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        <RIN>3150-AF97</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>199810</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
        </PUBLICATION>
        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>3150</CODE>
            <NAME>Nuclear Regulatory Commission</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>NRC</ACRONYM>
        </AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>Conformance to National Policies for Access to and Protection of Classified Information</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations by conforming NRC regulations to national requirements for the protection of and access to classified National Security Information and Restricted Data, including revised personnel security due process procedures; a new requirement for a facility clearance for those licensees or others who require access to classified information at a facility other than their own; additional information on the scope and reporting requirements for the Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence (FOCI) program; a requirement for a foreign visitor control program; a change to the period between reinvestigations for "L" and "R" access authorizations from five years to ten years; a change in the investigative requirements for "Q", "L", "U", and "R" access authorizations; changes to the security classification markings to conform to Executive Order 12958; and greater specificity as to when particular reports are required. Also, the proposed rule would include administrative matters such as modified definitions to reflect a change in responsibility for certain decisions from the Executive Director for Operations to the Deputy Executive Director for Management Services and revisions to a number of definitions in all four parts to reflect a change in the name of the Division of Security to the Division of Facilities and Security. ^PAdditionally, the proposed rule republishes for additional public comment sections 25.15 and 95.35, which address the personnel security investigative requirements for access to Secret Restricted Data. These proposed changes were originally published as a proposed rulemaking on August 5, 1996 (61 FR 40555), and would have permitted access to most Secret Restricted Data, other than that defined as "Critical Secret Restricted Data" (that term is no longer used but the concept continues to be used for selected types of Secret Restricted Data) in the NISPOM and its supplement, with an "L" clearance based on a National Agency Check with Law and Credit investigation. This republication now provides interested parties an equal opportunity to address the issues and provide supporting rationale for their recommendations and comments.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>First Time Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>10 CFR 10</CFR>
            <CFR>10 CFR 11</CFR>
            <CFR>10 CFR 25</CFR>
            <CFR>10 CFR 95</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 2165</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 220</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 2273</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 5841</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>EO 12829</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>EO 12958</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>EO 10865</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/03/1998</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>63 FR 41206</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>10/29/1998</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>03/00/1999</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <PRINT_PAPER>NA</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>Not Collected</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <PROCUREMENT>Not Procurement Related</PROCUREMENT>
        <REINVENT_GOVT>No</REINVENT_GOVT>
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