[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: 10CFR10.24]

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                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
PART 10--CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES FOR DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR 
 
                          Subpart C--Procedures
 
Sec. 10.24  Procedures for hearing and review.

    (a) Upon receipt of a timely filed request for a hearing and answer 
complying with the requirements set forth in Sec. 10.22, the Director, 
Office of Administration, shall forthwith appoint a Hearing Examiner, 
and the General Counsel shall forthwith assign an NRC attorney to act as 
Hearing Counsel. The Director, Office of Administration, shall promptly 
notify the individual of the identity of the Hearing Examiner and 
proposed hearing date, which shall be selected with due regard for the 
convenience of the parties and their representatives.
    (b) Within 72 hours of being notified of the identity of the Hearing 
Examiner, the individual may request that the Hearing Examiner be 
disqualified for cause by filing with the Director, Office of 
Administration, a written statement of the individual's reasons for 
seeking disqualification. The time for filing the request may be 
extended by the Director, Office of Administration, for good cause 
shown. If the Director, Office of Administration, grants the request the 
procedures of paragraph (a) of this section and this paragraph shall be 
followed just as though there had been no prior appointment.
    (c) The individual shall have the right to appear at the hearing 
before the Hearing Examiner, to be represented by counsel or other 
representative, to introduce documentary or other evidence, and to call, 
examine,

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and cross-examine witnesses, subject to the provisions and limitations 
set forth in this part.

[47 FR 38676, Sept. 2, 1982, as amended at 51 FR 35999, Oct. 8, 1986; 52 
FR 31609, Aug. 21, 1987; 54 FR 53316, Dec. 28, 1989]