Credentialing Centers Closed for Holiday Weekend and Election Day
May 28, 2010
State of Alabama
Unified Command
Joint Information Center
Mobile, Alabama
Press Advisory #12
May 28, 2010
12:45 p.m.
Credentialing Centers to Close for Holiday Weekend and Election Day
Days and Hours of Operation Changing
Mobile – Credentialing centers in Mobile and Baldwin counties will be closed from Saturday, May 29 through Tuesday, June 1. The centers are closing for the Memorial Day holiday weekend as well as Tuesday for election day. In addition, when the centers reopen the days and hours of operation will change.
Beginning June 2, credentialing centers will be open at the following locations, days and hours:
Baldwin County Emergency Management Agency
23100 McAuliffe Drive
Robertsdale, Alabama 36567
Wednesdays: 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Dauphin Island Town Hall
1011 Bienville Boulevard
Mobile, Alabama 36528
Wednesdays: 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturdays: 7 a.m. to 12 noon
Mobile Driver’s License Office
3400 Demetropolis Road
Mobile, Alabama 36609
Saturdays: 7 a.m. to 12 noon
The Department of Public Safety in conjunction with the Alabama National Guard is operating the centers to make sure contractors working in Alabama responding to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill have the proper credentials.
Contractors will need to show one of the following forms of identification to receive their credentials: state issued driver’s license or I.D. card, military I.D. card or U.S. passport. Foreign nationals must show a country-issued passport and an I-94 form showing they are authorized to be in the United States.
Credentialing is not currently required to work in Alabama as a result of the oil spill. However, if the oil comes ashore, state-issued badges will be required. Since the centers opened on May 16, approximately 2,500 contractors have been credentialed.
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management is the lead agency for the state’s response to the oil spill under the Unified Command. ADEM is coordinating efforts for a wide range of state agencies that are involved in responding to the situation. Additional information and updates regarding the oil spill and Alabama’s response may be obtained at www.adem.alabama.gov.
