Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part XV - Radiation Protection › Chapter 16 - Physical Protection of Category 1 and Category 2 Quantities of Radioactive Material › Subchapter B - Background Investigations and Access Control Program › Section XV-1615 - 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. 50, No. 6, June 20, 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
				  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 three 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 three years from the date the individual no longer requires
				  unescorted access to category 1 or category 2 quantities of radioactive
				  material.