Document: 10 CFR Part 73
Document ID: 1cd5bd24-96a5-4ed9-bf69-92223d061a64
Document Type: cfr
Title: Authorization for use of enhanced weapons and preemption of firearms laws.
Source: 10 CFR Part 73
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-73/section-73.15
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Section ID: 73.15
CFR Part: 73
CFR Title: 10

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ns; ( ii ) Removal of enhanced weapons for use in escorting shipments of radioactive material or other property designated under paragraph (c) of this section that are being transported to or from the licensee's facility; or ( iii ) Removal of an enhanced weapon from a licensee's facility to a gunsmith for the purposes of repair or maintenance and the subsequent return of the enhanced weapon to the licensee's facility. ( 4 ) A licensee that has authorized the removal of enhanced weapons from its facility for any of the permissible reasons listed under paragraph (m)(3) of this section must verify that these weapons are returned to the facility upon the completion of the authorized activity. ( 5 ) Removal of enhanced weapons from and/or return of these weapons to the licensee's facility must be documented in accordance with the records requirements of paragraph (q) of this section. ( 6 ) Removal of enhanced weapons from a licensee's facility for reasons other than those set forth in paragraph (m)(3) of this section are considered a transfer as specified under ATF's regulations in 27 CFR part 479 . ( 7 ) The licensee may only transfer enhanced weapons pursuant to an ATF application to transfer and register the weapons that is approved by ATF in advance of the transfer, as required by ATF's regulations under 27 CFR part 479 . Examples of transfers include, but are not limited to: ( i ) Sale or disposal of an enhanced weapon to another authorized NRC licensee; ( ii ) Sale or disposal of an enhanced weapon to an authorized Federal firearms license holder, government agency, or official police organization; or ( iii ) Abandonment of an enhanced weapon to ATF. ( 8 ) Following the completion of their official duties, security personnel must either— ( i ) Return issued enhanced weapons to a licensee's authorized enhanced weapons storage location, as specified in the licensee's physical security plan, or ( ii ) Turn over responsibility for the issued enhanced weapon to