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NRC RIN: 3150-AF97 Publication ID: Fall 1998 
Title: ●Conformance to National Policies for Access to and Protection of Classified Information 
Abstract: 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. 
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission(NRC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 10 CFR 10    10 CFR 11    10 CFR 25    10 CFR 95   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 2165    42 USC 220    42 USC 2273    42 USC 5841    EO 12829    EO 12958    EO 10865   
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  08/03/1998  63 FR 41206   
NPRM Comment Period End  10/29/1998    
Final Action  03/00/1999    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
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