§7.11. The Designated Federal Officer.
10 C.F.R. § 7.11
The Chairman of the Commission or designee shall appoint a Designated Federal Officer or alternate Designated Federal Officer for each NRC advisory committee. The individual holding either position must be employed by the Federal Government on either a full-time or a permanent part-time basis.
All meetings of an NRC advisory committee must be convened or approved by the committee's Designated Federal Officer or alternate, and the agenda for each committee meeting (except a meeting of a Presidential advisory committee) must be approved by that individual.
An NRC advisory committee may not hold a meeting in the absence of its Designated Federal Officer or alternate.
It shall also be the responsibility of the Designated Federal Officer or alternate to:
Attend all meetings of the committee for which he or she has been appointed;
Adjourn the meetings of the committee when such adjournment is in the public interest;
Chair the meetings of the committee when so directed by the Commission;
Ensure compliance with the requirements of § 7.13 regarding minutes of meetings of the committee; and
Make copies of committee documents required to be maintained for public inspection and copying pursuant to § 7.14(b) and ensure their availability at the NRC Web site, http://www.nrc.gov, at the NRC Public Document Room, or both.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[67 FR 79841, Dec. 31, 2002]
Authority
Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, sec. 161 (42 U.S.C. 2201); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, sec. 201 (42 U.S.C. 5841); 5 U.S.C. Appendix (Federal Advisory Committee Act).
Source
Source: 54 FR 26948, June 27, 1989, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[67 FR 79841, Dec. 31, 2002]