Today, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register (88 FR 33472-33522) for “Vetting of Certain Surface Transportation Employees”. The proposed regulations would implement provisions of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (9/11 Act) that require security vetting of certain public transportation, railroad, and over-the-road-bus (OTRB) employees. A vetting fee schedule is included in the proposal.
Public Comments
The TSA is soliciting public comments on the proposed rule. Comments may be submitted via the Federal eRulemaking Portal (www.Regulations.gov: Docket # TSA-2023-0001). Comments should be submitted by August 21st, 2023.
Commentary
Interestingly, the TSA did not appear to consider the option
of using the current Transportation Workers Identification Credential as the
mode for carrying out the vetting requirement for frontline employees, as was suggested
in the Congressional mandate. I am sure that this will be mentioned in industry
comments.
For more details about the provisions of this rulemaking, including a lengthier commentary, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/tsa-publishes-surface-transportation-aa8 - subscription required.
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