Document: 10 CFR Part 51
Document ID: ec953320-a275-4fc1-8f2a-7b06f3be96d3
Document Type: cfr
Title: Scoping—participants.
Source: 10 CFR Part 51
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-51/section-51.28
Revision Date: 
Chapter: 
Section ID: 51.28
CFR Part: 51
CFR Title: 10

Content:
§ 51.28 Scoping—participants. ( a ) The appropriate NRC staff director shall invite the following persons to participate in the scoping process: ( 1 ) The applicant or the petitioner for rulemaking; ( 2 ) Any person who has petitioned for leave to intervene in the proceeding or who has been admitted as a party to the proceeding; ( 3 ) Any other Federal agency which has jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to any environmental impact involved or which is authorized to develop and enforce relevant environmental standards; ( 4 ) Affected State and local agencies, including those authorized to develop and enforce relevant environmental standards; ( 5 ) Any affected Indian Tribe; and ( 6 ) Any person who has requested an opportunity to participate in the scoping process. ( b ) The appropriate NRC staff director may also invite any other appropriate person to participate in the scoping process. ( c ) Participation in the scoping process for an environmental impact statement does not entitle the participant to become a party to the proceeding to which the environmental impact statement relates. Participation in an adjudicatory proceeding is governed by the procedures in §§ 2.309 and 2.315 of this chapter . Participation in a rulemaking proceeding in which the Commission has decided to have a hearing is governed by the provisions in the notice of hearing. [ 49 FR 9381 , Mar. 12, 1984, as amended at 74 FR 62682 , Dec. 1, 2009]