[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
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[CITE: 10CFR25.35]

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                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
PART 25--ACCESS AUTHORIZATION FOR LICENSEE PERSONNEL--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 25.35  Classified visits.

    (a) The number of classified visits must be held to a minimum. The 
licensee, certificate holder, or other facility shall determine that the 
visit is

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necessary and that the purpose of the visit cannot be achieved without 
access to, or disclosure of, classified information. All classified 
visits require advanced notification to, and approval of, the 
organization to be visited. In urgent cases, visit information may be 
furnished by telephone and confirmed in writing.
    (b) Representatives of the Federal Government, when acting in their 
official capacities as inspectors, investigators, or auditors, may visit 
a licensee, certificate holder, or other facility without furnishing 
advanced notification, provided these representatives present 
appropriate Government credentials upon arrival. Normally, however, 
Federal representatives will provide advance notification in the form of 
an NRC Form 277, ``Request for Visit or Access Approval,'' with the 
``need-to-know'' certified by the appropriate NRC office exercising 
licensing or regulatory authority and verification of an NRC access 
authorization by the Division of Facilities and Security.
    (c) The licensee, certificate holder, or others shall include the 
following information on all Visit Authorization Letters (VAL) which 
they prepare.
    (1) Visitor's name, address, and telephone number and certification 
of the level of the facility security clearance;
    (2) Name, date and place of birth, and citizenship of the individual 
intending to visit;
    (3) Certification of the proposed visitor's personnel clearance and 
any special access authorizations required for the visit;
    (4) Name of person(s) to be visited;
    (5) Purpose and sufficient justification for the visit to allow for 
a determination of the necessity of the visit; and
    (6) Date or period during which the VAL is to be valid.
    (d) Classified visits may be arranged for a 12 month period. The 
requesting facility shall notify all places honoring these visit 
arrangements of any change in the individual's status that will cause 
the visit request to be canceled before its normal termination date.
    (e) The responsibility for determining need-to-know in connection 
with a classified visit rests with the individual who will disclose 
classified information during the visit. The licensee, certificate 
holder or other facility shall establish procedures to ensure positive 
identification of visitors before the disclosure of any classified 
information.

[62 FR 17689, Apr. 11, 1997, as amended at 64 FR 15649, Apr. 1, 1999]

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