§ 7.9 Public notification requirements for discretionary advisory committees.
(a) After submitting to the Secretariat the written public interest determination containing the information required under § 7.5(a), and following receipt of an assessment by the Secretariat providing its views on whether establishment of the advisory committee is in the public interest or notification from the Secretariat that no such assessment will be produced, the NRC shall publish a notice in the Federal Register announcing that the advisory committee is being established, renewed, reestablished, or merged. The notice must include the written public interest statement approved by the Commission described in § 7.5(a) and any assessment provided by the Secretariat.
(b) The required notices for establishment, renewal, reestablishment, or merger must appear at least seven calendar days before the charter is filed, unless the Secretariat approves less than seven calendar days when requested by the NRC in exceptional circumstances.