Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 37 - Physical Protection of Category 1 and Category 2 Quantities of Radioactive Material › Rule 641-37.29 - 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. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Fingerprinting,
			 identification, and criminal history records checks required by Section 149 of
			 the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended through July 16, 2014, 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:
a. An
			 employee of the 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;
b.
			 A member of Congress;
c. An
			 employee of a member of Congress or congressional committee who has undergone
			 fingerprinting for a prior U.S. government criminal history records
			 check;
d. The governor of a state
			 or the governor's designated state employee representative;
e. Federal, state, or local law enforcement
			 personnel;
f. State radiation
			 control program directors and state homeland security advisors or their
			 designated state employee representatives;
g. Agreement state employees conducting
			 security inspections on behalf of the NRC under an agreement executed under
			 Section 274.i. of the Atomic Energy Act;
h. 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;
i. Emergency response personnel who are
			 responding to an emergency;
j.
			 Commercial vehicle drivers for road shipments of category 1 and category 2
			 quantities of radioactive material;
k. Package handlers at transportation
			 facilities such as freight terminals and railroad yards;
l. Any individual who has an active federal
			 security clearance, provided that the individual makes available the
			 appropriate documentation. Written confirmation from the agency/employer that
			 granted the federal security clearance or reviewed the criminal history records
			 check must be provided to the licensee. The licensee shall retain this
			 documentation for a period of three years from the date the individual no
			 longer requires unescorted access to category 1 or category 2 quantities of
			 radioactive material; and
m. 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 must be provided to the licensee. The licensee shall retain the
			 documentation for a period of three years from the date the individual no
			 longer requires unescorted access to category 1 or category 2 quantities of
			 radioactive material.