto Rico St. Thomas Guam Saipan Port conducted inspections in 2009

  9. 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

  10. Improvement Efforts • Improve targeting efficiency • Liaise with other agencies • Enhance sharing of information • Expand guidance and effort on Multi-Agency Strike Force Operations

  11. 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

  12. Regulatory Update • Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) – www.dhs.gov/chemicalsecurity • Coast Guard & DHS Infrastructure Security Compliance Division • Working to harmonize CFATS and MTSA regulations

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