Illinois Administrative Code › Title 32 - ENERGY › Part 337 - PHYSICAL PROTECTION OF CATEGORY 1 AND CATEGORY 2 QUANTITIES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL › Subpart B - BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS AND ACCESS CONTROL PROGRAM › Section 337.1050 - Relief from Fingerprinting, Identification, Criminal History Records Checks and Other Elements of Background Investigations for Designated Categories of Individuals Permitted Unescorted Access to Certain Radioactive Material

Current through Register Vol. 48, 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 material:
1) An employee of the
				NRC 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 Illinois or his or her
				designated State employee representative;
5) Federal, State of Illinois or local law
				enforcement personnel;
6) The IEMA
				Director and State Homeland Security Advisor or their designated State employee
				representatives;
7) IEMA employees
				conducting security inspections on behalf of the NRC under an agreement
				executed under section 274.i of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954;
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 authorization to category 1 or category 2 quantities of radioactive
				material; and
13) Any individual
				employed by a service provider licensee that 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 authorization to category 1 or category 2 quantities of radioactive
				material.