§ 7.7 Termination, renewal, and rechartering of advisory committees.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b)(1) of this section, each NRC advisory committee shall terminate two years after it is established, reestablished, or renewed, unless—
(1) The President or the Commission, as applicable, determines that the advisory committee has fulfilled the purpose for which it was established and terminates the advisory committee sooner;
(2) The President or the Commission, as applicable, determines that the advisory committee is no longer carrying out the purpose for which it was established and terminates the advisory committee sooner;
(3) The statutory authority used to establish the advisory committee provides a different duration or termination, either stated in or implied by operation of the statute; or
(4) The President or the Commission, as applicable, renews the advisory committee not later than two years after its date of establishment, renewal, or reestablishment in accordance with § 7.4.
(b)(1) An NRC advisory committee that is established by statute shall require rechartering by the filing of a new charter every two years after the date of enactment of the statute establishing the committee. If the committee's charter lapses before a new charter is filed, the committee is not terminated, but it may not meet or take any actions until a new charter is filed.
(2) Any other NRC advisory committee may be renewed, provided that such renewal is carried out in compliance with the procedures set forth in § 7.5, except that an advisory committee established by the President may be renewed by appropriate action of the President and the filing of a new charter. Renewal of an NRC advisory committee shall not be deemed to terminate the appointment of any committee member who was previously appointed to serve on the committee.
(c) The NRC Committee Management Officer shall notify the Committee Management Secretariat of the effective date of termination of any NRC advisory committee.
(d) If the Commission needs an advisory committee that was terminated and there is still adequate authority, as described in § 7.4, for establishing the advisory committee, the committee can be reestablished in accordance with § 7.5.