[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 19, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 69286-69287]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27140]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 95
[NRC-2011-0268]
RIN 3150-AJ07
Facility Security Clearance and Safeguarding of National Security
Information and Restricted Data
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Direct final rule; confirmation of effective date.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is confirming the
effective date of October 21, 2013, for the direct final rule that was
published in the Federal Register on August 7, 2013. This direct final
rule updated the NRC's regulations to standardize the frequency of
required security education training for employees of NRC licensees
possessing security clearances so that such training will be conducted
annually consistent with the objectives of Executive Order 13526,
Classified National Security Information. In addition, this direct
final rule allowed licensees flexibility in determining the means and
methods for providing this training, established uniformity in the
frequency of licensee security education and training programs, and
enhanced the protection of classified information.
DATES: The effective date of October 21, 2013, is confirmed for this
direct final rule.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2011-0268 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You
may access 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-2011-0268. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-287-
3422; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this document.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may access publicly available documents online in the NRC
Library 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].
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: Daniel W. Lenehan, Office of the
General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-3501; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 7, 2013 (78 FR 48037), the NRC
published a direct final rule that amended its regulations in Sec.
95.33 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The direct final
rule amendments required NRC licensees (or their designees) to conduct
classified
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information security refresher briefings for all cleared employees at
least annually and to provide derivative classification training for
employees authorized to apply derivative classifications before
exercising this authority and then at least once every 2 years
thereafter. This direct final rule also gave licensees flexibility in
determining the means and methods for providing this training. In the
direct final rule, the NRC stated that if any significant adverse
comments were received on the companion proposed rule by September 6,
2013 (78 FR 48076; August 7, 2013), a notice of timely withdrawal of
the direct final rule would be published in the Federal Register. A
significant adverse comment is one where a commenter explains why the
rule would be inappropriate, including challenges to its underlying
premise or approach, or would be ineffective, or unacceptable without a
change. The NRC did not receive any comments that warranted withdrawal
of the direct final rule. Therefore, this direct final rule was
effective as scheduled.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day of November 2013.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Cindy Bladey,
Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch, Office of
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-27140 Filed 11-18-13; 8:45 am]
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