[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 86 (Thursday, May 3, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 19575]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09349]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2018-0088]


Bi-Weekly Public Information Sessions; National Industrial 
Security Program Operations Manual Insider Threat Program and Security 
Executive Agent Directive 3

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff plans to 
hold a series of bi-weekly public meetings, to provide industry and 
affected individuals with the opportunity to interface with the NRC 
regarding the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual 
(NISPOM) Insider Threat Program (ITP) Change 2 and the Office of the 
Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) Security Executive Agent 
Directive 3 (SEAD 3) implementation requirements.

DATES: The upcoming bi-weekly public meetings will be held on the 
following dates: Wednesday, May 2, 2018; Wednesday, May 16, 2018; 
Wednesday, May 30, 2018; and Wednesday, June 13, 2018. See section II, 
``Public Meeting,'' of this document for more information.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2018-0088 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 website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0088. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301-287-
9127; 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 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]. The 
ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available 
in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in 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: Alicia Williamson, Office of Nuclear 
Security and Incident Response, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1878, email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    Executive Order 13587, ``Structural Reforms to Improve the Security 
of Classified Networks and the Responsible Sharing and Safeguarding of 
Classified Information,'' was adopted by the National Industrial 
Security Program (NISP) to cover all contractors and licensees who have 
exposure to classified information.\1\ Issued on May 18, 2016, the 
NISPOM Change 2 describes development and implementation of an ITP.\2\ 
The NRC licensees who hold a possessing or non-possessing facility 
clearance are covered under the NISPOM ITP.
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    \1\ Executive Order 13587, ``Structural Reforms to Improve the 
Security of Classified Networks and the Responsible Sharing and 
Safeguarding of Classified Information.'' Found at: (https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2011/10/07/executive-order-13587-structural-reforms-improve-security-classified-net).
    \2\ National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual 
(NISPOM). Found at: (http://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodm/522022M.pdf).
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    In December 2016, the ODNI issued SEAD 3, ``Reporting Requirements 
for Personnel with Access to Classified information or Hold a Sensitive 
Position,'' to executive branch agencies and covered individuals.\3\ 
These individuals include NRC employees, contractors, licensees, 
licensees' contractors, and other individuals whom NRC has granted 
national security clearances. The NRC staff previously held two public 
meetings on the NISPOM ITP and SEAD 3 requirements on February 21, 
2018, and March 12, 2018. The meeting summaries for each public meeting 
can be found in ADAMS under Accession Numbers ML18081A251 and 
ML18088A077, respectively.
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    \3\ Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) 
Security Executive Agent Directive 3 (SEAD 3). Found at: (https://www.dni.gov/files/NCSC/documents/Regulations/SEAD-3-Reporting-U.pdf).
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II. Public Meeting

    The ``Bi-Weekly NRC Public Information Sessions on Insider Threat 
Program and Security Executive Agent Directive 3,'' are Category 2 
meetings and will be bi-weekly held from Wednesday, May 16, 2018, until 
Wednesday, June13, 2018. The public is invited to participate in these 
meetings by discussing regulatory issues with the NRC at designated 
points identified on the agendas. Each session will occur from 2:30 
p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (EST). Interested stakeholders may participate by 
Webinar and teleconference. The webinar link is: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/194862901. The conference call number is 1-
877-620-1428, Passcode: 99851. The Webinar link and conference call 
number will remain the same for all meetings. Please check the NRC's 
Public Meeting website, https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg for updates or 
cancellations or contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 27th day of April, 2018.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Marissa Bailey,
Director, Division of Security Operations, Office of Nuclear Security 
and Incident Response.
[FR Doc. 2018-09349 Filed 5-2-18; 8:45 am]
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