Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 333 - OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY, PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION › Division 125 - MATERIALS SAFETY AND SECURITY › Section 333-125-0085 - Relief from Fingerprinting, Identification, and Criminal History Record Checks and Other Elements of Background Investigations for Designated Categories of Individuals Permitted Unescorted Access to Certain Radioactive Materials

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(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:
(a) An employee of the
			 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 his or her
			 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. and
			 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 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 he or she makes available
			 the appropriate documentation. Written confirmation from the agency or 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.