10 C.F.R. § 1049.3
Definitions.
Cite as 10 C.F.R. § 1049.3 (2026)
(a)
Act
means sections 661 of the Department of Energy Organization Act, as amended, (42 U.S.C. 7270a).
(b)
Arrest
means an act resulting in the restriction of a person's movement, other than a brief consensual detention for purposes of questioning about a person's identity and requesting identification, accomplished by means of force or show of authority under circumstances that would lead a reasonable person to believe that he was not free to leave the presence of the officer.
(c)
Contractor
means a contractor or subcontractor at any tier.
(d)
Deadly force
means that force which a reasonable person would consider likely to cause death or serious bodily harm.
(e)
Protective Force Officer
means a person designated by DOE to carry firearms pursuant to section 661 of the Act.
(f)
SPR
means the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, its storage or related facilities, and real property subject to the jurisdiction or administration, or in the custody of the Department of Energy under part B of title I of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6231-6247).
(g)
Suspect
means a person who is subject to arrest by a Protective Force Officer as provided in these guidelines.
- Cross-references to the US Code
- 42:6231-624742:7270a