[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
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[CITE: 10CFR19.16]

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                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
PART 19_NOTICES, INSTRUCTIONS AND REPORTS TO WORKERS: INSPECTION AND 
INVESTIGATIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 19.16  Requests by workers for inspections.

    (a) Any worker or representative of workers who believes that a 
violation of the Act, the regulations in this chapter, or license 
conditions exists or has occurred in license activities with regard to 
radiological working conditions in which the worker is engaged, may 
request an inspection by giving notice of the alleged violation to the 
Administrator of the appropriate Commission Regional Office, or to 
Commission inspectors. Any such notice shall

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be in writing, shall set forth the specific grounds for the notice, and 
shall be signed by the worker or representative of workers. A copy shall 
be provided the licensee by the Regional Office Administrator, or the 
inspector no later than at the time of inspection except that, upon the 
request of the worker giving such notice, his name and the name of 
individuals referred to therein shall not appear in such copy or on any 
record published, released or made available by the Commission, except 
for good cause shown.
    (b) If, upon receipt of such notice, the Regional Office 
Administrator determines that the complaint meets the requirements set 
forth in paragraph (a) of this section, and that there are reasonable 
grounds to believe that the alleged violation exists or has occurred, he 
shall cause an inspection to be made as soon as practicable, to 
determine if such alleged violation exists or has occurred. Inspections 
pursuant to this section need not be limited to matters referred to in 
the complaint.

[38 FR 22217, Aug. 17, 1973, as amended at 40 FR 8783, Mar. 3, 1975; 47 
FR 30454, July 14, 1982; 52 FR 31610, Aug. 21, 1987]