[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 10, Volume 1] [Revised as of January 1, 2001] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 10CFR2.4] [Page 21-23] TITLE 10--ENERGY CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION PART 2--RULES OF PRACTICE FOR DOMESTIC LICENSING PROCEEDINGS AND ISSUANCE OF ORDERS--Table of Contents Sec. 2.4 Definitions. As used in this part, ACRS means the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards established by the Act. Act means the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (68 Stat. 919). Adjudication means the process for the formulation of an order for the final disposition of the whole or any part of any proceeding subject to this part, other than rule making. Administrative Law Judge means an individual appointed pursuant to section 11 of the Administrative Procedure Act to conduct proceedings subject to this part. Commission means the Commission of five members or a quorum thereof sitting as a body, as provided by section 201 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 1242), or any officer to whom has been delegated authority pursuant to section 161n of the Act. Commission adjudicatory employee means-- (1) The Commissioners and members of their personal staffs; (2) The employees of the Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication; (3) The members of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel and staff assistants to the Panel; (4) A presiding officer appointed under Sec. 2.704, including an administrative law judge, and staff assistants to a presiding officer; (5) Special assistants (as defined in Sec. 2.772); (6) The General Counsel, the Solicitor, the Deputy General Counsel for [[Page 22]] Licensing and Regulation, and employees of the Office of the General Counsel under the supervision of the Solicitor or the Deputy General Counsel for Licensing and Regulation; (7) The Secretary and employees of the Office of the Secretary; and (8) Any other Commission officer or employee who is appointed by the Commission, the Secretary, or the General Counsel to participate or advise in the Commission's consideration of an initial or final decision in a proceeding. Any other Commission officer or employee who, as permitted by Sec. 2.781, participates or advises in the Commission's consideration of an initial or final decision in a proceeding must be appointed as a Commission adjudicatory employee under this paragraph and the parties to the proceeding must be given written notice of the appointment. Contested proceeding means (1) a proceeding in which there is a controversy between the staff of the Commission and the applicant for a license concerning the issuance of the license or any of the terms or conditions thereof or (2) a proceeding in which a petition for leave to intervene in opposition to an application for a license has been granted or is pending before the Commission. Department means the Department of Energy established by the Department of Energy Organization Act (Pub. L. 95-91, 91 Stat. 565 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) to the extent that the Department, or its duly authorized representatives, exercises functions formerly vested in the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, its Chairman, members, officers and components and transferred to the U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration and to the Administrator thereof pursuant to sections 104 (b), (c) and (d) of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93- 438, 88 Stat. 1233 at 1237, 42 U.S.C. 5814) and retransferred to the Secretary of Energy pursuant to section 301(a) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (Pub. L. 95-91, 91 Stat. 565 at 577-578, 42 U.S.C. 7151). Electric utility means any entity that generates or distributes electricity and which recovers the costs of this electricity, either directly or indirectly through rates established by the entity itself or by a separate regulatory authority. Investor-owned utilities including generation or distribution subsidiaries, public utility districts, municipalities, rural electric cooperatives, and State and Federal agencies, including associations of any of the foregoing, are included within the meaning of ``electric utility.'' Ex parte communication means an oral or written communication not on the public record with respect to which reasonable prior notice to all parties is not given. Facility means a production facility or a utilization facility as defined in Sec. 50.2 of this chapter. Investigative or litigating function means-- (1) Personal participation in planning, conducting, or supervising an investigation; or (2) Personal participation in planning, developing, or presenting, or in supervising the planning, development or presentation of testimony, argument, or strategy in a proceeding. License means a license, including a renewed license, or construction permit issued by the Commission. Licensee means a person who is authorized to conduct activities under a license, including a renewed license, or construction permit issued by the Commission. NRC personnel means: (1) NRC employees; (2) For the purpose of Secs. 2.720, 2.740, and 2.1018 only, persons acting in the capacity of consultants to the Commission, regardless of the form of the contractual arrangements under which such persons act as consultants to the Commission; and (3) Members of advisory boards, committees, and panels of the NRC; members of boards designated by the Commission to preside at adjudicatory proceedings; and officers or employees of Government agencies, including military personnel, assigned to duty at the NRC. NRC Public Document Room means the facility at 2120 L Street, NW, Washington, DC where certain public records of the NRC that were made available for public inspection in paper [[Page 23]] or microfiche prior to the implementation of the NRC Agencywide Documents Access and Management System, commonly referred to as ADAMS, will remain available for public inspection. It is also the place where NRC makes computer terminals available to access the Electronic Reading Room component of ADAMS on the NRC Web site, http://www.nrc.gov, and where copies can be made or ordered as set forth in Sec. 9.35 of this chapter. The facility is staffed with reference librarians to assist the public in identifying and locating documents and in using the NRC Web site and ADAMS. The NRC Public Document Room is open from 7:45 am to 4:15 pm, Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays. Reference service and access to documents may also be requested by telephone (202- 634-3273 or 800-397-4209) between 8:30 am and 4:15 pm, or by e-mail (PDR@nrc.gov), fax (202-634-3343), or letter (NRC Public Document Room, LL-6, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001). NRC records and documents means any book, paper, map, photograph, brochure, punch card, magnetic tape, paper tape, sound recording, pamphlet, slide, motion picture, or other documentary material regardless of form or characteristics, made by, in the possession of, or under the control of the NRC pursuant to Federal law or in connection with the transaction of public business as evidence of NRC organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, operations, programs or other activities. ``NRC records and documents'' do not include objects or articles such as structures, furniture, tangible exhibits or models, or vehicles and equipment. NRC Web site, http://www.nrc.gov, is the Internet uniform resource locator name for the Internet address of the Web site where NRC will ordinarily make available its public records for inspection. Person means (1) any individual, corporation, partnership, firm, association, trust, estate, public or private institution, group, government agency other than the Commission or the Department, except that the Department shall be considered a person with respect to those facilities of the Department specified in section 202 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 1244), any State or any political subdivision of, or any political entity within a State, any foreign government or nation or any political subdivision of any such government or nation, or other entity; and (2) any legal successor, representative, agent, or agency of the foregoing. Public Document Room means the place at 2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC, at which public records of the Commission will ordinarily be made available for inspection. Secretary means the Secretary to the Commission. Except as redefined in this section, words and phrases which are defined in the Act and in this chapter have the same meaning when used in this part. [27 FR 377, Jan. 13, 1962] Editorial Note: For Federal Register citations affecting Sec. 2.4, see the List of Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and on GPO Access.