On November 4th, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) posted a Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Registry on its website. The Registry is designed to list the categories of information that federal agencies are authorized to use to safeguard sensitive material that is not classified. It matters for maritime transportation security because of its potential impact on Sensitive Security Information (SSI).

Ten days after posting its initial version of the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) registry on its website, as previously reported, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has issued a press release announcing the establishment of the publicly available registry. Establishment of the registry is an early step in implementing the CUI program. The CUI program matters to maritime transportation security, because it will ultimately impact on how Sensitive Security Information (SSI) is dealt with.

If you weren’t able to comment before the September 30 deadline on the US Coast Guard’s Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM) on implementing STCW Convention and Code amendments and changes to domestic merchant marine endorsements, you have a second chance. Ditto if you’d like to repeat or expand on comments you did make.