[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: 10CFR7.6]

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                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
PART 7--ADVISORY COMMITTEES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 7.6  Amendments to advisory committee charters.

    (a) Final authority for amending the charter of an NRC advisory 
committee established or utilized by the NRC is vested in the 
Commission.
    (b) Any proposed minor technical changes made to a current charter 
for an NRC advisory committee whose establishment is required or 
authorized by statute or by Executive Order of the President shall be 
coordinated with the General Counsel to ensure that they are consistent 
with the applicable statute or Executive Order. When the statute or 
Executive Order that directed or authorized the establishment of an 
advisory committee is amended to change the language that has been the 
basis for establishing the advisory committee, those sections of the 
current charter affected by the statute or Executive Order shall also be 
amended, and the amended charter shall be filed as specified in 
Sec. 7.8.
    (c)(1) The charter of an NRC advisory committee established under 
general agency authority may be amended when the Commission determines 
that the existing charter no longer reflects the objectives or functions 
of the committee. Such changes may be minor (such as revising the name 
of the advisory committee or modifying the estimated number or frequency 
of meetings), or they may be major (such as revising the objectives or 
composition of the committee). The procedures specified in paragraph (b) 
of this section shall be used in the case of charter amendments 
involving minor changes.

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    (2) In the case of a major amendment to the charter of an advisory 
committee established under general agency authority, a letter 
requesting review of the proposed amendment and transmitting the 
proposed amended charter shall be submitted to the GSA Secretariat. The 
letter shall explain the purpose of the changes and why they are 
necessary.
    (3) A committee charter that has been amended pursuant to this 
paragraph is subject to the filing requirements set forth in Sec. 7.8.
    (4) Amendment of an existing advisory committee charter pursuant to 
this paragraph does not constitute renewal of the committee for purposes 
of Sec. 7.7.