---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 C.F.R. § 727.6"
title: "10"
number: "727.6"
heading: "What are the obligations of a DOE contractor?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/10/727.6"
---

# §727.6. What are the obligations of a DOE contractor?

- (a) A DOE contractor must ensure that neither its employees nor the employees of any of its subcontractors has access to information on a DOE computer unless the DOE contractor has obtained a written acknowledgment and consent by each contractor or subcontractor employee that complies with the requirements of [§ 727.5](/cfr/10/727.5.md) of this part.
- (b) A DOE contractor must maintain a file of original written acknowledgments and consents executed by its employees and all subcontractors employees that comply with the requirements of [§ 727.5](/cfr/10/727.5.md) of this part.
- (c) Upon demand by the cognizant DOE contracting officer, a DOE contractor must provide an opportunity for a DOE official to inspect the file compiled under this section and to copy any portion of the file.
- (d) If a DOE contractor violates the requirements of this section with regard to a DOE computer with Restricted Data or other classified information, then the DOE contractor may be assessed a civil penalty or a reduction in fee pursuant to section 234B of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ([42 U.S.C. 2282b](/usc/42/2282b.md)).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7101, et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 2011, et. seq.; 50 U.S.C. 2425, 2483; E.O. No. 12958, 60 FR 19825, 3 CFR, 1995 Comp., p. 333; and E.O. 12968, 60 FR 40245, 3 CFR, 1995 Comp., p. 391.

### Source

Source: 71 FR 40884, July 19, 2006, unless otherwise noted.