10 CFR 2.202, Orders

Orders

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(a) The Commission may institute a proceeding to modify, suspend, or revoke a license or to take such other action as may be proper by serving on the licensee or other person subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission an order that will:

(1) Allege the violations with which the licensee or other person subject to the Commission's jurisdiction is charged, or the potentially hazardous conditions or other facts deemed to be sufficient ground for the proposed action, and specify the action proposed;

(2) Provide that the licensee or other person must file a written answer to the order under oath or affirmation within twenty (20) days of its date, or such other time as may be specified in the order;

(3) Inform the licensee or any other person adversely affected by the order of his or her right, within twenty (20) days of the date of the order, or such other time as may be specified in the order, to demand a hearing on all or part of the order, except in a case where the licensee or other person has consented in writing to the order;

(4) Specify the issues for hearing; and

(5) State the effective date of the order; if the Commission finds that the public health, safety, or interest so requires or that the violation or conduct causing the violation is willful, the order may provide, for stated reasons, that the proposed action be immediately effective pending further order.

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(b) A licensee or other person to whom the Commission has issued an order under this section must respond to the order by filing a written answer under oath or affirmation. The answer shall specifically admit or deny each allegation or charge made in the order, and shall set forth the matters of fact and law on which the licensee or other person relies, and, if the order is not consented to, the reasons as to why the order should not have been issued. Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, the answer may demand a hearing.

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(c) If the answer demands a hearing, the Commission will issue an order designating the time and place of hearing.

(1) If the answer demands a hearing with respect to an immediately effective order, the hearing will be conducted expeditiously, giving due consideration to the rights of the parties.

(2) (i) The licensee or other person to whom the Commission has issued an immediately effective order may, in addition to demanding a hearing, at the time the answer is filed or sooner, move the presiding officer to set aside the immediate effectiveness of the order on the ground that the order, including the need for immediate effectiveness, is not based on adequate evidence but on mere suspicion, unfounded allegations, or error. The motion must state with particularity the reasons why the order is not based on adequate evidence and must be accompanied by affidavits or other evidence relied on. The NRC staff shall respond within (5) days of the receipt of the motion. The motion must be decided by the presiding officer expeditiously. During the pendency of the motion or at any other time, the presiding officer may not stay the immediate effectiveness of the order, either on its own motion, or upon motion of the licensee or other person. The presiding officer will uphold the immediate effectiveness of the order if it finds that there is adequate evidence to support immediate effectiveness. An order upholding immediate effectiveness will constitute the final agency action on immediate effectiveness. An order setting aside immediate effectiveness will be referred promptly to the Commission itself and will not be effective pending further order of the Commission.

(ii) The presiding officer may, on motion by the staff or any other party to the proceeding, where good cause exists, delay the hearing on the immediately effective order at any time for such periods as are consistent with the due process rights of the licensee and other affected parties.

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(d) An answer may consent to the entry of an order in substantially the form proposed in the order with respect to all or some of the actions proposed in the order. The consent, in the answer or other written document, of the licensee or other person to whom the order has been issued to the entry of an order shall constitute a waiver by the licensee or other person of a hearing, findings of fact and conclusions of law, and of all right to seek Commission and judicial review or to contest the validity of the order in any forum as to those matters which have been consented to or agreed to or on which a hearing has not been requested. An order that has been consented to shall have the same force and effect as an order made after hearing by a presiding officer or the Commission, and shall be effective as provided in the order.

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(e)(1) If the order involves the modification of a part 50 license and is a backfit, the requirements of § 50.109 of this chapter shall be followed, unless the licensee has consented to the action required.

(2) If the order involves the modification of combined license under subpart C of part 52 of this chapter, the requirements of § 52.98 of this chapter shall be followed unless the licensee has consented to the action required.

(3) If the order involves a change to an early site permit under subpart A of part 52 of this chapter, the requirements of § 52.39 of this chapter must be followed, unless the applicant or licensee has consented to the action required.

(4) If the order involves a change to a standard design certification rule referenced by that plant’s application, the requirements, if any, in the referenced design certification rule with respect to changes must be followed, or, in the absence of these requirements, the requirements of § 52.63 of this chapter must be followed, unless the applicant or licensee has consented to follow the action required.

(5) If the order involves a change to a standard design approval referenced by that plant’s application, the requirements of § 52.145 of this chapter must be followed unless the applicant or licensee has consented to follow the action required.

(6) If the order involves a modification of a manufacturing license under subpart F of part 52, the requirements of § 52.171 of this chapter must be followed, unless the applicant or licensee has consented to the action required.

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[[[FR::http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getpage.cgi?dbname=1991_register&page=40684&position=1%7C 56 FR 40684, Aug. 15, 1991]], as amended at [[FR::http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getpage.cgi?dbname=1992_register&page=20198&position=1%7C 57 FR 20198, May 12, 1992]]; [[FR::http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getpage.cgi?dbname=2007_register&page=49474&position=1%7C 72 FR 49474, Aug. 28, 2007]]]

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Title 10 Part 2 -
10 CFR: 1 2 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 19 20 21 25 26 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 39 40 50 51 52 54 55 60 61 62 63 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 81 95 100 140 150 160 170 171
1, Scope 2, Subparts 3, Resolution of conflict 4, Definitions 8, Information collection requirements: OMB approval 100, Procedure for Issuance, Amendment, Transfer, or Renewal of a License, and Standard Design Approval, Scope of subpart 101, Filing of application 102, Administrative review of application 103, Action on applications for byproduct, source, special nuclear material, facility and operator licenses 104, Hearing on Application-How Initiated, Notice of hearing 105, Notice of proposed action 106, Notice of issuance 107, Withdrawal of application 108, Denial of application for failure to supply information 109, Effect of timely renewal application 110, Filing and administrative action on submittals for standard design approval or early review of site suitability issues 111, Prohibition of sex discrimination 200, Procedure for Imposing Requirements by Order, or for Modification, Suspension, or Revocation of a License, or for Imposing Civil Penalties, Scope of subpart 201, Notice of violation 202, Orders 203, Settlement and compromise 204, Demand for information 205, Civil penalties 206, Requests for action under this subpart 300, Rules of General Applicability: Hearing Requests, Petitions to Intervene, Availability of Documents, Selection of Specific Hearing Procedures, presiding officer Powers, and General Hearing Management for NRC Adjudicatory Hearings, Scope of subpart C 301, Exceptions 302, Filing of documents 303, Docket 304, Formal requirements for documents; signatures; acceptance for filing 305, Service of documents, methods, proof 306, Computation of time 307, Extension and reduction of time limits; delegated authority to order use of procedures for access by potential parties to certain sensitive unclassified information 308, Treatment of requests for hearing or petitions for leave to intervene by the Secretary 309, Hearing requests, petitions to intervene, requirements for standing, and contentions 310, Selection of hearing procedures 311, Interlocutory review of rulings on requests for hearings/petitions to intervene, selection of hearing procedures, and requests by potential parties for access to sensitive unclassified non-safeguards information and safeguards information 312, Notice of hearing 313, Designation of presiding officer, disqualification, unavailability, and substitution 314, Appearance and practice before the Commission in adjudicatory proceedings 315, Participation by a person not a party 316, Consolidation of parties 317, Separate hearings; consolidation of proceedings 318, Commencement and termination of jurisdiction of presiding officer 319, Power of the presiding officer 320, Default 321, Atomic Safety and Licensing Boards 322, Special assistants to the presiding officer 323, Motions 324, Order of procedure 325, Burden of proof 326, Motions to reopen 327, Official recording; transcript 328, Hearings to be public 329, Prehearing conference 330, Stipulations 331, Oral argument before the presiding officer 332, General case scheduling and management 333, Authority of the presiding officer to regulate procedure in a hearing 334, Implementing hearing schedule for proceeding 335, Consideration of Commission rules and regulations in adjudicatory proceedings 336, General discovery 337, Evidence at a hearing 338, Settlement of issues; alternative dispute resolution 339, Expedited decisionmaking procedure 340, Initial decision in certain contested proceedings; immediate effectiveness of initial decisions; issuance of authorizations, permits and licenses 341, Review of decisions and actions of a presiding officer 342, Stays of decisions 343, Oral argument 344, Final decision 345, Petition for reconsideration 346, Authority of the Secretary 347, Ex parte communications 348, Separation of functions 390, Public inspections, exemptions, requests for withholding 400, Additional Procedures Applicable to Proceedings for the Issuance of Licenses To Construct and/or Operate Nuclear Power Plants of Identical Design at Multiple Sites, Scope of subpart 401, Notice of hearing on construction permit or combined license applications pursuant to appendix N of 10 CFR parts 50 or 52 402, Separate hearings on separate issues; consolidation of proceedings 403, Notice of proposed action on applications for operating licenses pursuant to appendix N of 10 CFR part 50 404, Hearings on applications for operating licenses pursuant to appendix N of 10 CFR part 50 405, Initial decisions in consolidated hearings 406, Finality of decisions on separate issues 407, Applicability of other sections 500, Additional Procedures Applicable to Proceedings for the Issuance of Licenses To Manufacture Nuclear Power Reactors to be Operated at Sites Not Identified in the License Application and Related Licensing Proceedings, Scope of subpart 501, Notice of hearing on application under subpart F of 10 CFR part 52 for a license to manufacture nuclear power reactors 502, 503, 504, 600, Additional Procedures Applicable to Early Partial Decisions on Site Suitability Issues in Connection With an Application for a Construction Permit or Combined License To Construct Certain Utilization Facilities; and Advance Issuance of Limited Work Authorizations, Scope of subpart 601, Applicability of other sections 602, Early Partial Decisions on Site Suitability-Construction Permit, Filing fees 603, Acceptance and docketing of application for early review of site suitability issues in a construction permit proceeding 604, Notice of hearing on application for early review of site suitability issues in construction permit proceeding 605, Additional considerations 606, Partial decision on site suitability issues in construction permit proceeding 700, Rules for Formal Adjudications, Scope of subpart G 701, Exceptions 702, Subpoenas 703, Examination by experts 704, Discovery-required disclosures 705, Discovery--additional methods further results Appendices: 10 CFR 2 Appendix A, Appendix a to Part 2--Reserved 10 CFR 2 Appendix C, Appendix C to Part 2--Reserved 10 CFR 2 Appendix D, Appendix D to Part 2--Schedule for the Proceeding On Consideration of Construction Authorization for a High-Level Waste Geologic Repository

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