DOE Security Boundary Notice - Oak Ridge

Regs.gov: Department of Energy

Published March 12th, 2026

Detected March 19th, 2026

Summary

The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a notice establishing a security boundary at the 301 Laboratory Road facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. This notice prohibits unauthorized entry and the introduction of weapons or dangerous materials onto the designated property.

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The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a notice establishing a new security boundary at its 301 Laboratory Road facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. This action, taken under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, prohibits unauthorized entry and the introduction of weapons or dangerous materials onto approximately 0.744 acres of the facility. The notice references a 1963 DOE regulation on trespassing and provides specific parcel and plat details for the designated area.

This notice serves to inform the public and relevant parties of the restricted access to this specific DOE installation. While no immediate compliance actions are required for external entities beyond respecting the established boundary, awareness of this designation is important for anyone interacting with or near the facility. The notice does not specify penalties for violations but refers to existing regulations regarding trespassing on DOE property.

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ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, as
implemented by DOE's regulations regarding Trespassing on Department of Energy Property which published in the
Federal Register
(FR) on August 26, 1963, prohibits the unauthorized entry, and the unauthorized introduction of weapons or dangerous materials,
into or upon the following described facilities of Office of Environmental Management, of the United States Department of
Energy.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Matthew Reardon, Real Estate Contracting Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 550 Main Street, Room 7-010, Cincinnati,
Ohio 45202, Email: matthew.reardon@)emcbc.doe.gov; Telephone: (573) 744-2143.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The following declarations are made:

The U.S. Department of Energy installation known as 301 Laboratory Road, Oak Ridge TN is located in the Second Civil District
of Anderson County, Tennessee, within the corporate limits of the city of Oak Ridge Designated as all of Parcel 412.01, Block
19-CE, as shown on a plat entitled “Final Plat, Resubdivision of Parcels 412.01, 412.02, 412.03 and 412.04, Blocks 19-CD and
19-CE,” prepared by Urban Engineering, Inc., Knoxville, Tennessee, dated June 1, 1984, last revised May 23, 1990 and recorded
May 23, 1990 in Plat Cabinet 4, envelope 83-A in the Register's Office for Anderson County, Tennessee to which plat reference
is here made for a more complete description. The proposed 301 Laboratory Road, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 229 Security Boundary
contains one area which totals 0.744 acres. This security boundary is designated pursuant to Section 229 of the Atomic Energy
Act of 1954.

Signing Authority

This document of the Department of Energy was signed on March 10, 2026, by Timothy J. Walsh, Assistant Secretary for Environmental
Management, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document with the original signature and date
is maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register,
the undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the document in electronic format
for publication, as an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no way alters the legal
effect of this document upon publication in the
Federal Register
.

Signed in Washington, DC, on March 11, 2026. Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy. [FR Doc. 2026-04925 Filed 3-12-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P