---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 C.F.R. § 712.12"
title: "10"
number: "712.12"
heading: "HRP implementation."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/10/712.12"
---

# §712.12. HRP implementation.

- (a) **The implementation of the HRP is the responsibility of the appropriate Manager or his or her designee.**
- (b) The HRP Management Official must prepare an HRP implementation plan and submit it to the applicable Manager for review and approval. The implementation plan must:
  - (1) Be reviewed and updated every 2 years;
  - (2) **Include the four annual components of the HRP process—** supervisory review, medical assessment, management evaluation (which includes random drug and alcohol testing), and a DOE personnel security determination; and
  - (3) Include the HRP instruction and education component described in [§ 712.17](/cfr/10/712.17.md) of this part.
- (c) **The Under Secretary for Nuclear Security, or his/her designee, must—**
  - (1) Provide advice and assistance to the Director, Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security regarding policies, standards, and guidance for all nuclear explosive duty requirements; and
  - (2) **Be responsible for implementation of all nuclear explosive duty safety requirements.**
- (d) The Director, Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security, or designee, is responsible for HRP policy and must:
  - (1) Ensure consistency of the HRP throughout the DOE and NNSA;
  - (2) Review and comment on all HRP implementation plans to ensure consistency with policy; and
  - (3) Provide policies and guidance, including instructional materials, to NNSA and non-NNSA field elements concerning the HRP, as appropriate.
- (e) **The Manager must—**
  - (1) Review and approve the HRP implementation plan for sites/facilities under their cognizance and forward the plan to the Director, Office of Corporate Security Strategy, or designee; and
  - (2) **Ensure that the HRP is implemented at the sites/facilities under their cognizance.**
- (f) **The HRP certifying official must—**
  - (1) Approve placement, certification, reinstatement, and recertification of individuals into HRP positions; for unresolved temporary removals, follow the process in [§ 712.19(f)](/cfr/10/712.19.md?p=f);
  - (2) Ensure that instructional requirements are implemented;
  - (3) Immediately notify (for the purpose of limiting access) the appropriate HRP management official of a personnel security action that results in the suspension of access authorization; and
  - (4) Ensure that the supervisory review, medical assessment, and management evaluation, including drug and alcohol testing, are conducted on an annual basis (not to exceed 12 months).
- (g) **Individuals assigned to HRP duties must—**
  - (1) Execute HRP releases, acknowledgments, and waivers to facilitate the collection and dissemination of information, the performance of drug and alcohol testing, and medical examinations;
  - (2) Notify the Designated Physician, the Designated Psychologist, or the SOMD immediately of a physical or mental condition requiring medication or treatment;
  - (3) Report any observed or reported behavior or condition of another HRP-certified individual that could indicate a reliability concern, including those behaviors and conditions listed in [§ 712.13(c)](/cfr/10/712.13.md?p=c), to a supervisor, the Designated Physician, the Designated Psychologist, the SOMD, or the HRP management official; and
  - (4) Report to a supervisor, the Designated Physician, the Designated Psychologist, the SOMD, or the HRP management official, any behavior or condition, including those listed in [§ 712.13(c)](/cfr/10/712.13.md?p=c), that may affect his or her ability to perform HRP duties.

## Notes

### Amendments

[83 FR 18200, Apr. 26, 2018, as amended at 88 FR 41292, June 26, 2023]

### Source

Source: 83 FR 18200, Apr. 26, 2018, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2165; 42 U.S.C. 2201; 42 U.S.C. 5814-5815; 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.; E.O. 10450, 3 CFR 1949-1953 Comp., p. 936, as amended; E.O. 10865, 3 CFR 1959-1963 Comp., p. 398, as amended; 3 CFR Chap. IV.

### Source

Source: 69 FR 3223, Jan. 23, 2004, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[83 FR 18200, Apr. 26, 2018, as amended at 88 FR 41292, June 26, 2023]