[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR1.23]

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                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
PART 1--STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart B--Headquarters
 
Sec. 1.23  Office of the General Counsel.

    The Office of the General Counsel, established pursuant to section 
25 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended--
    (a) Directs matters of law and legal policy, providing opinions, 
advice, and assistance to the agency with respect to all of its 
activities;
    (b) Reviews and prepares appropriate draft Commission decisions on 
public petitions seeking direct Commission action and rulemaking 
proceedings involving hearings, monitors cases pending before presiding 
officers and reviews draft Commission decisions on Atomic Safety and 
Licensing Board decisions and rulings;
    (c) Provides interpretation of laws, regulations, and other sources 
of authority;
    (d) Reviews the legal form and content of proposed official actions;
    (e) As requested, provides the agency with legal advice and opinions 
on acquisition matters, including agency procurement contracts; 
placement of work at Department of Energy national laboratories; 
interagency agreements to acquire supplies and services; and grants and 
cooperative agreements. Prepares or concurs in all other interagency 
agreements, delegations of authority, regulations; orders; licenses; and 
other legal documents and prepares legal interpretations thereof;
    (f) Reviews and directs intellectual property (patent) work;
    (g) Represents and protects the interests of the NRC in legal 
matters and in court proceedings, and in relation to other government 
agencies, administrative bodies, committees of Congress, foreign 
governments, and members of the public; and

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    (h) Represents the NRC staff as a party in NRC administrative 
hearings.

[52 FR 31602, Aug. 21, 1987, as amended at 56 FR 29407, June 27, 1991; 
65 FR 59272, Oct. 4, 2000]