§ 1017.8 - Security Officer responsibilities.

(a) The Executive Director shall appoint a Security Officer.

(b) The Security Officer shall be responsible for the following:

(1) Ensuring that appropriate investigations required in § 1017.28 are conducted for the AEDHS, the DCO, DCOA and also for employees to whom access to CBI is provided in accordance with these procedures;

(2) Maintaining a file of signed Confidentiality Agreements (appendix I) which must be executed by all employees who are granted access to CBI;

(3) Conducting periodic physical security surveys to ensure compliance with these procedures;

(4) Investigating any alleged or suspected wrongful disclosure of CBI and furnishing the results of the investigation to the DCO, AEDHS, and the Associate Executive Director for Administration (AEDAD) for any appropriate action.

(5) Investigating any alleged or suspected violation of these procedures by an employee and furnishing the results to the DCO, AEDHS, and AEDAD for any appropriate action;

(6) Investigating any alleged or suspected violations of contract or subcontract security procedures and reporting the results to the DCO and AEDHS for any appropriate action.

(7) Administering, witnessing, and maintaining the Confidentiality Agreement for CPSC Employee Upon Termination or Transfer (appendix II) for each employee who has had access to CBI and is transferring from or terminating his/her employment with the Commission;

(8) Accompany personnel from EPA Security Management Support Division to conduct periodic inspection of contractor or subcontractor facilities to determine compliance with required security procedures.

(c) The Security Officer will have access to CBI only to the extent necessary to fulfill the responsibilities set forth above.