10 Energy 1 1999-01-01 1999-01-01 false Introduction A Subpart A STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION Subpart A—Introduction
§ 1.1 Creation and authority.

(a) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission was established by the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended, Pub. L. 93-438, 88 Stat. 1233 (42 U.S.C. 5801 et seq.). This Act abolished the Atomic Energy Commission and, by section 201, transferred to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission all the licensing and related regulatory functions assigned to the Atomic Energy Commission by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, Pub. L. 83-703, 68 Stat. 919 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.). These functions included those of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel. The Energy Reorganization Act became effective January 19, 1975 (E.O. 11834).

(b) As used in this part:

Commission means the five members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission or a quorum thereof sitting as a body, as provided by section 201 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended.

NRC means the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the agency established by title II of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended, comprising the members of the Commission and all offices, employees, and representatives authorized to act in any case or matter.

[52 FR 31602, Aug. 21, 1987, as amended at 56 FR 29407, June 27, 1991]
§ 1.3 Sources of additional information.

(a) A statement of the NRC's organization, policies, procedures, assignments of responsibility, and delegations of authority is in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Manual and other elements of the NRC's Management Directives System, including local directives issued by Regional Offices. Letters/memoranda delegations of authority are also issued from time to time that have not yet been incorporated into the Manual, parts of which are republished periodically. Copies of the Manual and other delegations of authority are available for public inspection and copying for a fee at the NRC Public Document Room, 2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC, and at each of NRC's Regional Offices. Information may also be obtained from the Office of Public Affairs or from Public Affairs Officers at the Regional Offices. In addition, “NRC Functional Organization Charts” (NUREG-0325) contains detailed descriptions of the functional responsibilities of NRC's offices. It is revised annually and is available for public inspection at the NRC Public Document Room or for purchase from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, P.O. Box 37082, Washington, DC 20013-7082; or from the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA 22161.

(b) Commission meetings are open to the public, as provided by the Government in the Sunshine Act, unless they fall within an exemption to the Act's openness requirement and the Commission also has determined that the public interest requires that those particular meetings be closed. Information concerning Commission meetings may be obtained from the Office of the Secretary.

(c) Information regarding the availability of NRC records under the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act of 1974 may be obtained from the Information Management Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer. NRC's regulations are published in the Federal Register and codified in title 10, chapter I, of the Code of Federal Regulations. They are also published in looseleaf form as “NRC Rules and Regulations,” and available on a subscription basis from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, P.O. Box 37082, Washington, DC 20013-7082. Final opinions made in the adjudication of cases are published in “Nuclear Regulatory Commission Issuances,” and available on a subscription basis from the National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161.

[52 FR 31602, Aug. 21, 1987, as amended at 53 FR 43419, Oct. 27, 1988; 53 FR 52993, Dec. 30, 1988; 54 FR 53313, Dec. 28, 1989; 57 FR 1639, Jan. 15, 1992; 63 FR 15740, Apr. 1, 1998]
§ 1.5 Location of principal offices and Regional Offices.

(a) The principal NRC offices are located in the Washington, DC, area. Facilities for the service of process and papers are maintained within the District of Columbia at 2120 L Street NW., and in the State of Maryland at 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738. The agency's official mailing address is U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. The locations of NRC offices in the Washington, DC area are as follows:

(1) Gelman Building, 2120 L Street NW., Washington, DC 20037.

(2) One White Flint North Building, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738.

(3) Two White Flint North Building, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738.

(b) The addresses of the NRC Regional Offices are as follows:

(1) Region I, USNRC, 475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415.

(2) Region II, USNRC, Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Suite 23T85, Atlanta, GA 30303.

(3) Region III, USNRC, 801 Warrenville Road, Lisle, IL 60532-4351.

(4) Region IV, USNRC, 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400, Arlington, TX 76011-8064.

(5) USNRC Region IV Walnut Creek Field Office, 1450 Maria Lane, Suite 300, Walnut Creek, CA 94596-5368.

[59 FR 63882, Dec. 12, 1994, as amended at 62 FR 22879, Apr. 28, 1997]