Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 7 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - RADIATION CONTROL › Article 19 - PHYSICAL PROTECTION OF CATEGORY 1 AND CATEGORY 2 QUANTITIES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL › Section R9-7-1929 - Relief From Fingerprinting, Identification, and Criminal History Records Checks and Other Elements of Background Investigations for Designated Categories of Individuals Permitted Unescorted Access to Certain Radioactive Materials

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. Fingerprinting,
				and the identification and criminal history records checks required by section
				149 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and other elements of the
				background investigation are not required for the following individuals prior
				to granting unescorted access to category 1 or category 2 quantities of
				radioactive materials:
1. An employee of the
				U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission or of the Executive Branch of the U.S.
				Government who has undergone fingerprinting for a prior U.S. Government
				criminal history records check;
2.
				A Member of Congress;
3. An
				employee of a member of Congress or Congressional committee who has undergone
				fingerprinting for a prior U.S. Government criminal history records
				check;
4. The Governor of a State
				or his or her designated State employee representative;
5. Federal, State, or local law enforcement
				personnel;
6. State Radiation
				Control Program Directors and State Homeland Security Advisors or their
				designated State employee representatives;
7. Agreement State employees conducting
				security inspections on behalf of the NRC under an agreement executed under
				section 274.i. of the Atomic Energy Act;
8. Representatives of the International
				Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) engaged in activities associated with the U.S./IAEA
				Safeguards Agreement who have been certified by the NRC;
9. Emergency response personnel who are
				responding to an emergency;
10.
				Commercial vehicle drivers for road shipments of category 1 and category 2
				quantities of radioactive material;
11. Package handlers at transportation
				facilities such as freight terminals and railroad yards;
12. Any individual who has an active Federal
				security clearance, provided that he or she makes available the appropriate
				documentation. Written confirmation from the agency/employer that granted the
				Federal security clearance or reviewed the criminal history records check shall
				be provided to the licensee. The licensee shall retain this documentation for a
				period of 3 years from the date the individual no longer requires unescorted
				access to category 1 or category 2 quantities of radioactive material;
				and
13. Any individual employed by
				a service provider licensee for which the service provider licensee has
				conducted the background investigation for the individual and approved the
				individual for unescorted access to category 1 or category 2 quantities of
				radioactive material. Written verification from the service provider shall be
				provided to the licensee. The licensee shall retain the documentation for a
				period of 3 years from the date the individual no longer requires unescorted
				access to category 1 or category 2 quantities of radioactive
				material.