The Coast Guard issued a final rule to remove from its regulations on Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) activities a reference to the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) and a related TWIC definition and recordkeeping reference because they are inconsistent with a requirement in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. These regulations deal with the employment of personnel on the OCS to U.S. citizens or resident aliens. The TWIC reference incorrectly provides that a TWIC alone may be accepted by an employer as sufficient evidence of the TWIC holder's status as a U.S. resident alien, as that term is defined. This rule clarifies the regulations.  78 Fed. Reg. 69292  (November 19, 2013). 

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If you have questions on this rule, email or call Mr. Quentin Kent, Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance, Foreign and Offshore Vessel Division (CG-CVC-2), Coast Guard; email Quentin.C.Kent@uscg.mil, telephone 202-372-2292.