Facility Clearance definition

Facility Clearance means an administrative determination that a facility is eligible to access, produce, use or store classified information, or special nuclear material. A Facility Clearance is based upon a determination that satisfactory safeguards and security measures are carried out for the activities being performed at the facility. It is DOE policy that all Contractors or Subcontractors requiring access authorizations be processed for a Facility Clearance at the level appropriate to the activities being performed under the contract. Approval for a Facility Clearance shall be based upon:
Facility Clearance means an administrative determination by the cognizant security agency that a facility is eligible to access, produce, use or store classified information or classified matter. A Facility Clearance is based upon a determination that satisfactory safeguards and security measures are carried out for the activities being performed at the facility. Approval for a Facility Clearance shall be based upon-- (1) A favorable FOCI determination based upon the Contractor's response to the ten questions in Standard Form 328 and any required, supporting data provided by Recipient; (2) Approved safeguards and security plans which describe protective measures appropriate to the activities being performed at the facility; (3) An established Reporting Identification Symbol code for the Nuclear Materials Management and Safeguards Reporting System if access to nuclear materials is involved; (4) A survey conducted no more than 6 months before the Facility Clearance date, with a composite facility rating of satisfactory, if the facility is to possess classified matter at its location; (5) Appointment of a Facility Security Officer, who must possess or be in the process of obtaining an access authorization equivalent to the Facility Clearance; and, if applicable, appointment of a Materials Control and Accountability Representative; and (6) Access authorizations for key management personnel which will be determined on a case-by-case basis, and equivalent to the level of the Facility Clearance.
Facility Clearance means an administrative determination that a facility is eligible to access, produce, use or store classified information, or special nuclear material. A Facility Clearance is based upon a determination that satisfactory safeguards and security measures are carried out for the activities being performed at the facility. It is DOE policy that all Contractors or Subcontractors requiring access authorizations be processed for a Facility Clearance at the level appropriate to the activities being performed under the contract. Approval for a Facility Clearance shall be based upon: 1. A favorable foreign ownership, control, or influence (FOCI) determination based upon the Contractor’s response to the ten questions in Standard Form 328 and any required, supporting data provided by the Contractor; 2. A contract or proposed contract containing the appropriate security clauses; 3. Approved safeguards and security plans which describe protective measures appropriate to the activities being performed at the facility; 4. An established Reporting Identification Symbol code for the Nuclear Materials Management and Safeguards Reporting System if access to nuclear materials is involved; 5. A survey conducted no more than 6 months before the Facility Clearance date, with a composite facility rating of satisfactory, if the facility is to possess classified matter or special nuclear material at its location; 6. Appointment of a Facility Security Officer, who must possess or be in the process of obtaining an access authorization equivalent to the Facility Clearance; and, if applicable, appointment of a Materials Control and Accountability Representative; and 7. Access authorizations for key management personnel who will be determined on a case-by-case basis, and who possess or are in the process of obtaining access authorizations equivalent to the level of the Facility Clearance.

Examples of Facility Clearance in a sentence

  • The Target Companies possess a Facility Clearance for each facility at which classified information is possessed, stored, or retained, and its officers, directors, and employees hold all Personnel Security Clearances reasonably necessary to perform the Government Contracts.


More Definitions of Facility Clearance

Facility Clearance has the meaning ascribed to such term at 32 C.F.R. § 117.3(b).
Facility Clearance has the meaning ascribed in the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual, DoD 5220.22-M (May 18, 2016) at pp. C-3 to C-4.
Facility Clearance means a “FCL” as defined in the National Industry Security Program Operating Manual (“NISPOM”) at 32 CFR Part 117.3(a).
Facility Clearance has the meaning ascribed to such term in NISPOM at Chapter 2, Section 1.
Facility Clearance is an administrative determination that a facility is eligible for access to classified information or special nuclear materials. A Facility Clearance shall be based upon a determination that satisfactory safeguards and security measures are afforded the activities being performed at the facility. It is DOE policy that all Parties requiring access to classified information or special nuclear material be processed for a Facility Clearance at the level appropriate to the activities being performed at the facility. Approval for a Facility Clearance shall be based upon: (1) A Favorable foreign ownership, control, or influence (FOCI) determination. This determination will be based upon the Participant’s response to the questions in FOCI Certification and any supporting data provided by the Participant. Prior to execution of the CRADA, the DOE must determine that execution of a CRADA with the Participant will not pose an undue risk to the common defense and security as a result of it’s access to classified information or special nuclear material in the performance of the CRADA. The Contracting Officer may require the Participant to submit such additional information as deemed pertinent to this determination. (2) A CRADA containing the appropriate security clauses. (3) Approved safeguards and security plans which describe protective measures appropriate to the classified activities being performed at the facility. (4) If access to nuclear materials is involved, an established Reporting Identification Symbol code for the Nuclear Materials Management and Safeguards Reporting System. (5) For a facility to possess classified matter or special nuclear material at its location, a survey conducted no more than 6 months before the facility clearance date, with a composite facility rating of satisfactory. (6) Appointment of a Facility Security Officer, and, if applicable, a Materials Control and Accountability Representative. The Facility Security Officer must possess an access authorization equivalent to the Facility Clearance. (7) Access authorizations for key management personnel. Key management personnel, who will be determined on a case-by-case basis, must possess access authorizations equivalent to the level of the Facility Clearance.
Facility Clearance has the meaning set forth in 32 C.F.R. § 117.3 (the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual).
Facility Clearance means an administrative determination that a facility is eligible to access, produce,