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Feasibility of a Consolidated Security Credential for Persons Who Transport Hazardous Materials (2011) / Chapter Skim
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... – Regulatory analysis data collection focused on the Code of Federal Regulations, the United States Code, the Federal Register, and issuing agency Web sites. The research team also contacted the issuing agencies for clarification when necessary.
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... Further analysis considered the policy and implementation issues associated with consolidating security credentials. Findings The credential synthesis and elemental analysis, time and cost analysis, and regulatory analysis resulted in the identification of 19 credentials required of persons who transport hazardous materials: • Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)
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... The security perspective SWOT analysis identified eight strengths and opportunities for a consolidated credentialing approach including • Provides one credential for end-user, • Has uniform look and design on the credential, • Ensures a minimum threshold for security, • Simplifies training for security personnel, • Simplifies "threats to mitigate" list, • Ensures only one issuing agency to notify if problems arise, • Fosters ability to quickly adapt policy for new threats, and • Enables better tracking of applicants.
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... The security perspective SWOT analysis identified two strengths and opportunities for a non-consolidated credential approach including • Provides tailored credentialing and • Enables focused applicant assessment. Six weaknesses and threats also were identified, including • Inconsistent vetting processes, • Re-vetting of the same people, • Inefficient information and data collection, • Data collection or processing errors, • Complexity of information sharing, and • Variance in credential appearances.
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... The findings of the Elemental Analysis, the Time and Costs Analysis, the Regulatory Analysis, and the SWOT Analysis indicated that the consolidation of several security credentials required of persons who transport hazardous materials was feasible, including: TWIC, MMD, SIDA, USPS, and CAC. Based on the Phase I data collection efforts, the use cases, and technical advisory group (TAG)
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... could be achieved and may present an intermediate alternative while still exploring the consolidation of full credentials. The majority of the credentials identified as security credentials for transporting hazardous materials require a very similar background investigation.
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