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DOE/NNSA RIN: 1994-AA03 Publication ID: Fall 2014 
Title: Arrest Authority for Protective Force Officers 
Abstract: NNSA Protective Force Officers (PFO) are granted arrest authority in section 161 (k) of the Atomic Energy Act (AEA), codified at 42 U.S.C. section 2201(k). The DOE regulations that implement this CFR section of the AEA are contained in 10 CFR 1047. Included in these regulations, at 10 CFR 1047.4, is a listing of a small subset of federal crimes for which PFOs have arrest authority. The language of section 161(k) grants the Secretary the ability to modify the list of arrestable offenses included in 10 CFR 1047.4. This list of offenses has not been amended since July of 1985. Since that time, the climate in which NNSA operates has significantly changed due to the events of September 11, 2001. It is critical that NNSA amend its regulations to adapt its operations to capture advantages learned from overseas, at other DOE/NNSA facilities, and through internal testing so that it can complete its mission of transporting nuclear weapons, nuclear weapons components and special nuclear material safely and securely. There are no additional costs to DOE/NNSA, businesses or other governmental entities anticipated with making these revisions to 10 CFR 1047.4. 
Agency: Department of Energy(DOE)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 10 CFR 1047.4   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201(k)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Action  12/00/2014 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Clyde W. DeMersseman
Attorney, NA-156
Department of Energy
National Nuclear Security Agency
DOE/NNSA/OST, P.O. Box 5400,
Albuquerque, NM 87185
Phone:505 845-5928
Email: clyde.demersseman.@nnsa.doe.gov