82 FR 23849 - Memorandum of Understanding Between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 24, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 23849-23850] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-10641] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2017-0123] Memorandum of Understanding Between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Memorandum of understanding; issuance. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), dated March 21, 2017, between the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the NRC. The MOU establishes and coordinates the roles, responsibilities, and functions between the two agencies regarding the accomplishment of firearms background checks on armed security personnel of NRC licensees, pursuant to Section 161A of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (AEA). DATES: The final MOU is available as of May 24, 2017. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2017-0123 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may obtain publicly-available information related to this document using any of the following methods:Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2017-0123. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415- 3463; email: [email protected]. Address questions about this MOU to the individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and then select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to [email protected]. For the convenience of the reader, the ADAMS accession numbers are provided in a table in the ``Availability of Documents'' section of this document. NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Roundtree, Office of Administration; telephone: 301-415-7414, email: [email protected] or Philip Brochman, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response; telephone: 301-287-3691, email: [email protected]; U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Purpose This notice is to advise the public, NRC licensees, and other interested stakeholders of the issuance of an MOU between the FBI and the NRC regarding the accomplishment of firearms background checks on armed security personnel of NRC licensees, pursuant to Section 161A of the AEA, ``Use of Firearms by Security Personnel,'' (42 U.S.C. 2201a). This MOU is entitled ``Memorandum of Understanding on Implementation of Firearms Background Check Provisions Under Section 161A of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, Revision 0.'' Under Section 161A of the AEA and Revision 1 to the Firearms Guidelines, security personnel whose official duties require access to covered weapons and who are engaged in the protection of Commission- designated facilities, radioactive material, or other property owned or operated by an NRC licensee shall be subject to a firearms background check. Revision 1 to the Firearms Guidelines was published by [[Page 23850]] the NRC, with the approval of the U.S. Attorney General, on June 25, 2014 (79 FR 36100). The Firearms Guidelines provide direction to three Federal agencies (FBI, NRC, and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives) on the implementation of Section 161A of the AEA. II. Relationship to Previous MOUs This MOU addresses issues separate from two previous MOUs between the FBI and the NRC regarding ``Cooperation Regarding Threat, Theft, or Sabotage in U.S. Nuclear Industry,'' dated December 20, 1979 (44 FR 75535); and ``Nuclear Threat Incidents Involving NRC-Licensed Facilities, Materials, and Activities,'' dated May 16, 2000 (65 FR 31197). This MOU also addresses issues separate from a previous MOU between the DOJ and the NRC regarding ``Coordination of Enforcement Activities and Exchange of Information Between the NRC and the Department of Justice,'' dated December 14, 1988 (53 FR 50317). III. Availability of Documents The documents identified in the following table are available to interested persons through one or more of the following methods, as indicated. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ADAMS accession No./Federal Document Register citation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Firearms Guidelines....................... 74 FR 46800; Sep 11, 2009. Firearms Guidelines, Revision 1........... 79 FR 36100; Jun 25, 2014. Memorandum of Understanding, Revision 0... ML16215A117. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17 day of May, 2017. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Sandra I. Schoenmann, Acting Director, Division of Facilities and Security, Office of Administration. [FR Doc. 2017-10641 Filed 5-23-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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Rockville, Maryland 20852, Attention: information that has been redacted from Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff. the application should contact the email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.
Participants filing adjudicatory applicant by telephoning Gregory G. Address questions about this MOU to
documents in this manner are DiCarlo, Vice President & General the individuals listed in the FOR
responsible for serving the document on Counsel, NorthStar Group Services, Inc., FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
all other participants. Filing is at 203–222–0584 x3051, for the purpose this document.
considered complete by first-class mail of negotiating a confidentiality • NRC’s Agencywide Documents
as of the time of deposit in the mail, or agreement or a proposed protective Access and Management System
by courier, express mail, or expedited order with the applicant. If no (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-
delivery service upon depositing the agreement can be reached, persons who available documents online in the
document with the provider of the desire access to this information may ADAMS Public Documents collection at
service. A presiding officer, having file a motion with the Secretary and http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
granted an exemption request from addressed to the Commission that adams.html. To begin the search, select
using E-Filing, may require a participant requests the issuance of a protective ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
or party to use E-Filing if the presiding order. select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
officer subsequently determines that the Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 19th day Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
reason for granting the exemption from of May, 2017. please contact the NRC’s Public
use of E-Filing no longer exists. Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Documents submitted in adjudicatory 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
proceedings will appear in the NRC’s Gregory F. Suber,
email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. For the
electronic hearing docket which is Acting Director, Division of
Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and
convenience of the reader, the ADAMS
available to the public at https:// accession numbers are provided in a
Waste Programs, Office of Nuclear Material
adams.nrc.gov/ehd, unless excluded table in the ‘‘Availability of Documents’’
Safety and Safeguards.
pursuant to an order of the Commission section of this document.
[FR Doc. 2017–10655 Filed 5–23–17; 8:45 am]
or the presiding officer. If you do not • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
have an NRC-issued digital ID certificate BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
purchase copies of public documents at
as described above, click cancel when the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
the link requests certificates and you White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
will be automatically directed to the NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
NRC’s electronic hearing dockets where
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
you will be able to access any publicly [NRC–2017–0123]
Amy Roundtree, Office of
available documents in a particular
Memorandum of Understanding Administration; telephone: 301–415–
hearing docket. Participants are
Between the Federal Bureau of 7414, email: Amy.Roundtree@nrc.gov or
requested not to include personal
Investigation and the U.S. Nuclear Philip Brochman, Office of Nuclear
privacy information, such as social
security numbers, home addresses, or Regulatory Commission Security and Incident Response;
personal phone numbers in their filings, telephone: 301–287–3691, email:
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Phil.Brochman@nrc.gov; U.S. Nuclear
unless an NRC regulation or other law
Commission. Regulatory Commission, Washington,
requires submission of such
information. For example, in some ACTION: Memorandum of understanding; DC 20555–0001.
instances, individuals provide home issuance. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
addresses in order to demonstrate SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory I. Purpose
proximity to a facility or site. With Commission (NRC) is issuing a
respect to copyrighted works, except for This notice is to advise the public,
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), NRC licensees, and other interested
limited excerpts that serve the purpose dated March 21, 2017, between the U.S.
of the adjudicatory filings and would stakeholders of the issuance of an MOU
Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal between the FBI and the NRC regarding
constitute a Fair Use application, Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the
participants are requested not to include the accomplishment of firearms
NRC. The MOU establishes and background checks on armed security
copyrighted materials in their coordinates the roles, responsibilities,
submission. personnel of NRC licensees, pursuant to
and functions between the two agencies Section 161A of the AEA, ‘‘Use of
The Commission will issue a notice or regarding the accomplishment of
order granting or denying a hearing Firearms by Security Personnel,’’ (42
firearms background checks on armed U.S.C. 2201a). This MOU is entitled
request or intervention petition, security personnel of NRC licensees,
designating the issues for any hearing ‘‘Memorandum of Understanding on
pursuant to Section 161A of the Atomic Implementation of Firearms Background
that will be held and designating the Energy Act of 1954, as amended (AEA).
Presiding Officer. A notice granting a Check Provisions Under Section 161A
DATES: The final MOU is available as of of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as
hearing will be published in the Federal
Register and served on the parties to the May 24, 2017. amended, Revision 0.’’
hearing. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID Under Section 161A of the AEA and
For further details with respect to this NRC–2017–0123 when contacting the Revision 1 to the Firearms Guidelines,
NRC about the availability of security personnel whose official duties
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
application, see the application dated
February 9, 2017 (ADAMS Accession information regarding this document. require access to covered weapons and
No. ML17045A140). You may obtain publicly-available who are engaged in the protection of
information related to this document Commission-designated facilities,
VI. Access to Sensitive Unclassified using any of the following methods: radioactive material, or other property
Non-Safeguards Information for • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to owned or operated by an NRC licensee
Contention Preparation http://www.regulations.gov and search shall be subject to a firearms
Any person who desires access to for Docket ID NRC–2017–0123. Address background check. Revision 1 to the
proprietary, confidential commercial questions about NRC dockets to Carol Firearms Guidelines was published by
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the NRC, with the approval of the U.S. invites public comment, and takes other statutory and regulatory requirements
Attorney General, on June 25, 2014 (79 administrative steps. include 39 U.S.C. 3632, 39 U.S.C. 3633,
FR 36100). The Firearms Guidelines DATES: Comments are due: May 26, 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and
provide direction to three Federal 2017. 39 CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comment
agencies (FBI, NRC, and the U.S. Bureau ADDRESSES: Submit comments
deadline(s) for each request appear in
of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and electronically via the Commission’s section II.
Explosives) on the implementation of Filing Online system at http:// II. Docketed Proceeding(s)
Section 161A of the AEA. www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit
1. Docket No(s).: CP2016–145; Filing
II. Relationship to Previous MOUs comments electronically should contact
Title: Notice of United States Postal
This MOU addresses issues separate the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
Service of Amendment to Priority Mail
from two previous MOUs between the INFORMATION CONTACT section by
Contract 204, with Portions Filed Under
FBI and the NRC regarding telephone for advice on filing
Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: May 18,
‘‘Cooperation Regarding Threat, Theft, alternatives.
2017; Filing Authority: 39 CFR 3015.5;
or Sabotage in U.S. Nuclear Industry,’’ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Public Representative: Curtis E. Kidd;
dated December 20, 1979 (44 FR 75535); David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at Comments Due: May 26, 2017.
and ‘‘Nuclear Threat Incidents Involving 202–789–6820. 2. Docket No(s).: MC2017–134 and
NRC-Licensed Facilities, Materials, and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CP2017–191; Filing Title: Request of the
Activities,’’ dated May 16, 2000 (65 FR United States Postal Service to Add
31197). This MOU also addresses issues Table of Contents
Priority Mail Contract 320 to
separate from a previous MOU between I. Introduction Competitive Product List and Notice of
the DOJ and the NRC regarding II. Docketed Proceeding(s) Filing (Under Seal) of Unredacted
‘‘Coordination of Enforcement Activities I. Introduction Governors’ Decision, Contract, and
and Exchange of Information Between Supporting Data; Filing Acceptance
the NRC and the Department of Justice,’’ The Commission gives notice that the
Date: May 18, 2017; Filing Authority: 39
dated December 14, 1988 (53 FR 50317). Postal Service filed request(s) for the
U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq.;
Commission to consider matters related
III. Availability of Documents Public Representative: Curtis E. Kidd;
to negotiated service agreement(s). The
Comments Due: May 26, 2017.
The documents identified in the request(s) may propose the addition or
3. Docket No(s).: MC2017–135 and
following table are available to removal of a negotiated service
CP2017–192; Filing Title: Request of the
interested persons through one or more agreement from the market dominant or
United States Postal Service to Add
of the following methods, as indicated. the competitive product list, or the
First-Class Package Service Contract 77
modification of an existing product
to Competitive Product List and Notice
ADAMS accession currently appearing on the market
Document No./Federal Register of Filing (Under Seal) of Unredacted
dominant or the competitive product
citation Governors’ Decision, Contract, and
list.
Supporting Data; Filing Acceptance
Section II identifies the docket
Firearms Guidelines .. 74 FR 46800; Sep Date: May 18, 2017; Filing Authority: 39
11, 2009. number(s) associated with each Postal
U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq.;
Firearms Guidelines, 79 FR 36100; Jun 25, Service request, the title of each Postal
Public Representative: Curtis E. Kidd;
Revision 1. 2014. Service request, the request’s acceptance
Comments Due: May 26, 2017.
Memorandum of Un- ML16215A117. date, and the authority cited by the
4. Docket No(s).: CP2017–193; Filing
derstanding, Revi- Postal Service for each request. For each
sion 0. Title: Notice of United States Postal
request, the Commission appoints an
Service of Filing a Functionally
officer of the Commission to represent
Equivalent Global Expedited Package
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17 day the interests of the general public in the
Services 7 Negotiated Service
of May, 2017. proceeding, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505
Agreement and Application for Non-
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. (Public Representative). Section II also
Public Treatment of Materials Filed
Sandra I. Schoenmann, establishes comment deadline(s)
Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date:
Acting Director, Division of Facilities and pertaining to each request.
The public portions of the Postal May 18, 2017; Filing Authority: 39 CFR
Security, Office of Administration. 3015.5; Public Representative: Curtis E.
[FR Doc. 2017–10641 Filed 5–23–17; 8:45 am]
Service’s request(s) can be accessed via
the Commission’s Web site (http:// Kidd; Comments Due: May 26, 2017.
BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
www.prc.gov). Non-public portions of This notice will be published in the
the Postal Service’s request(s), if any, Federal Register.
can be accessed through compliance Stacy L. Ruble,
POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION with the requirements of 39 CFR Secretary.
[Docket Nos. CP2016–145; MC2017–134 and 3007.40. [FR Doc. 2017–10654 Filed 5–23–17; 8:45 am]
CP2017–191; MC2017–135 and CP2017–192; The Commission invites comments on
BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P
CP2017–193] whether the Postal Service’s request(s)
in the captioned docket(s) are consistent
New Postal Products with the policies of title 39. For
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. request(s) that the Postal Service states POSTAL SERVICE
ACTION: Notice. concern market dominant product(s),
applicable statutory and regulatory Privacy Act of 1974; System of
SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3622, 39 Records
recent Postal Service filing for the U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3010, and 39 AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.
Commission’s consideration concerning CFR part 3020, subpart B. For request(s)
ACTION: Notice of modification to
negotiated service agreements. This that the Postal Service states concern
existing systems of records.
notice informs the public of the filing, competitive product(s), applicable
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| Action | Memorandum of understanding; issuance. | |
| Dates | The final MOU is available as of May 24, 2017. | |
| Contact | Amy Roundtree, Office of Administration; telephone: 301-415-7414, email: [email protected] or Philip Brochman, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response; telephone: 301-287-3691, email: [email protected]; U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 23849 |
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