PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT
NRC FORM 996
DIGITAL CREDENTIAL REQUEST - REGISTRATION INFORMATION

1.AUTHORITY: 5 U.S.C. 301; 42 U.S.C. 2165 and 2201(i); 44 U.S.C. 3501, 3504; Electronic Government Act of 2002, 44 U.S.C.chapter 36; Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12), Policy for a Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors, August 27, 2004; Executive Order(E.O.) 9397, as amended by E.O. 13478.

2. PRINCIPAL PURPOSE: Your fingerprints, photo image, and identity(I-9) documents are being collected as part of the NRC PIV enrollment and issuance process.

3. ROUTINE USES: The NRC may disclose information contained in the NRC-45 system of records without the consent of the subject individual if the disclosure is compatible with the purpose for which the record was collected under the routine uses listed in the System of Records Notice for the NRC 45 system, including, but not limited to, the following: To agency electronic credential program contractors to compile and maintain documentation on applicants for verifying applicants' identity and authority to access information system applications; to establish and maintain documentation on information sources for verifying applicants' identities; to ensure proper management, data accuracy, and evaluation of the system; to Federal authorities to determine the validity of subscriber digital certificates and other identity attributes; to the National Archives and Records Administration(NARA) for records management purposes; to a public data repository(only name, e-mail address, organization, and public key) to facilitate secure communications using digital certificates; to a Federal, State, local or foreign agency that has authority to investigate, enforce, implement or prosecute laws if the record in question indicates a violation of such laws, or for civil or criminal law or regulatory enforcement purposes to another agency in response to a written request from that agency’s head or an official who has been delegated such authority; to a Federal, State, local, or foreign agency requesting a record that is relevant and necessary to its decision on a matter of hiring or retaining an employee, issuing a security clearance, reporting an investigation of an employee, letting a contract, or issuing a license, grant, or other benefit; in the course of discovery; in presenting evidence to a court, magistrate, administrative tribunal, or grand jury or pursuant to a qualifying order from any of those; in alternative dispute resolution proceedings, such as arbitration or mediation; or in the course of settlement negotiations; to a Congressional office from the record of an individual in response to an inquiry from the Congressional office made at the request of that individual; to NRC-paid experts or consultants, and those under contract with the NRC on a "need-to-know" basis for a purpose within the scope of the pertinent NRC task.For full details on the routine uses applicable to the NRC-45 system of records, please see the most recent Federal Register publication of the NRC’s System of Records Notice for the system, which can be accessed from the agency’s public web site at: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/foia/privacy-systems.html.

4. WHETHER DISCLOSURE IS MANDATORY OR VOLUNTARY AND EFFECT ON INDIVIDUAL OF NOT PROVIDING INFORMATION: Disclosure is voluntary.However, if the requested information is not provided, an identification badge and/or access to NRC information and spaces may be denied.The social security number (SSN) is used to accurately maintain an individual’s records.

5. SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: Director, Solutions Development and Operations Divisions, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.