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1 72 FR 3492. 

2 72 FR 3506. 

than May 15, 2007, for direct employees 

and not later than July 15, 2007, for 

agents. After those dates, the operators 

may not allow an individual to perform 

a function for which a STA is required, 

unless the operator has submitted the 

information for that individual to TSA. 

(e) Operators must comply with the 

requirements of paragraphs (a), (b), and 

(c) of this section not later than the 

dates to be specified by TSA in a future 

rule in the Federal Register. 

PART 1546—FOREIGN AIR CARRIER 

SECURITY 

■ 3. The authority citation for part 1546 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 114, 5103, 40113, 

44901–44905, 44907, 44914, 44916–44917, 

44935–44936, 44942, 46105. 

■ 4. Amend § 1546.213 by revising 

paragraph (d) and add new paragraph 

(e) to read as follows: 

§ 1546.213 Access to cargo: Security 

threat assessments for cargo personnel in 

the United States. 

* * * * * 

(d) Operators must submit to TSA the 

names and other identifying information 

required by TSA of all individuals 

required to successfully complete an 

assessment under paragraph (b) not later 

than May 15, 2007, for direct employees 

and not later than July 15, 2007, for 

agents. After those dates, the operators 

may not allow an individual to perform 

a function for which a STA is required, 

unless the operator has submitted the 

information for that individual to TSA. 

(e) Operators must comply with the 

requirements of paragraphs (a), (b), and 

(c) of this section not later than the 

dates to be specified by TSA in a future 

rule in the Federal Register. 

PART 1548—INDIRECT AIR CARRIER 

SECURITY 

■ 5. The authority citation for part 1548 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 114, 5103, 40113, 

44901–44905, 44913–44914, 44916–44917, 

44932, 44935–44936, 46105. 

■ 6. Amend § 1548.15 by revising 

paragraph (d) and add new paragraph 

(e) to read as follows: 

§ 1548.15 Access to cargo: Security threat 

assessments for individuals having 

unescorted access to cargo. 

* * * * * 

(d) Operators must submit to TSA the 

names and other identifying information 

required by TSA of all individuals 

required to successfully complete an 

assessment under paragraph (b) not later 

than May 15, 2007, for direct employees 

and not later than July 15, 2007, for 

agents. After those dates, the operators 

may not allow an individual to perform 

a function for which a STA is required, 

unless the operator has submitted the 

information for that individual to TSA. 

(e) Operators must comply with the 

requirements of paragraphs (a), (b), and 

(c) of this section not later than the 

dates to be specified by TSA in a future 

rule in the Federal Register. 

■ 7. Amend § 1548.16 by revising 

paragraph (a) and add new paragraph 

(d) to read as follows: 

§ 1548.16 Security threat assessments for 

each proprietor, general partner, officer, 

director, and certain owners of the entity. 

(a) Each indirect air carrier, or 

applicant to be an indirect air carrier, 

must ensure that the names and other 

identifying information required by TSA 

of each proprietor, general partner, 

officer, director, and owner of the entity 

have been submitted to TSA for a 

Security Threat Assessment under part 

1540, subpart C, of this chapter not later 

than May 15, 2007. After those dates, 

the operators may not allow an 

individual to perform this function 

unless the operator has submitted the 

information for that individual to TSA. 

* * * * * 

(d) Each indirect air carrier, or 

applicant to be an indirect air carrier, 

must ensure that each proprietor, 

general partner, officer, director and 

owner of the entity has successfully 

completed a Security Threat Assessment 

under part 1540, subpart C, of this 

chapter not later than a date to be 

specified by TSA in a future rule in the 

Federal Register. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on March 14, 

2007. 

Kip Hawley, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 07–1327 Filed 3–15–07; 2:14 pm] 

BILLING CODE 9110–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Transportation Security Administration 

49 CFR Part 1572 

[Docket No. TSA–2006–24191] 

RIN 1652–AA41 

Transportation Worker Identification 

Credential Fees 

AGENCY: Transportation Security 

Administration, DHS. 

ACTION: Rule. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS), through the 

Transportation Security Administration 

(TSA) and the U.S. Coast Guard, 

published a final rule on January 25, 

2007 that establishes requirements for 

merchant mariners and workers who 

need unescorted access to secure areas 

of maritime facilities and vessels. These 

individuals must successfully complete 

a security threat assessment conducted 

by TSA and hold a Transportation 

Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) 

in order to enter secure areas without 

escort. As required by statute, all TWIC 

applicants must pay a user fee to cover 

TSA’s costs to enroll applicants, 

complete security threat assessments, 

and issue biometric credentials. With 

this notice, we announce the user fees 

as follows: The total standard fee for a 

TWIC applicant is $137.25 and the 

reduced fee for applicants who have 

completed a prior comparable threat 

assessment is $105.25. 

DATES: Effective March 20, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christine Beyer, Office of the Chief 

Counsel, TSA–2, Transportation 

Security Administration, 601 South 

12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202–4220; 

telephone (571) 227–2657; facsimile 

(571) 227–1380 e-mail 

Christine.Beyer@dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Department of Homeland 

Security, through TSA and the U.S. 

Coast Guard, published a final rule on 

January 25, 2007 1 that establishes 

requirements for merchant mariners and 

workers who need unescorted access to 

secure areas of maritime facilities and 

vessels. These individuals must 

successfully complete a security threat 

assessment conducted by TSA and hold 

a TWIC that TSA issues in order to enter 

secure areas without escort. 

As required by sec. 520 of the 2004 

DHS Appropriations Act, Pub. L. 108–

90, TSA must collect user fees to cover 

the costs of implementing the TWIC 

program, including the cost to enroll all 

applicants, complete security threat 

assessments, provide an appeal and 

waiver process, and issue biometric 

credentials. 

As stated in the final rule,2 the fee is 

made up of three segments: Enrollment 

Segment; Full Card Production/Security 

Threat Assessment Segment; and FBI 

Segment. Most applicants will pay the 

Standard TWIC Fee, which includes all 

three segments. However, applicants 


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who have completed a comparable 

threat assessment, such as the threat 

assessment TSA conducts on 

commercial drivers with a hazardous 

materials endorsement, will pay the 

Reduced TWIC Fee. These applicants 

are not charged for the FBI Segment and 

pay a reduced fee for the Full Card 

Production/Security Threat Assessment 

Segment. 

In the preamble of the final rule, we 

discussed the potential range of fees that 

would be charged for each Segment but 

did not publish specific fees for each 

Segment in the final rule text because 

the contract for enrollment and card 

production services was not finalized at 

that time. We explained that when the 

contract was executed and final fee 

amounts determined, we would publish 

a notice in the Federal Register 

announcing them. TSA has executed the 

contract for TWIC enrollment and card 

production and, with this notice, 

announces the final fee amounts. The 

Enrollment Segment fee is $43.25, the 

Full Card Production/Security Threat 

Assessment Segment fee is $72, and the 

FBI Segment fee is $22. Therefore, the 

total Standard TWIC Fee is $137.25 

($43.25 + 72 + 22). For applicants who 

have completed a prior comparable 

threat assessment, there is no FBI 

Segment fee and the Card Production/ 

Security Threat Assessment Segment fee 

is $62. Therefore, the total Reduced 

TWIC Fee is $105.25 ($43.25 + 62). 

As stated in the final rule, the fee for 

a replacement credential is $36, but we 

do not believe that amount adequately 

funds TSA’s card replacement costs. 

Our calculations indicate that $60 is the 

correct amount for card replacement 

costs and invited comment on that 

issue.3 The comment period for 

increasing the card replacement fee 

closed on February 26, 2007. We will 

examine all comments received and 

determine the final card replacement 

fee. We will amend the rule text to 

include all of the fees discussed in this 

notice and the card replacement fee, so 

that they will appear in the Code of 

Federal Regulations, at 49 CFR 1572, 

subpart F, Fees for Security Threat 

Assessments for Transportation Worker 

Identification Credential (TWIC). 

Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on March 14, 

2007. 

Kip Hawley, 

Assistant Secretary, Transportation Security 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 07–1328 Filed 3–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

50 CFR Part 17 

RIN 1018–AI41 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Reclassification of the 

American Crocodile Distinct 

Population Segment in Florida From 

Endangered to Threatened 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), are 

reclassifying the American crocodile 

(Crocodylus acutus) distinct vertebrate 

population segment (DPS) in Florida 

from endangered to threatened, under 

the authority of the Endangered Species 

Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The 

endangered designation no longer 

correctly reflects the current status of 

this DPS due to a substantial 

improvement in the species’ status. This 

action is based on a review of all 

available data, which indicate, for 

example, that since its listing in 1975, 

the American crocodile population in 

Florida has more than doubled and its 

distribution has expanded. Land 

acquisition has also provided protection 

for many important nesting areas. We 

have determined that the American 

crocodile in its range in Florida meets 

the criteria of a DPS as stated in our 

policy of February 17, 1996. With this 

rule, we are designating the American 

crocodile in Florida as a DPS, and this 

DPS will remain protected as a 

threatened species under the Act. The 

status of the American crocodile 

throughout the remainder of its range, as 

described in our December 18, 1979, 

final rule, will remain endangered. 

DATES: This final rule is effective April 

19, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Comments and materials 

received, as well as supporting 

documentation used in the preparation 

of this final rule, are available for public 

inspection, by appointment, during 

normal business hours at the South 

Florida Ecological Services Office, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, 1339 20th 

Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960. 

You may obtain copies of the final 

rule from the field office address above, 

by calling 772–562–3909, or from the 

Service’s Division of Policy and 

Directives Management Web site at 

http://www.fws.gov/policy/frsystem/ 

default.cfm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cindy Schulz, at the South Florida 

Ecological Services Office (see 

ADDRESSES) (telephone 772–562–3909, 

extension 305; facsimile 772–562–4288). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Note: Please refer to our March 24, 2005, 

proposed rule (70 FR 15052) for detailed 

information concerning the biology of the 

American crocodile. 

Background 

The American crocodile is a large, 

greenish-gray reptile. It is one of two 

native crocodilians (the other being the 

American alligator (Alligator 

mississippiensis)) that occur in the 

continental United States, and is limited 

in distribution in the United States to 

south Florida. At hatching, crocodiles 

are yellowish-tan to gray in color with 

vivid dark bands on the body and tail. 

As they grow older, their overall 

coloration becomes more pale and 

uniform, and the dark bands fade. All 

adult crocodiles have a hump in front of 

the eye, and tough, asymmetrical, 

armor-like scutes (scale-like plates) on 

their backs. 

The American crocodile is 

distinguished from the American 

alligator by a relatively narrow, more 

pointed snout and by an indentation in 

the upper jaw that leaves the fourth 

tooth of the lower jaw exposed when the 

mouth is closed. Another distinguishing 

feature is that in alligators the two 

nostrils are clearly separated by a bony 

septum covered in skin while in 

crocodiles the nostrils lie touching, 

close together in a single depression (P. 

Ross, 2005). In Florida, the crocodile 

ranges in size from 26.0 centimeters 

(cm) (10.3 inches (in)) at hatching, to an 

upper length of 3.8 meters (m) (12.5 feet 

(ft)) (Moler 1991a, pp. 6–7). The largest 

specimens in Florida historically were 

reported to be up to 4.6 m (15.1 ft) in 

length (Service 1979, p. 3), and 

individuals as large as 6 to 7 m (19.7 to 

23.0 ft) have been reported outside the 

United States (Thorbjarnarson 1989, p. 

228). 

The American crocodile occurs 

within the jurisdictional boundaries of 

many different countries in the western 

hemisphere, including Belize, 

Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican 

Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, 

Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, 

Nicaragua, Mexico, Panama, Peru, 

United States (Florida), and Venezuela. 

The species occurs in coastal regions of 

the Atlantic and Pacific, including the 

Pacific coast of Mexico, Central 

America, and northern South America, 

as well as the Greater Antilles (with the 

exception of Puerto Rico) 


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