Pathogens and Permafrost Workshop

Please review the following and email cammie.storey@pnnl.gov with the information needed to complete your badge request.

Do you have a DOE-issued HSPD-12 credential (PIV badge) denoting a Q or L clearance?

• If yes, please fill out the Visitor Badge Request Form with your first, middle, and last name as it appears on your government-issued ID (e.g., driver’s license or passport). This form should be completed BEFORE 10-23-23.
  Note that we do not store your personal information and it will be protected per government standards.

• If no, there will be two steps required to have your organization pass your clearance to PNNL, along with information required to submit a visitor badge for your time with us.

These steps are as follows:

Visitors without an HSPD-12 credential (PIV badge):

Step One: Clearance Transfer

Please contact your Visitor Control Office and request to pass your clearance to PNNL’s Personnel Security Office via email (classified.visitor.control@pnnl.gov) or fax to (509) 371-7310. This should be COMPLETED by 10-23-23.

Clearances must be passed on a DOE 5631.20 form, company letterhead, or a form specific to your agency/organization.
To be accepted, clearance forms MUST include:

• Identification: Full Legal Name, SSN, DOB, POB, Citizenship

• Clearance:, type/level of information to be accessed (S, S/NSI, S/RD, TS, TS/NSI, TS/RD), investigation type/agency, investigation date

• Business-related need for access: Purpose of visit

If you hold a clearance from the Department of Defense (DoD) your clearance will need to be passed via fax or email, or DoDSAFE.
*PNNL does not have access to JPAS or DISS systems at the collateral level and cannot utilize SMO codes.
*Other high-side systems are not accessible at the collateral level.

Visit date(s): November 2-3, 2023

Host/Technical Point(s) of Contact: Name of the PNNL staff member you intend to visit (your host)

Security Point(s) of Contact: Name, phone/fax or email, and signature


*If you anticipate making multiple visits to PNNL within the next 364 days, your Visitor Control office may submit the Visit Access Request (VAR) as a permanent certification (perm cert).
You will not need to pass your clearance again for additional visits within the certified date range.

Step Two: PNNL Visitor Site Badge

Staff members and visitors are required to wear badges when conducting business on the PNNL campus.
This is in addition to the clearance transfer process. 

This badge form may ask for personal information such as date of birth, social security number, DOE clearance, etc.

If you prefer not to provide this information through email, please call 509-371-6167.

All visitors to PNNL must present sufficient documentation of current government-issued identification.

SCI Access Authorizations

If you require access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) during your visit to PNNL, your host named above must coordinate with the PNNL Special Security Office.
SCI access authorizations are validated by the Special Security Office via your name and social security number.

Medical Devices with Bluetooth Capability

Medical devices with Bluetooth capability, e.g., hearing aids, glucose monitors, inhalers, are not permitted in secure or classified conference rooms without prior approval.
Please reply to me with the following as soon as possible and in advance of your visit:

• Type of device
• Manufacturer
• Model number
• Serial number
• FCC ID

Contacts

Main point of contact: Jill Brandenberger

For other questions related to your credential or clearance transfers, please contact:

Heidi Ruff, Classified Visitor Control - Personnel Security

Unclassified Phone: (509) 371-6567
Unclassified Fax: (509) 371-7310
Unclassified Email: classified.visitor.control@pnnl.gov
Address: PO Box 999, MSIN J2-35, Richland, WA 99352

Alternate: Shareé Fitzgerald, Personnel Security - (509) 371-7028
PNNL Personnel Security Hotline - (509) 375-3669
PNNL Special Security Office, or Selina Troxel, 509-372-4447.

Lurking in the Deep Freeze | Science.org

Toward a Permafrost Vulnerability Index for Critical Infrastructure, Community Resilience and National Security | Geographies

Permafrost Thawing and The Risk of Emerging Infections | Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative 

Time-Travelling Pathogens and Their Risk to Ecological Communities | PLOS Computational Biology

Understanding and Responding to Global Health Security Risks from Microbial Threats in the Arctic : Proceedings of a Workshop | National Academies Press

The workshop will take place at 1100 Dexter Ave N, Ste 500, Seattle, WA.

Listed below are several hotels nearby.

• .2 miles - Courtyard by Marriott Seattle Downtown/Lake Union - (206) 213-0100
• .6 miles - Hampton Inn & Suites Seattle-Downtown - (206) 282-7700
• .6 miles  - Four Points by Sheraton Downtown Seattle Center - (206) 282-2600
• .6 miles  - Staybridge Suites Seattle Downtown - Lake Union - (206) 596-2301
• .6 miles  - Residence Inn by Marriott Downtown/Lake Union - (206) 624-6000
• .7 miles  - Even Hotel Seattle Downtown - Lake Union - (206) 596-2302
• .7 miles  - Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Seattle Downtown - (206) 443-2012

One can travel to the workshop through light rail or bus. 

See https://www.soundtransit.org/tripplanner to plan your trip.

From I-5 North or South

• Take the Mercer Street Exit
• Drive on Mercer Street to Dexter Ave N
• Turn Right Onto Dexter Ave N
• 1100 Dexter Ave N will be on the right

From 99 North

•  Heading north on Aurora (Highway 99), make a right onto Aloha Street
• Turn left onto Dexter; the Building will be on your right.

From 99 South

• Heading south on Aurora (highway 99), take the Dexter Way North exit, which is the second exit after the Aurora Bridge.
• Dexter Way N curves beneath Highway 99 and comes to Dexter Ave N.
• Turn right onto Dexter Ave N; the building will be on your left.