South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-63 - Radioactive Materials (Title A) › Part XII - PHYSICAL PROTECTION OF CATEGORY 1 AND CATEGORY 2 QUANTITIES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL › Subpart 61-63.XII.B - Background Investigations and Access Control Program › Section 61-63.XII.B.RHA 12.8 - 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. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
12.8.1
				  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:
12.8.1.1 An employee of the Department
				  who has undergone fingerprinting for a prior U.S. Government criminal history
				  records check;
12.8.1.2 A Member of
				  Congress;
12.8.1.3 An employee of a
				  member of Congress or Congressional committee who has undergone fingerprinting for a
				  prior U.S. Government criminal history records check;
12.8.1.4 The Governor of a State or his or her
				  designated State employee representative;
12.8.1.5 Federal, State, or local law enforcement
				  personnel;
12.8.1.6 State Radiation
				  Control Program Directors and State Homeland Security Advisors or their designated
				  State employee representatives;
12.8.1.7
				  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;
12.8.1.9 Emergency
				  response personnel who are responding to an emergency;
12.8.1.10 Commercial vehicle drivers for road
				  shipments of Category 1 and Category 2 quantities of radioactive material;
12.8.1.11 Package handlers at transportation
				  facilities such as freight terminals and railroad yards;
12.8.1.12 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 must 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
12.8.1.13 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 must 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.