§ 7.11 - The Designated Federal Officer.

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The Chairman of the Commission or designee shall appoint a Designated Federal Officer or alternate Designated Federal Officer for each NRC advisory committee. The individual holding either position must be employed by the Federal Government on either a full-time or a permanent part-time basis.

All meetings of an NRC advisory committee must be convened or approved by the committee's Designated Federal Officer or alternate, and the agenda for each committee meeting (except a meeting of a Presidential advisory committee) must be approved by that individual.

An NRC advisory committee may not hold a meeting in the absence of its Designated Federal Officer or alternate.

It shall also be the responsibility of the Designated Federal Officer or alternate to:

Attend all meetings of the committee for which he or she has been appointed;

Adjourn the meetings of the committee when such adjournment is in the public interest;

Chair the meetings of the committee when so directed by the Commission;

Ensure compliance with the requirements of § 7.13 regarding minutes of meetings of the committee; and

Make copies of committee documents required to be maintained for public inspection and copying pursuant to § 7.14(b) and ensure their availability at the NRC Web site, http://www.nrc.gov, at the NRC Public Document Room, or both.

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