[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR2.110]

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                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
PART 2_RULES OF PRACTICE FOR DOMESTIC LICENSING PROCEEDINGS AND ISSUANCE OF 
 
 Subpart A_Procedure for Issuance, Amendment, Transfer, or Renewal of a 
                                 License
 
Sec.  2.110  Filing and administrative action on submittals for design review 

or early review of site suitability issues.

    (a)(1) A submittal pursuant to appendix O of part 52 of this chapter 
shall be subject to Sec. Sec.  2.101(a) and 2.390 to the same extent as 
if it were an application for a permit or license.
    (2) Except as specifically provided otherwise by the provisions of 
appendix Q to part 52 of this chapter, a submittal pursuant to appendix 
Q shall be subject to Sec.  2.101(a) (2) through (4) to the same extent 
as if it were an application for a permit or license.
    (b) Upon initiation of review by the staff of a submittal of a type 
described in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, the Director of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation shall publish in the Federal Register a notice of 
receipt of the submittal, inviting comments from interested persons 
within 60 days of publication or such other time as may be specified, 
for consideration by the staff and ACRS in their review.
    (c) Upon completion of review by the NRC staff and the ACRS of a 
submittal of the type described in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, the 
Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation shall publish in 
the Federal Register a determination as to whether or not the design is 
acceptable, subject to conditions as may be appropriate, and shall make 
available at the NRC Web site, http://www.nrc.gov, a report that 
analyzes the design.

[40 FR 2976, Jan. 17, 1975, as amended at 42 FR 22885, May 5, 1977; 54 
FR 15398, Apr. 18, 1989; 64 FR 48948, Sept. 9, 1999; 69 FR 2236, Jan. 
14, 2004]