[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: 10CFR7.9] [Page 195] TITLE 10--ENERGY CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION PART 7--ADVISORY COMMITTEES--Table of Contents Sec. 7.9 Public notice of advisory committee establishment, reestablishment, or renewal. (a) After the Commission has received the GSA Secretariat's response to a request (in accordance with Sec. 7.5) for review of a proposal to establish, reestablish, renew, or utilize an NRC advisory committee, the Commission shall publish a notice in the Federal Register that the committee is being established, reestablished, renewed, or utilized. In the case of a new committee, the notice shall also describe the nature and purpose of the committee and shall include a statement that the committee is necessary and in the public interest. This notice requirement does not apply to any committee whose establishment is required by statute or which is established by Executive Order of the President. (b) Notices required to be published pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section shall be published at least 15 calendar days before the committee charter is filed pursuant to Sec. 7.8, except that the GSA Secretariat may approve less than 15 days for good cause shown. The 15- day advance notice requirement does not apply to committee renewals, notices of which may be published concurrently with the filing of the charter.