[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR7.1]

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                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
PART 7_ADVISORY COMMITTEES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 7.1  Policy.




Sec.
7.1 Policy.
7.2 Definitions.
7.3 Interpretations.
7.4 Establishment of advisory committees.
7.5 Consultation with Committee Management Secretariat on establishment 
          of advisory committees; advisory committee charters.
7.6 Amendments to advisory committee charters.

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7.7 Termination, renewal, and rechartering of advisory committees.
7.8 Charter filing requirements.
7.9 Public notice of advisory committee establishment, reestablishment, 
          or renewal.
7.10 The NRC Advisory Committee Management Officer.
7.11 The Designated Federal Officer.
7.12 Public participation in and public notice of advisory committee 
          meetings.
7.13 Minutes of advisory committee meetings.
7.14 Public information on advisory committees.
7.15 Procedures for closing an NRC advisory committee meeting.
7.16 Annual comprehensive review.
7.17 Reports required for advisory committees.
7.18 Appointment, compensation, and expense reimbursement of advisory 
          committee members, staffs, and consultants.
7.19 Advisory committee members with disabilities.
7.20 Conflict of interest reviews of advisory committee members' outside 
          interests.
7.21 Costs of duplication of documents.
7.22 Fiscal and administrative responsibilities.

    Authority: Sec. 161, 68 Stat. 948, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2201); sec. 
201, 88 Stat. 1242, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5841); Pub. L. 92-463, 86 
Stat. 770 (5 U.S.C. App.).

    Source: 54 FR 26948, June 27, 1989, unless otherwise noted.


    The regulations in this part define the policies and procedures to 
be followed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in the establishment, 
utilization, and termination of advisory committees. In general, it is 
the policy of the Commission that--
    (a) Except where there is express legal authority to the contrary, 
the function of NRC advisory committees shall be advisory only.
    (b) Each NRC advisory committee shall function in compliance with 
the Federal Advisory Commitee Act and this part.
    (c) The number of NRC advisory committees shall be kept to the 
minimum necessary, and the number of members of each NRC advisory 
committee shall be limited to the fewest necessary to accomplish 
committee objectives.
    (d)(1) An NRC advisory committee shall be established only:
    (i) When establishment of the committee is required by law;
    (ii) When the Commission determines that the committee is essential 
to the conduct of NRC business; or
    (iii) When the information to be obtained is not available through 
an existing advisory committee or a source within the Federal 
Government.
    (2) Before establishing an advisory committee, the Commission shall 
consider whether:
    (i) Committee deliberations will result in a significant 
contribution to the creation, amendment, or elimination of regulations, 
guidelines, or rules affecting NRC business;
    (ii) The information to be obtained is available through another 
source within the Federal Government;
    (iii) The committee will make recommendations resulting in 
significant improvements in service or reductions in cost; or
    (iv) The committee's recommendations will provide an important 
additional perspective or viewpoint relating to NRC's mission. The 
advice or recommendations of an advisory committee should be the result 
of the advisory committee's independent judgment.
    (e) Except where otherwise required by law, an NRC advisory 
committee shall be terminated whenever the stated objectives of the 
committee have been accomplished, the subject matter or work of the 
committee has become obsolete, the committee's main functions have been 
assumed by another entity within the Federal Government, or the cost of 
operating the committee has become excessive in relation to the benefits 
accruing to the Federal Government from its activities.
    (1) An advisory committee not required to be established by statute 
terminates no later than two years after its establishment or last 
renewal, unless renewed.
    (2) An advisory committee required to be established by statute 
terminates upon the expiration of the time explicitly specified in the 
statute or implied by operation of the statute.
    (f) NRC advisory committees shall be balanced in their membership in 
terms of the points of view represented and the functions to be 
performed.

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    (g) The Congress shall be kept informed of the number, purpose, 
membership, activities, and cost of NRC advisory committees.
    (h) NRC advisory committee meetings shall be open to the public, 
except where closure is determined to be justified under Sec. 7.15.
    (i) The Commission may periodically invite feedback from the public 
regarding the effectiveness of NRC advisory committees.

[54 FR 26948, June 27, 1989, as amended at 67 FR 79838, Dec. 31, 2002]