§ 7.13 Minutes of advisory committee meetings.
(a) Detailed minutes shall be kept of each NRC advisory committee meeting, including one that is closed or partially closed to the public. The minutes shall include the following information:
(1) The time, date, and place (or electronic format) of the advisory committee meeting;
(2) A list of the persons who were present at the meeting, including advisory committee members and staff, agency employees, or members of the public who presented oral or written statements;
(3) An estimate of the number of other members of the public who were present;
(4) The extent of public participation; and
(5) An accurate description of each matter discussed during the meeting and its resolution, if any, made by the advisory committee at the meeting.
(b) The minutes of an NRC advisory committee meeting shall include a copy of each report or other document received, issued, or approved by the advisory committee in connection with the meeting. If it is impracticable to attach a document to the minutes, the minutes shall describe the document in sufficient detail to permit it to be identified readily.
(c) The chairperson of an NRC advisory committee shall certify to the accuracy of the minutes of each of the committee's meetings. In the case of a subgroup of an advisory committee, the chairperson of the subgroup shall certify to the accuracy of the minutes.
(d) A verbatim transcript of an advisory committee meeting may be substituted for minutes required by this section, providing that the use of such a transcript is in accordance with the requirements of paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this section.
(e) The DFO must ensure that minutes are certified for accuracy by the chairperson within 90 calendar days of the meeting to which they relate. The advisory committee should post the meeting minutes on the agency website for that advisory committee.