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Today's News , 2003
• Winning Independence in Tar Heel State Tankers: Don’t Fingerprint Us  Reprint permission
The National Tank Truck Carriers trade group representing bulk transporters has asked for an "indefinite postponement" of the effective date of regulations which require "fingerprint-based criminal background checks" for Commercial Drivers License holders with hazmat endorsements. Under current rules, the fingerprinting would be required as of Nov. 3. The NTTC request was contained in a filing before the Transportation Security Administration. While noting its support for the concept of fingerprint-based background checks, NTTC pointed out that: "Cold reality dictates that, beginning on Nov. 3, 2003, all applicants for new (and renewals of) hazmat endorsements must initiate the application process with fingerprints taken 'in a form and manner' proscribed by TSA. However, TSA has yet to advise the public of the acceptable 'form and manner' of the fingerprinting. "Likewise, TSA has yet to publish any 'chain of custody' with regard to how fingerprint records are to be transmitted from the entity doing the fingerprinting to the state licensing agency," NTTC added. NTTC reminded TSA of its plan to rely on the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators as a key player to implement the new regulations. Yet, in a June 20 letter to TSA from AAMVA, that organization bolstered NTTC’s arguments by noting, "The AAMVA community has very serious concerns about the implementation timeframe of the interim final rule, particularly in light of the fact that neither the technical specifications states need to make necessary modifications to the Commercial Driver License Information System have been detailed, nor have many of the other critical aspects of the credentialing and background check procedures."
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