matters. The Office develops and coordinates the AEC's policies and programs for safeguarding source, special nuclear, and other materials. It develops policies for management and accountability of nuclear materials, and directs the implementation of safeguards and materials management policies affecting field offices and nonlicensed contractors.

§1.17

Division of Inspection.

The Division of Inspection is under the supervision of a Director, who makes reports to the General Manager and the Director of Regulation on matters under their respective responsibilities. If in the Director's opinion his recommendations are not followed by the General Manager or the Director of Regulation, he may report to the Commission. The Division gathers information to show whether contractors, licensees, and officers and employees of the AEC are complying with the provisions of the Act and the rules and regulations of the AEC.

§ 1.18 Office of Hearing Examiners.

The Office of Hearing Examiners is under the supervision of the Chief Hearing Examiner. The Office of Hearing Examiners is responsible for conducting hearings and issuing orders and decisions in licensing and other regulatory cases and other adjudicatory proceedings, patent licensing matters under section 153 of the Act, and civil rights matters under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, all as assigned by the Commission.

§ 1.19 Board of Contract Appeals.

The Board of Contract Appeals is under the supervision of a Chairman, who is responsible directly to the Commission. The Board decides appeals from decisions of AEC contracting officers under disputes articles of the contracts, assesses liquidated damages pursuant to section 104 (c) of the Contract Work Hours Standards Act, decides proceedings for debarment of contractors, and may perform other functions in contract administration as assigned by Commission.

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§ 1.20 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel.

The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel's activities are supervised and coordinated by a permanent Chairman and Vice Chairman. The Panel is composed of members who serve on individual boards as assigned. Section 191 of

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the Act authorizes the Commission to establish one or more atomic safety and licensing boards (see § 1.22(d)): The boards conduct such hearings as the Commission may direct and make such intermediate or final decisions as it may authorize in proceedings to grant, suspend, revoke, or amend licenses or authorizations.

§ 1.21 Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Panel and Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Boards.

An Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board is a three-member tribunal which reviews initial decisions of presiding officers, including atomic safety and licensing boards, and performs other appellate functions in (a) proceedings on applications for licenses under Part 50 of this chapter, (b) proceedings on applications for authorizations under Part 115 of this chapter, and (c) such other licensing proceedings as may be referred to it by the Commission. In addition, the Appeal Board performs such other regulatory functions as may be delegated to it by the Commission. Members of an Appeal Board for a particular proceeding are assigned from the Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Panel, the members of which are designated by the Commission. The Appeal Panel's activities are supervised by a permanent Chairman and, in his absence, by a permanent Vice Chairman. Assignment of Panel members to serve in particular proceedings is the responsibility of the permanent Chairman or, in his absence, the permanent Vice Chairman.

(42 U.S.C. 2201; 80 Stat. 386, 42 U.S.C. 2241) [37 F.R. 22792, Oct. 25, 1972]

§ 1.22 Committees and boards authorized specifically by the Act.

(a) The General Advisory Committee is established by section 26 of the Act. The members are appointed by the President to advise the Commission on scientific and technical matters relating to materials, production, and research and development.

(b) The Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards is established by section 29 of the Act. The Committee reviews safety studies and facility license applications referred to it and makes reports on them, and advises the Commission with regard to the hazards of proposed or existing production and utilization facilities and the adequacy of proposed facility safety standards.

(c) The Military Liaison Committee is established by section 27 of the Act. It serves as liaison between the Commission and the Department of Defense with regard to all atomic energy matters which relate to military applications of atomic weapons or atomic energy.

(d) The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel (see § 1.20) is established pursuant to section 191 of the Act.

(e) The Patent Compensation Board is established by section 157 of the Act. The Board determines just compensation or reasonable royalties when certain actions specified in the Act are taken with regard to patents.

§ 1.23

Other committees, boards, and panels.

(a) Additional committees, boards and panels have been established by the Commission pursuant to section 161a of the Act, as follows:

(1) Advisory Committee on Isotopes and Radiation Developments;

(2) High Energy Physics Advisory Panel;

(3) Advisory Committee on Medical Uses of Isotopes;

(4) Plowshare Advisory Committee; (5) Advisory Committee for Biology and Medicine;

(6) Advisory Committee on Reactor Physics;

(7) Committee of Senior Reviewers; (8) Nuclear Cross Sections Advisory Committee;

(9) Historical Advisory Committee; (10) Mathematics and Computer Sciences Research Advisory Committee; (11) Personnel

Board;

Security Review

(13) Advisory Committee on Technical Information;

(14) Personnel Security Boards; (15) Technical Information Panel; (16) Standing Committee on Controlled Thermonuclear Research;

(17) Advisory Committee on Nuclear Materials Safeguards.

(b) The Atomic Energy Labor Management Relations Panel supplements regular conciliation and mediation processes in labor-management disputes in the atomic energy program. The Panel was established at the direction of the President on March 24, 1953, and was transferred from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to the AEC, effective July 1, 1956.

OFFICES AND DIVISIONS SUPERVISED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER

§ 1.25

Office of Congressional Relations. The Office of Congressional Relations. is under the supervision of a Director who reports to the General Manager. The Office provides advice and assistance to the Commission, the General Manager, the Director of Regulation, and principal staff on congressional matters; coordinates or supervises all intraagency congressional relations activities; and maintains liaison with congressional committees and Members of Congress.

§ 1.26 Division of Industrial Participation.

The Division of Industrial Participation is under the supervision of a Director who reports to the General Manager. The Division is a focal point for industrywith the objective of encouraging private participation and investment in the development and utilization of atomic energy.

§ 1.27

Division of Intelligence.

The Division of Intelligence directs the intelligence functions of the AEC. § 1.28

Division of Public Information.. The Division of Public Information develops and directs programs for informing the public about AEC policies, programs, and activities; conducts the public information program for Headquarters; and coordinates the public information programs of Field Offices. § 1.29 Office of Environmental Affairs.

The Office of Environmental Affairs is under the supervision of a Director who reports to the General Manager. The office provides advice and assistance to. the General Manager on environmental matters, serves as a focal point for contacts with outside organizations on environmental matters.

ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGERS AND OFFICES SUPERVISED BY THEM

rity, management information systems, telecommunications, and dissemination of technical information; manages AECwide telecommunications switching systems; manages AEC Headquarters automatic data processing, management information, and telecommunications facilities and services.

DIVISIONS SUPERVISED BY THE ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER FOR ADMINISTRATION § 1.41 Division of Personnel.

The Division of Personnel develops and directs programs for personnel administration, organization and management analysis, management directives, and staff requirements and controls. § 1.42 Division of Classification.

The Division of Classification develops, recommends, and administers policies, standards, and procedures for classification and declassification of information. § 1.43 Division of Security.

The Division of Security coordinates and administers programs for personnel and physical security involving protection of Restricted Data and other classified information, protection of facilities, equipment and materials of security interest, and determination of eligibility for access to Restricted Data and other classified information.

§ 1.60 Assistant General Manager for Operations.

The Assistant General Manager for Operations assists the General Manager in all matters involving supervison of Operations Offices, develops policies regarding and provides AEC-wide services involving contracting, operational safety, engineering and construction, waste and scrap management, labor relations, community affairs, economic impact of AEC program changes in affected geographic areas, and Federal-State cooperation for improvement of workmen's compensation laws related to radiation injuries. DIVISIONS SUPERVISED BY THE ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER FOR OPERATIONS Division of Contracts.

§ 1.61

The Division of Contracts establishes and maintains policies, standards, and

procedures for contracting and procurement and for personal property and supply management, transportation and traffic management, real estate management, and emergency, disaster, and mobilization planning; and provides centralized coordination of Headquarters contract actions and field actions requiring Headquarters approval, and assistance to Headquarters and field offices in obtaining equipment and materials. § 1.62

Division of Operational Safety.

The Division of Operational Safety develops and directs programs for the protection of Government and contractor personnel, the public, and property from hazards resulting from operations of AEC not subject to license.

§ 1.63 Division of Construction.

The Division of Construction develops policies, standards, and procedures for, and provides functional direction of, AEC-wide activities related to the design and construction of facilities and the supply of utility services except telecommunications, and review and coordination of related contractual matters; serves as a focal point in Headquarters on maintenance management.

§ 1.72

Division of Peaceful Nuclear Explosives.

The Division of Peaceful Nuclear Explosives develops policies and conducts programs for utilizing nuclear explosives for peaceful purposes (the Plowshare Program).

§ 1.73 Division of Isotopes Development.

The Division of Isotopes Development formulates and directs programs for the development and demonstration of applications of radioisotopes and radiation, and incorporation of these applications into the national economy; radioisotope distribution by the AEC; development of technology for the production, separation, purification, and encapsulation of radioisotopes; and encouragement of private production and distribution of isotopes.

§ 1.74 Division of Raw Materials.

The Division of Raw Materials develops and directs programs for the acquisition of source and other special materials from domestic or foreign sources or both, for the evaluation of uranium resources and production capabilities, for the assessment of the viability of the domestic uranium raw materials industry, for research and development in uranium geology, exploration and extraction; and supervises the Grand Junction Office (see § 1.133).

policies relating to functions involving analysis of operating programs and related long-term forecasting of requirements and central staff support and services in program planning, project control, reporting, and cost reduction; develops and implements program analysis systems applicable to operating activities; and conducts and coordinates special analytical studies.

DIVISIONS SUPERVISED BY THE ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER FOR PLANS

§ 1.81 Division of Operations Analysis and Forecasting.

The Division of Operations Analysis and Forecasting provides engineering and economic analysis of major technical programs and analysis of the impact of technical considerations on policy formulation for the production, use, and distribution of nuclear materials, and forecasts requirements for and availability of nuclear materials.

§ 1.82 Division of Plans and Reports.

The Division of Plans and Reports supports other divisions in planning, project control, reporting, management improvement, agencywide and cost reduction, and performs certain agencywide functions and coordination in these fields. § 1.83

Division of Program Analysis.

The Division of Program Analysis develops and implements policies and systems for the program analysis aspects of AEC's planning-programing-budgeting system, special analytic studies and planning related to AEC's uranium inventory and uranium enrichment activities and facilities.

tions; maintains liaision between the AEC and the Department of Defense on nuclear weapons matters; and administers AEC activities under international agreements for cooperation involving nuclear weapons. In assigned areas, the Division provides program direction to certain multi-program laboratories.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

§ 1.100 Asistant General Manager for Research and Development.

The Assistant General Manager for Research and Development develops policies and programs for research and development in the physical sciences, biology, medicine, and develops policies and programs for nuclear education and training conducted pursuant to section 31 of the Act. In assigned areas, he provides program direction, review, and coordination of the multiprogram

laboratories.

The Division of Biology and Medicine plans, develops and directs programs in biomedical research, with emphasis on the biological effects of radiation, the control of radiation and other industrial hazards associated with AEC activities. The Division provides programmatic supervision and direction of the Health and Safety Laboratory, which is a research laboratory under the nonprogrammatic administration of the New York Operations Office.

§ 1.102 Division of Research.

The Division of Research develops, coordinates, and supervises programs for research in the physical sciences and represents and supervises AEC efforts in joint and multiagency research program. § 1.103 Division of Nuclear Education and Training.

The Division of Nuclear Education and Training develops and administers policies and programs with respect to nuclear education and training conducted pursuant to section 31 of the Act; directs certain organizations conducting educational and training programs under contracts, and coordinates efforts of other Divisions concerned with nuclear education and training.