---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 C.F.R. § 1.25"
title: "10"
number: "1.25"
heading: "Office of the Secretary of the Commission."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/10/1.25"
---

# §1.25. Office of the Secretary of the Commission.


The Office of the Secretary of the Commission—

- (a) Provides general management services to support the Commission and to implement Commission decisions; and advises and assists the Commission and staff on the planning, scheduling, and conduct of Commission business including preparation of internal procedures;
- (b) Prepares the Commission's meeting agenda;
- (c) Manages the Commission Staff Paper and COMSECY systems;
- (d) Receives, processes, and controls Commission mail, communications, and correspondence;
- (e) Maintains the Commission's official records and acts as Freedom of Information administrative coordinator for Commission records;
- (f) Codifies Commission decisions in memoranda directing staff action and monitors compliance;
- (g) Receives, processes, and controls motions and pleadings filed with the Commission; issues and serves adjudicatory orders on behalf of the Commission; receives and distributes public comments in rulemaking proceedings; issues proposed and final rules on behalf of the Commission; maintains the official adjudicatory and rulemaking dockets of the Commission; and exercises responsibilities delegated to the Secretary in 10 CFR [2.303](/cfr/10/2.303.md) and [2.346](/cfr/10/2.346.md);
- (h) Administers the NRC Historical Program;
- (i) Integrates office automation initiatives into the Commission's administrative system;
- (j) Functions as the NRC Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer; and
- (k) **Provides guidance and direction on the use of the NRC seal and flag.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[52 FR 31602, Aug. 21, 1987, as amended at 63 FR 15741, Apr. 1, 1998; 69 FR 2233, Jan. 14, 2004]

### Authority

Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 23, 25, 29, 161, 191 (42 U.S.C. 2033, 2035, 2039, 2201, 2241); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 203, 204, 205, 209 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5843, 5844, 5845, 5849); Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 552, 553); Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1980, 5 U.S.C. Appendix (Reorganization Plans).

### Source

Source: 52 FR 31602, Aug. 21, 1987, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[52 FR 31602, Aug. 21, 1987, as amended at 63 FR 15741, Apr. 1, 1998; 69 FR 2233, Jan. 14, 2004]