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Federal Register Notice: TWIC – Reader Requirements; Second Delay of Effective Date

Oct. 31, 2024

The Coast Guard is further delaying the effective date for certain facilities affected by the final rule entitled “Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)—Reader Requirements,” published in the Federal Register on August 23, 2016.  On March 9, 2020, the Coast Guard published a rule, delaying the implementation date to May 8, 2023.  In December 2022, Congress statutorily extended the earliest implementation to no sooner than May 8, 2026.  With this final rule, we are delaying the implementation date for certain facilities to May 8, 2029.  This rule will not affect facilities receiving vessels certificated to carry more than 1,000 passengers. 

This final rule is effective 30-days after publication date in Federal Register (publication date 31-OCT-2024)

Public comment period ends – Final rule (no comment period)

The full notice and associated documents will be available at www.regulations.gov under docket number: USCG-2022-0052

For information about this document call or email LCDR Jeffrey Bender, Coast Guard; telephone 202-372-1114, email Jeffrey.M.Bender@uscg.mil.

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