Document: 10 CFR Part 50
Document ID: a981d7dc-3dbc-4f44-a309-90a6ad51f913
Document Type: cfr
Title: Additional standards and provisions affecting class 103 licenses and certifications for commercial power.
Source: 10 CFR Part 50
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-50/section-50.43
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Section ID: 50.43
CFR Part: 50
CFR Title: 10

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§ 50.43 Additional standards and provisions affecting class 103 licenses and certifications for commercial power. In addition to applying the standards set forth in §§ 50.40 and 50.42 , paragraphs (a) through (e) of this section apply in the case of a class 103 license for a facility for the generation of commercial power. For a design certification under part 52 of this chapter , only paragraph (e) of this section applies. ( a ) The NRC will: ( 1 ) Give notice in writing of each application to the regulatory agency or State as may have jurisdiction over the rates and services incident to the proposed activity; ( 2 ) Publish notice of the application in trade or news publications as it deems appropriate to give reasonable notice to municipalities, private utilities, public bodies, and cooperatives which might have a potential interest in the utilization or production facility; and ( 3 ) Publish notice of the application once each week for 4 consecutive weeks in the Federal Register. No license will be issued by the NRC prior to the giving of these notices and until 4 weeks after the last notice is published in the Federal Register. ( b ) If there are conflicting applications for a limited opportunity for such license, the Commission will give preferred consideration in the following order: First, to applications submitted by public or cooperative bodies for facilities to be located in high cost power areas in the United States; second, to applications submitted by others for facilities to be located in such areas; third, to applications submitted by public or cooperative bodies for facilities to be located in other than high cost power areas; and, fourth, to all other applicants. ( c ) The licensee who transmits electric energy in interstate commerce, or sells it at wholesale in interstate commerce, shall be subject to the regulatory provisions of the Federal Power Act. ( d ) Nothing shall preclude any government agency, now or hereafter authorized by law to