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Order Designating an Interim Class of NRC Licensed Facilities That Are Eligible to Apply to the Commission for Authorization to Use the Authority Granted Under the Provisions of Section 161A of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as Amended
ML13121A459
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Site: Calvert Cliffs, Nine Mile Point, Indian Point, Ginna, Diablo Canyon, San Onofre, FitzPatrick, 07201036, BWX Technologies, 07000026  Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 06/05/2013
From: Ellen Brown, Dan Dorman, Catherine Haney, Satorius M
NRC/FSME, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Plant Licensing Branch II
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Gordon D
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2013-0127]

In the Matter of Docket Nos. (as shown in Attachment 1)

INTERIM ELIGIBLE CLASS OF License Nos. (as shown in Attachment 1)

NRC-LICENSED FACILITIES EA-13-092 Order Designating an Interim Class of NRC-Licensed Facilities that are Eligible to Apply to the Commission for Authorization to Use the Authority Granted Under the Provisions of Section 161a of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as Amended I

In accordance with the Atomic Energy Act (AEA) of 1954, as amended, the licensees identified in Attachment 1 to this Order hold licenses issued by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) authorizing the operation of nuclear power reactor facilities licensed under Part 50 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities, a Category I special nuclear material (CAT-I SNM) facility licensed under 10 CFR Part 70, Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material, and an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) licensed under 10 CFR Part 72, Licensing Requirements for the Independent Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel, High-Level Radioactive Waste, and Reactor-Related Greater Than Class C Waste, whose physical security program is conducted as a support activity of the co-located power reactor facility respectively.

Specific physical protection program requirements for nuclear power reactors are contained in 10 CFR 73.55, Requirements for Physical Protection of Licensed Activities in Nuclear Power Reactors Against Radiological Sabotage. Specific physical protection program requirements for CAT-I SNM facilities are contained in 10 CFR 73.45, Performance Capabilities for Fixed Site Physical Protection Systems, and 10 CFR 73.46, Fixed Site Physical Protection Systems, Subsystems, Components, and Procedures. Specific physical protection program requirements for ISFSIs are contained in 10 CFR 73.51, Requirements for the Physical Protection of Stored Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste, and 10 CFR 73.55.

II Section 161A, Use of Firearms by Security Personnel, of the AEA (42 United States Code (U.S.C.) 2201a) confers upon the Commission the authority to permit the security personnel at designated NRC-licensed facilities to possess and use firearms, ammunition, and other devices, such as large-capacity ammunition feeding devices, notwithstanding local, State, and certain Federal firearms laws that may prohibit such possession and use.

The provisions of Section 161A took effect on September 11, 2009, with publication in the Federal Register (FR) of the guidelines approved by the NRC and the U.S. Attorney General entitled, Guidelines on the Use of Firearms by Security Personnel in Protecting U.S. NRC Regulated Facilities, Radioactive Material, and Other Property (74 FR 46800; September 11, 2009) (referred to as Firearms Guidelines).

The NRC is issuing EA-13-092 to implement the authority granted to the Commission under Section 161A before the completion and issuance of a final rule implementing this authority. The Commission is taking this interim action in response to several requests from NRC licensees for Commission authorization to use Section 161A preemption authority.

Specifically, this Order accomplishes the following:

1. Designates an interim class of NRC-licensed facilities, as listed in Attachment 1, that are eligible to apply to the Commission for authorization to use Section 161A preemption authority;
2. Provides a process for submitting an application to the Commission for authorization to use Section 161A preemption authority, in accordance with Attachment 2; and,
3. Requires that the licensees listed in Attachment 1 of this Order subject all personnel who require access to firearms in the performance of their official duties to a firearms background check in accordance with Section 161A.c as described in Attachment 3.

Nothing in this Order relieves a licensee from compliance with applicable U.S. Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives requirements, or any other Federal, State, and local firearms laws and regulations. This Order does not provide or grant any authority or permission to transfer, receive, possess, transport, import, or use enhanced weapons as this term is defined in Section 8 of the Firearms Guidelines. The Commissions authority under Section 161A does not include any permission to transfer, receive, possess, transport, import, or use destructive devices as defined under 27 U.S.C. Chapter 53, The National Firearms Act, including explosive devices such as grenades or weapons with a bore diameter greater than 12.7 mm (0.5 inches or 50 caliber).

As authorized under Section 161A, and as described in Section 2 of the Firearms Guidelines, the Commission is issuing this Order to designate the licensees listed in as an interim class of NRC-licensed facilities that may voluntarily apply to the Commission for authorization to use Section 161A preemption authority in advance of the Commissions issuance of a final rule on this subject.

A licensees application for permission to use Section 161A preemption authority is voluntary and, therefore, the designated facilities listed in Attachment 1 are not required to submit an application in response to this Order. However, the designated facilities are required to conduct firearms background checks in accordance with Attachment 3 to this Order. If a licensee at a designated facility chooses to take advantage of the provisions of Section 161A, an application must be submitted to the NRC, in accordance with Attachment 2. In addition, applications and other documents produced in response to this Order that contain classified information, as defined in 10 CFR Part 95, Facility Security Clearance and Safeguarding of National Security Information and Restricted Data, or Safeguards Information as defined by 10 CFR 73.22, Protection of Safeguards Information: Specific Requirements, shall be properly marked and handled, in accordance with applicable requirements in 10 CFR Part 95, 10 CFR 73.21, Protection of Safeguards Information: Performance Requirements, and 10 CFR 73.22.

III As discussed above, the Commission has designated the facilities listed in Attachment 1 as an interim class of NRC-licensed facilities that are eligible to apply to the NRC for Commission authorization to use Section 161A preemption authority. Licensees choosing to apply to the Commission for Section 161A preemption authority must meet the following conditions:

1. The NRC-licensed facility must be in the class of facilities designated by the Commission in Attachment 1 as eligible to apply for preemption authority.
2. The licensee must employ covered weapons (as defined in the Firearms Guidelines) as part of their protective strategy.
3. Possession, use, or access to covered weapons must be necessary in the discharge of official duties by personnel at a facility in the class of facilities designated by the Commission in Attachment 1 as eligible to apply for preemption authority.

Licensees of the facilities listed in Attachment 1 that choose to apply for permission to use Section 161A preemption authority must use the application process outlined in and must submit the application in accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR 50.90, Application for Amendment of License, Construction Permit, or Early Site Permit, or 10 CFR 70.34, Amendment of Licenses, and 10 CFR 72.56, Application for Amendment of License, as appropriate. Applications will be subject to a minimum of 60 days for routine processing. Submittal of an application to the NRC is voluntary and, therefore, recipients of this Order are not required to apply.

Applications must include, at a minimum, all the information specified in Attachment 2.

All applications will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. If an application is approved by the Commission, authorization to use Section 161A preemption authority will be granted by the Commission through a confirmatory order that will permit the security personnel at the affected facility to possess and use firearms and large-capacity ammunition feeding devices that were not previously permitted to be owned or possessed under Commission authority, notwithstanding local, State, and certain Federal firearms laws (and implementing regulations) that would otherwise prohibit such possession and use.

Licensees of the facilities listed in Attachment 1 are required to conduct firearms background checks of all personnel who require access to any firearm listed in Section 161A.b in the performance of their official duties, as provided in Attachment 3 to this Order, whether the licensee applies for preemption authority or not. Such personnel shall be subject to a firearms background check by the U.S. Attorney General consisting of a fingerprint-based background check against applicable Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) databases and a name-based background check against the FBIs National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

Accordingly, all licensees at the designated facilities listed in Attachment 1 shall submit a completed hard-copy FBI Form FD-258, Fingerprint Card, to the NRC as specified in , for all security personnel who will receive, possess, transport, import, or use any firearm, weapon, ammunition, or a device listed in Section 161A.b. Each licensee must also remit to the NRC a $70 administrative processing fee for each FBI Form FD-258 submitted to the NRC for the conduct of the required firearms background checks. Payment shall be made to the NRC using the processes described in Attachment 3.

IV Accordingly, under Sections 53, 103 or 104b (depending on the license), Sections 161b, 161i, 161o, 161A, and 182 of the AEA of 1954, as amended, and the Commissions regulations in 10 CFR 2.202, 10 CFR Part 50, 10 CFR Part 70, and 10 CFR Part 72, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that all recipients of this Order as listed in Attachment 1 shall:

1. Subject all individuals who are assigned duties that require the possession, use, or access to firearms and devices listed in Section 161A.b to a firearms background check in accordance with Section 161A.c Background Checks, and the process specified in Attachment 3.
2. Begin submitting requests for firearms background checks within 30 days of the effective date of this Order, and complete all firearms background checks within 180 days of the effective date of this Order.
3. Notify the NRC after a sufficient number of personnel have successfully completed the requisite firearms background check such that the licensees security organization can be staffed as specified in each licensees NRC-approved security plans, and the licensees site protective strategy and procedures can be effectively implemented, while meeting applicable fatigue requirements in 10 CFR Part 26, Fitness for Duty Programs. This notification shall be submitted by the licensee or duly authorized officer thereof in writing and under oath and affirmation.
4. Notify the NRC as soon as practicable and in accordance with the applicable reporting requirements in 10 CFR 73.71, Reporting of Safeguards Events, of any situation in which the licensee would not be able to sufficiently staff the security organization within 180 days of the effective date of this Order.
5. Remit to the NRC a $70 administrative processing fee for each firearms background check requested using the processes outlined in Attachment 3.

Notifications shall be submitted to the Director of the NRC licensing office responsible for licensing actions at the affected facility and shall be marked and protected as required for the sensitivity of the information presented. As applicable, the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, the Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, or the Director, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs may, in writing, relax or rescind any of the above conditions upon demonstration by the Licensee of good cause.

This Order is effective 20 days after the date of issuance.

Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC are available at the NRCs Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, Public File Area, Room 01-F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland 20852. Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC are also accessible electronically through the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) in the NRC Library at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS should contact the NRCs PDR reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 5th day of June 2013.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

______/RA/_______ _ _ __________/RA/_______ ______

Catherine Haney, Director Mark Satorius, Director Office of Nuclear Material Safety Office of Federal and State Materials and Safeguards and Environmental Management Programs

_____/RA/_______ _________

Daniel H. Dorman, Acting Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

List of Affected Licensees Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Operation Group-Lynchburg Docket No.70-027, License No. SNM-42 Mr. Sandy Baker, President Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Operations Group-Lynchburg 2016 Mount Athos Road Lynchburg, VA 24504 Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-317 and 50-318, License Nos. DPR-53 and DPR-69 Calvert Cliffs Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Docket No. 72-8, Specific License No. SNM-2505 Mr. George H. Gellrich, Vice President Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, LLC.

Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant 1650 Calvert Cliffs Parkway Lusby, MD 20657-4702 Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-275 and 50-323, License Nos. DPR-80 and DPR-82 Diablo Canyon-Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Docket No. 72-26, Specific-License No. SNM-2511 Mr. John T. Conway Senior Vice President - Energy Supply and Chief Nuclear Officer Pacific Gas and Electric Company Diablo Canyon Power Plant 77 Beale Street, Mail Code B32 San Francisco, CA 94105 Indian Point Nuclear Generating, Unit 1 Docket No.50-003, License No. DPR-5 Indian Point Nuclear Generating, Units 2, and 3 Docket Nos. 50-247, 50-286, and 72-51, License Nos. DPR-26 and DPR-64 Mr. John Ventosa Vice President, Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Indian Point Energy Center 450 Broadway, GSB P.O. Box 249 Buchanan, NY 10511-0249 James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Docket Nos. 50-333 and 72-12, License No. DPR-59 Mr. Mike Colomb Vice President, Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant P.O. Box 110 Lycoming, NY 13093 Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-220, 50-410, and 72-1036, License Nos. DPR-63 and NPF-69 Mr. Ken Langdon Vice President Nine Mile Point Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC P. O. Box 63 Lycoming, NY 13093 R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant Docket Nos. 50-244 and 72-67, License No. DPR-18 Mr. Joseph E. Pacher Vice President R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant 1503 Lake Road Ontario, NY 14519 San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Units 2 and 3 Docket Nos. 50-361, 50-362, and 72-41, License Nos. NPF-10 and NPF-15 Mr. Peter T. Dietrich Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Southern California Edison Company San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station P. O. Box 128 San Clemente, CA 92674-0128

Application Process for Requesting Commission Authorization to Use Section 161A Preemption Authority Recipients of EA-13-092 are within the interim class of facilities designated by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) as eligible to voluntarily apply for Commission authorization to use preemption authority under Section 161A of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2201a). Applications must be submitted to the NRC for review and approval under the provisions of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 50.90, Application for Amendment of License, Construction Permit, or Early Site Permit, or 10 CFR 70.34 Amendment of Licenses, and 10 CFR 72.56 Application for Amendment of License as appropriate, and will be reviewed and approved individually on a case-by-case basis.

If an application is approved by the Commission, permission to use Section 161A preemption authority will be granted under a confirmatory order and will permit the security personnel of the licensee granted such permission to possess and use weapons, devices, ammunition, or other firearms, notwithstanding local, State, and certain Federal firearms laws that may prohibit such possession and use. Licensees must receive permission from the NRC through a confirmatory order before they are authorized to use Section 161A preemption authority.

Licensees that choose to apply for Section 161A preemption authority must meet the following criteria: 1) the licensee must be in the class of facilities designated by the Commission in Attachment 1; 2) the licensee must employ covered weapons (as defined in the Guidelines on the Use of Firearms by Security Personnel in Protecting U.S. NRC-Regulated Facilities, Radioactive Material, and Other Property, (74 FR 46800; September 11, 2009) (Firearms Guidelines)) as part of its protective strategy; and 3) access to, or possession of, covered weapons must be necessary in the discharge of official duties by personnel assigned to the individual facility falling within the class of facilities designated by the Commission.

A single application should be submitted to the NRC in the form of a letter and, at a minimum, must contain the following:

  • name of the licensee
  • facility name
  • docket number and license number (to include Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation docket number, if applicable)
  • a statement that the licensee is applying for Commission authorization to use Section 161A preemption authority under 42 U.S.C. 2201a
  • a statement that the facility is within the interim class of facilities designated by the Commission as listed in Attachment 1 of this order

This description shall include: 1) the local, State, or Federal law (or implementing regulation) for which Section 161A preemption authority is being requested, and 2) a description of the types and calibers of weapons and ammunition feeding devices for which Section 161A preemption authority is necessary. This description must be sufficiently detailed for the NRC staff to conclude the following:

1. the licensee employs firearms or devices defined as covered weapons in accordance with the Firearms Guidelines, and are listed in Section 161A.b;
2. the identified covered weapons are used as part of the site protective strategy at a Commission-designated facility listed in Attachment 1;
3. possession, use, or access to the identified covered weapons is necessary in the discharge of official duties by security personnel who are engaged in protecting a Commission-designated facility listed in Attachment 1; and
4. other information provided by the licensee supports the need for Commission authorization consistent with the criteria in the AEA and Firearms Guidelines.
Process for Conducting Firearms Background Checks As required by Section 161A.c. of the Atomic Energy Act (AEA) of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2201a), any person who receives, possesses, transports, imports, or uses a weapon, ammunition, or a device under Section 161A.b. shall be subject to a background check by the Attorney General, based on fingerprints and including a background check under Section 103(b) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (Public Law 103-159; 18 U.S.C. 922 note) to determine whether the person is prohibited from possessing or receiving a firearm under Federal or State law.

All licensees within the designated class of facilities identified in Attachment 1 shall implement the following requirements and must notify the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in writing upon the satisfactory completion of a sufficient number of firearms background checks to staff the site security organization and continue the effective implementation of its physical protection program, specifically, its NRC-approved security plans, site protective strategy, and implementing procedures while meeting applicable fatigue requirements in Part 26 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Fitness for Duty Programs.

1. Within 30 days after the effective date of EA-13-092, the licensee of each facility listed in Attachment 1 shall begin submitting for firearms background checks, a hard copy Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Form FD-258, Fingerprint Card, for each member of the security organization whose official duties require, or will require, the possession, use, or access to any firearm.
2. Procedures for processing Form FD-258 for firearms background checks.
a. Affected licensees shall submit one completed, legible, standard fingerprint card (Form FD-258, ORIMDNRCOOOZ) for each member of the security organization who will receive, possess, transport, import, or use any firearm, weapon, ammunition, or a device.
b. Affected licensees shall submit each Form FD-258, using an appropriate method listed in 10 CFR 73.4, to the Director of the NRC's Division of Facilities and Security, Mail Stop: TWB-05B32M, marked for the attention of the Divisions Criminal History Program. Copies of these forms may be obtained by writing the Office of Information Services, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Attention:

Forms Manager, Washington, DC 20555-0001; by calling 630-829-9565; or by e-mail to forms@nrc.gov. The licensee shall establish procedures to ensure that the quality of the fingerprints taken results in minimizing the rejection rate of fingerprint cards due to illegible or incomplete cards.

c. The firearms background check requires both a fingerprint-based check and a name-based check through the FBI National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). Because of the nature of this interim process, a hard copy FD-258 must be completed and submitted to the NRC. A hard-copy FD-258 is necessary because the format of the electronic information exchange system does not support the transfer of all required information for processing through the FBI NICS database.
d. The following information fields specified on the FBI Form FD-258 shall be completely and accurately filled-in with appropriate identifying information.

Specifically, individuals must complete the following fields:

I. first name II. last name III. place of birth IV. gender V. date of birth VI. height VII. weight VIII. race: (choose one of the following codes) o American Indian or Alaska Native o Asian o Black or African-American o Hispanic or Latino o Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander o White IX. residence and employer addresses of person fingerprinted:

Complete mailing addresses of current residence and duty station are required. (NICS check includes query of State records for disqualifying information in both State of residence and State of duty station.)

o street number (Post Office box numbers cannot be accepted) o street name o city o State (required) o ZIP Code X. citizenship XI. reason fingerprinted Firearms Background Check (42 U.S.C. 2201a)

XII. social security number XIII. ORI Number: MDNRCNICZ

e. Fees for the processing of firearms background checks are due upon application.

Licensees shall submit payment with the Form FD-258 for the processing of firearms background checks through corporate check, certified check, cashier's check, money order, or electronic payment, made payable to U.S. NRC. (For guidance on making electronic payments, contact the Facility and Security Branch, Division of Facilities and Security, at 301-492-3531). Combined payment for multiple applications is acceptable. The application fee is the sum of the user fee charged by the FBI for each firearms background check or other fingerprint record submitted by the NRC on behalf of a licensee, and an administrative processing fee assessed by the NRC. The NRC processing fee covers administrative costs associated with NRC handling of licensee Form FD-258 submissions. The NRC publishes the amount of the firearms background check application fee on the NRCs public Web site. (To find the current fee amount, go to the Electronic Submittals page at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html and see the link for the Criminal History Program under Electronic Submission Systems.) The NRC will forward to the submitting licensee all data received from the FBI as a result of the licensee's application(s) for firearms background checks, to include the FBI fingerprint record.

f. Right to correct and complete information. Before making any final adverse determination, the licensee shall make available to the individual the contents of records obtained from the FBI for the purpose of assuring correct and complete information. Confirmation of receipt by the individual of this notification must be maintained by the licensee for a period of 5 years from the date of the notification. If after reviewing the record, an individual believes that it is incorrect or incomplete in any respect and wishes changes, corrections, or updating (of the alleged deficiency), or to explain any matter in the record, the individual may initiate challenge procedures. These procedures include direct application by the individual challenging the record to the agency (i.e., law enforcement agency) that contributed the questioned information or direct challenge as to the accuracy or completeness of any entry on the criminal history record to the Assistant Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation Identification Division, Washington, DC 20537-9700 as set forth in 28 CFR 16.30, Purpose and Scope, through 16.34, Procedure to Obtain Change, Correction or Updating of Identification Records. In the latter case, the FBI then forwards the challenge to the agency that submitted the data requesting that agency to verify or correct the challenged entry. Upon receipt of an official communication directly from the agency that contributed the original information, the FBI Identification Division makes any changes necessary in accordance with the information supplied by that agency.

Licensees must provide at least 10 days for an individual to initiate action to challenge the results of an FBI criminal history records check after the record being made available for his/her review. The licensee may make a final adverse determination based upon the criminal history record, if applicable, only upon receipt of the FBIs confirmation or correction of the record.

3. The licensee shall retain a copy of all information submitted and received for firearms background checks for a minimum of 5 years after the information is superseded through periodic reinvestigation or the termination of an individuals access to firearms.
4. By 180 days after the effective date of EA-13-092, the licensee shall remove from any current armed duties, any individual who has not completed a satisfactory firearms background check. Additionally, no later than 180 days after the effective date of EA 092, licensees at the designated facilities listed in Attachment 1 shall not assign any individual to any armed duties unless the individual has completed a satisfactory firearms background check. A satisfactory firearms background check means a proceed response has been received by the licensee, from the FBI, through the NRC.
5. During the 180-day transition period after the effective date of EA-13-092, individuals who receive a delayed response from the FBI to their firearms background check may continue to have access to standard weapons as defined in the Guidelines on the Use of Firearms by Security Personnel in Protecting U.S. NRC-Regulated Facilities, Radioactive Material, and Other Property (74 FR 46800) dated September 11, 2009 (Firearms Guidelines) as part of their official duties not to exceed midnight of the 180th day.
6. Consistent with the NRC-approved security plans, the licensee shall remove from armed duties, without delay, any individual who has received a denied response from the FBI.
7. Licensees may return an individual to armed duties if the individual receives a proceed response from the FBI, subsequent to receiving a delayed or denied response.
8. The licensee shall provide instructions to all personnel subject to a firearms background check for appealing delayed or denied responses. An individual security officer is responsible for appealing a denied response or resolving a delayed response directly with the FBI.
9. The licensee shall revise its site training and qualification program, as needed, to provide each individual with instructions on identifying events or status that would disqualify the individual from possession or use of firearms and the continuing responsibility of each individual to promptly notify the licensee of the occurrence of any such event or status.
10. Individuals who require access to firearms shall notify the licensees security management within 3 working days of the occurrence or existence of any disqualifying event or status. Disqualifying events or status are discussed in 27 CFR 478.32, Prohibited Shipment, Transportation, Possession, or Receipt of Firearms and Ammunition by Certain Persons, the Gun Control Act of 1968 (18 U.S.C. 922(g) and (n)), and any applicable State laws.
11. The licensee shall remove from armed duties, without delay, any individual for whom disqualifying information has become known or where a satisfactory firearms background check re-investigation has not been completed. When the individual is on duty at the time disqualifying information is received, the term without delay means that the licensee shall, beginning at the time of notification, remove the individual from armed duties and reconstitute the minimum staffing level within the timeframe specified for reconstitution of the minimum staffing levels described in the NRC-approved security plans and applicable 10 CFR Part 73, Physical Protection of Plants and Materials, requirements, or sooner if practicable.
12. The licensee shall subject all individuals who require access to firearms as part of their official duties to a periodic firearms background check re-investigation at least once every 5 years, following the initial or most recent satisfactory firearms background check.

Licensees may conduct periodic firearms background checks at a period shorter than 5 years, at their discretion. Re-investigations shall be satisfactorily completed within the same calendar month as the initial or most recent firearms background check, with an allowance to midnight of the last day of the month of expiration. The licensee may continue the individuals access to firearms pending completion of the re-investigation, not to exceed midnight of the last day of the month of expiration.

13. The licensee shall complete a new firearms background check or reinvestigation for individuals who have:
a. Had a break in employment of greater than 7 consecutive calendar days (1 week) with the licensee or the licensees security contractor. Temporary active duty in the military Reserves or National Guard is not considered to be a break in employment for the purpose of this Order and the required firearms background check.
b. Transferred to the employment of the licensee or the licensees security contractor.

A satisfactorily completed firearms background check performed by a previous employer or completed for employment within a State other than the State in which the individual will be performing armed duties, is not transferable.

14. The licensee shall notify the NRC Headquarters Operations Center by telephone within 72 hours8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br /> after removing an individual from armed duties as a result of the discovery of any disqualifying status or event. Applicable telephone numbers are specified in Appendix A, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Offices and Classified Mailing Addresses, to 10 CFR Part 73. Notification timeliness shall commence from time of discovery by the licensee or the time of reporting by the individual security officer. The licensee is not required to notify the NRC if the individual security officer has disclosed the disqualifying event or status to the licensee as specified in Appendix B.4, Weapons Qualification and Requalification Program, to 10 CFR Part 73.
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