---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 C.F.R. § 473.23"
title: "10"
number: "473.23"
heading: "Interagency review panel."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/10/473.23"
---

# §473.23. Interagency review panel.

- (a) The interagency review panel shall consist of—
  - (1) A head designated by the Federal agency that employs the manager;
  - (2) A representative of the DOE if the manager is not an employee of the DOE; and
  - (3) A representative of any other Federal agency deemed appropriate by the Federal agency that employs the manager.
- (b) **The interagency review panel shall—**
  - (1) Review the research and development to be performed and consider the information presented by the applicant, in the case of a grant, cooperative agreement, or contract, and by any interested person who filed a statement of objection;
  - (2) Make a recommendation with a supporting statement of findings to the manager as to whether the research and development to be performed complies with the standards and criteria of [§ 473.30](/cfr/10/473.30.md); and
  - (3) **Operate by majority vote with the head of the panel casting the decisive vote in the event of a tie.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Federal Energy Administration Act of 1978—Civilian Applications, Pub. L. 95-238; Department of Energy Organization Act, Pub. L. 95-91.

### Source

Source: 43 FR 55230, Nov. 24, 1978, unless otherwise noted.