---identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s710.2"source: "ecfr"legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"title: "10 CFR § 710.2 - Scope."title_number: 10title_name: "Energy"section_number: "710.2"section_name: "Scope."chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"part_number: "710"part_name: "PROCEDURES FOR DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED MATTER AND SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL OR ELIGIBILITY TO HOLD A SENSITIVE POSITION"positive_law: falsecurrency: "2026-03-24"last_updated: "2026-03-24"format_version: "1.1.0"generator: "[email protected]"authority: "42 U.S.C. 2165, 2201, 5815, 7101, 7383h-l; 50 U.S.C. 2401 E.O. 10865, 3 CFR 1959-1963 comp., p. 398, as amended, 3 CFR Chap. IV; E.O. 13526, 3 CFR 2010 Comp., pp. 298-327 (or successor orders); E.O. 12968, 3 CFR 1995 Comp., p. 391; E.O. 13467, 3 CFR 2008 Comp., p. 196."regulatory_source: "81 FR 71335, Oct. 17, 2016, unless otherwise noted."cfr_part: "710"---
Identifier
/us/cfr/t10/s710.2
Currency
2026-03-24
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-03-24
Chapter
Department of Energy
Authority
42 U.S.C. 2165, 2201, 5815, 7101, 7383h-l; 50 U.S.C. 2401 E.O. 10865, 3 CFR 1959-1963 comp., p. 398, as amended, 3 CFR Chap. IV; E.O. 13526, 3 CFR 2010 Comp., pp. 298-327 (or successor orders); E.O.... 42 U.S.C. 2165, 2201, 5815, 7101, 7383h-l; 50 U.S.C. 2401 E.O. 10865, 3 CFR 1959-1963 comp., p. 398, as amended, 3 CFR Chap. IV; E.O. 13526, 3 CFR 2010 Comp., pp. 298-327 (or successor orders); E.O. 12968, 3 CFR 1995 Comp., p. 391; E.O. 13467, 3 CFR 2008 Comp., p. 196.
# 710.2 Scope.(a) The procedures outlined in this part apply to determinations of eligibility for access authorization or eligibility to hold a sensitive position for:(1) Employees (including consultants) of, and applicants for employment with, contractors and agents of the DOE;(2) Access permittees of the DOE and their employees (including consultants) and applicants for employment;(3) Employees (including consultants) of, and applicants for employment with, the DOE; and(4) Other persons designated by the Secretary of Energy.(b) To the extent the procedures in this part apply to determinations of eligibility for access to classified information or special nuclear material, they shall also apply to determinations of eligibility to hold a sensitive position, except as specifically noted.[89 FR 59595, July 23, 2024]