[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: 10CFR7.18]

[Page 198-199]
 
                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
PART 7--ADVISORY COMMITTEES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 7.18  Compensation and expense reimbursement of advisory committee members, staffs, and consultants.

    (a) Except where otherwise provided by law, the Commission may 
accept the gratuitous services of an NRC advisory committee member, 
staff member, or consultant who agrees in advance to serve without 
compensation.
    (b)(1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (b)(2) of this 
section, if the Commission determines that compensation of a member of 
an NRC advisory committee is appropriate, the amount that will be paid 
shall be fixed by the Chairman of the Commission at a rate that is the 
daily equivalent of a rate of NRC's General Salary Schedule, unless the 
member is appointed as a consultant and compensated at a rate applicable 
to NRC consultants. (See NRC Manual for NRC's General Salary Schedule 
and rates applicable to NRC consultants.)
    (2) In determining an appropriate rate of pay for a member of an NRC 
advisory committee, the Chairman of the Commission shall give 
consideration to the significance, scope, and technical complexity of 
the matters with which the advisory committee is concerned and the 
qualifications required of the committee member; provided that the 
Chairman may not set the rate of pay for an NRC advisory committee 
member higher than the daily equivalent of

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the maximum rate for a GG-15 under NRC's General Salary Schedule, unless 
a higher rate is mandated by statute or the Commission itself has 
determined that a higher rate is justified and necessary. The Commission 
may not delegate the responsibility for making a determination that such 
a higher rate of pay is necessary and justified for an NRC advisory 
committee member, and such a determination must be reviewed annually.
    (3) An advisory committee member may not be paid at a rate higher 
than the daily equivalent of the maximum rate for a GG-18 under NRC's 
General Salary Schedule.
    (c)(1) Each NRC advisory committee staff member may be paid at a 
rate that is the daily equivalent of a rate of NRC's General Salary 
Schedule in which the staff member's position would appropriately be 
placed.
    (2) A staff member of an NRC advisory committee may not be paid at a 
rate higher than the daily equivalent of the maximum rate for a GG-15 
under NRC's General Salary Schedule, unless the Chairman of the 
Commission determines that the staff member's position would 
appropriately be placed at a grade higher than GG-15; provided that in 
establishing rates of compensation, the Chairman shall comply with any 
applicable statutes, regulations, Executive Orders, and administrative 
guidelines.
    (3) A determination to set the rate of pay of a staff position at a 
grade higher than GG-15 under the NRC's General Salary Schedule rate of 
pay shall be reviewed annually by the Chairman of the Commission.
    (4) A Federal employee may serve as a staff member of an NRC 
advisory committee only with the knowledge of the Designated Federal 
Officer for the committee and the approval of the employee's direct 
supervisor. A staff member who is not otherwise a Federal employee shall 
be appointed in accordance with applicable agency procedures, following 
consultation with the advisory committee.
    (d) The following factors shall be considered in determining an 
appropriate rate of pay for a consultant to an NRC advisory committee:
    (1) The qualifications required of the consultant, and
    (2) The significance, scope, and technical complexity of the work 
for which his services are required;

Provided that the rate of pay for an NRC advisory committee consultant 
may not be higher than the maximum rate of pay applicable to NRC 
consultants. In establishing such a rate of pay, NRC shall comply with 
any applicable statutes, regulations, Executive Orders, and 
administrative guidelines.
    (e) A member or staff member of an NRC advisory committee engaged in 
the performance of duties away from his or her home or regular place of 
business may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
subsistence, as authorized by section 5703, title 5, United States Code, 
for persons employed intermittently in the Government service.
    (f) Nothing in this section shall--
    (1) Prevent any full-time Federal employee who provides services to 
an NRC advisory committee from receiving compensation at a rate at which 
he or she would otherwise be compensated as a full-time Federal 
employee.
    (2) Prevent any individual who provides services to an NRC advisory 
committee, and who immediately before providing such services was a 
full-time Federal employee, from receiving compensation at a rate at 
which he or she was compensated as a full-time Federal employee.
    (3) Affect a rate of pay or a limitation on a rate of pay that is 
specifically established by law or a rate of pay established under the 
NRC's General Salary Schedule and evaluation system (see NRC Manual).