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Title 10 → Chapter I → Part 2 → Subpart M
§2.1300 Scope of subpart M.
§2.1301 Public notice of receipt of a license transfer application.
§2.1302 Notice of withdrawal of an application.
§2.1303 Availability of documents.
§2.1308 Oral hearings.
§2.1309 Notice of oral hearing.
§2.1310 Notice of hearing consisting of written comments.
§2.1311 Conditions in a notice or order.
§2.1316 Authority and role of NRC staff.
§2.1319 Presiding Officer.
§2.1320 Responsibility and power of the Presiding Officer in an oral hearing.
§2.1321 Participation and schedule for submission in a hearing consisting of written comments.
§2.1323 Presentation of testimony in an oral hearing.
§2.1324 Appearance in an oral hearing.
§2.1325 Motions and requests.
§2.1327 Application for a stay of the effectiveness of NRC staff action on license transfer.
§2.1331 Commission action.
Source: 63 FR 66730, Dec. 3, 1998, unless otherwise noted.
(a) The Commission will notice the receipt of each application for direct or indirect transfer of a specific NRC license by placing a copy of the application at the NRC Web site, http://www.nrc.gov.
(b) The Commission will also publish in the Federal Register a notice of receipt of an application for approval of a license transfer involving 10 CFR part 50 and part 52 licenses, major fuel cycle facility licenses issued under part 70, or part 72 licenses. This notice constitutes the notice required by §2.105 with respect to all matters related to the application requiring NRC approval.
(c) Periodic lists of applications received may be obtained upon request addressed to the NRC Public Document Room, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
[63 FR 66730, Dec. 3, 1998, as amended at 64 FR 48949, Sept. 9, 1999]
The Commission will notice the withdrawal of an application by publishing the notice of withdrawal in the same manner as the notice of receipt of the application was published under §2.1301.
Unless exempt from disclosure under part 9 of this chapter, the following documents pertaining to each application for a license transfer requiring Commission approval will be placed at the NRC Web site, http://www.nrc.gov, when available:
(a) The license transfer application and any associated requests;
(b) Commission correspondence with the applicant or licensee related to the application;
(d) The NRC staff Safety Evaluation Report (SER).
(e) Any NRC staff order which acts on the license transfer application; and
(f) If a hearing is held, the hearing record and decision.
(a) A notice of oral hearing will—
(1) State the time, place, and issues to be considered;
(2) Provide names and addresses of participants,
(3) Specify the time limit for participants and others to indicate whether they wish to present views;
(4) Specify the schedule for the filing of written testimony, statements of position, proposed questions for the Presiding Officer to consider, and rebuttal testimony consistent with the schedule provisions of §2.1321.
(5) Specify that the oral hearing shall commence within 15 days of the date for submittal of rebuttal testimony unless otherwise ordered;
(6) State any other instructions the Commission deems appropriate;
(7) If so determined by the NRC staff or otherwise directed by the Commission, direct that the staff participate as a party with respect to some or all issues.
(2) The powers of the Presiding Officer;
(3) Instructions to the Presiding Officer to certify promptly the completed hearing record to the Commission without a recommended or preliminary decision.
A notice of hearing consisting of written comments will:
(a) State the issues to be considered;
(b) Provide the names and addresses of participants;
(c) Specify the schedule for the filing of written testimony, statements of position, proposed questions for the Presiding Officer to consider for submission to the other parties, and rebuttal testimony, consistent with the schedule provisions of §2.1321.
(d) State any other instructions the Commission deems appropriate.
(a) A notice or order granting a hearing or permitting intervention shall—
(1) Restrict irrelevant or duplicative testimony; and
(2) Require common interests to be represented by a single participant.
(b) If a participant's interests do not extend to all the issues in the hearing, the notice or order may limit her/his participation accordingly.
(b) Except as otherwise directed in accordance with §2.1309(a)(7), the NRC staff is not required to be a party to proceedings under this subpart but will offer into evidence its SER associated with the transfer application and provide one or more sponsoring witnesses.
(c)(1) Within 15 days of the issuance of the order granting requests for hearing/petitions to intervene and admitting contentions, the NRC staff must notify the presiding officer and the parties whether it desires to participate as a party, and identify the contentions on which it wishes to participate as a party. If the NRC staff desires to be a party thereafter, the NRC staff must notify the presiding officer and the parties, and identify the contentions on which it wishes to participate as a party, and make the disclosures required by §2.336(b)(3) through (b)(5) unless accompanied by an affidavit explaining why the disclosures cannot be provided to the parties with the notice.
[63 FR 66730, Dec. 3, 1998, as amended at 77 FR 46599, Aug. 3, 2012]
(3) Question participants and witnesses, and entertain suggestions as to questions which may be asked of participants and witnesses.
(7) Establish time limits;
(9) Strike or reject duplicative, unreliable, immaterial, or irrelevant presentations.
(3) The Presiding Officer will certify the completed hearing record to the Commission, which may then issue its decision on the hearing or provide that additional testimony be presented.
Unless otherwise limited by this subpart or by the Commission, participants in a hearing consisting of written comments may submit:
(a) Initial written statements of position and written testimony with supporting affidavits on the issues. These materials must be filed on the date set by the Commission or the presiding officer.
(b) Written responses, rebuttal testimony with supporting affidavits directed to the initial statements and testimony of other participants, and proposed written questions for the Presiding Officer to consider for submittal to persons sponsoring testimony submitted under paragraph (a) of this section. These materials shall be filed within 20 days of the filing of the materials submitted under paragraph (a) of this section, unless the Commission or Presiding Officer directs otherwise. Proposed written questions directed to rebuttal testimony for the Presiding Officer to consider for submittal to persons offering such testimony shall be filed within 7 days of the filing of the rebuttal testimony.
(c) Written concluding statements of position on the issues. These materials shall be filed within 20 days of the filing of the materials submitted under paragraph (b) of this section, unless the Commission or the Presiding Officer directs otherwise.
[63 FR 66730, Dec. 3, 1998, as amended at 69 FR 2271, Jan. 14, 2004; 77 FR 46599, Aug. 3, 2012]
(a) All direct testimony in an oral hearing shall be filed no later than 15 days before the hearing or as otherwise ordered or allowed pursuant to the provisions of §2.1322.
(a) A participant may appear in a hearing on her or his own behalf or be represented by an authorized representative.
(b) A person appearing shall file a written notice stating her or his name, address and telephone number, and if an authorized representative, the basis of her or his eligibility and the name and address of the participant on whose behalf she or he appears.
(c) A person may be excluded from a hearing for disorderly, dilatory or contemptuous conduct, provided he or she is informed of the grounds and given an opportunity to respond.
(a) Any application for a stay of the effectiveness of the NRC staff's order on the license transfer application shall be filed with the Commission within 5 days of the issuance of the notice of staff action pursuant to §2.1316(a).
(b) An application for a stay must be no longer than 10 pages, exclusive of affidavits, and must contain:
(c) Within 10 days after service of an application for a stay under this section, any participant may file an answer supporting or opposing the granting of a stay. Answers must be no longer than 10 pages, exclusive of affidavits, and should concisely address the matters in paragraph (b) of this section, as appropriate. No further replies to answers will be entertained.
(d) In determining whether to grant or deny an application for a stay, the Commission will consider:
(a) Upon completion of a hearing, the Commission will issue a written opinion including its decision on the license transfer application and the reasons for the decision.
(b) The decision on issues designated for hearing under §2.309 will be based on the record developed at hearing.