(2) Region II, Division of Compliance, USAEC, 230 Peachtree Street NW., Atlanta, GA 30303.

(3) Region III, Division of Compliance, USAEC, 799 Roosevelt Road, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137.

(4) Region IV, Division of Compliance, USAEC, 10395 West Colfax, Denver, CO 80215. (5) Region V, Division of Compliance, USAEC, 2111 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94704.

(d) The addresses of district offices of the Division of Nuclear Materials Safeguards (see § 1.125) are:

(1) District I Safeguards Office, USAEC, 970 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102.

(2) District II Safeguards Office, USAEC, Post Office Box E, Oak Ridge, TN 37830.

(3) District III Safeguards Office, USAEC, 2111 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94704.

Subpart B-Headquarters

§ 1.10 The Commission.

The Atomic Energy Commission, composed of five members, one of whom is designated by the President as Chairman, is established pursuant to section 21 of the Act. The following officials and staff units report directly to the Commission: the General Manager, the Director of Regulation, the Secretary, General Counsel, Controller, Director of Safeguards and Materials Management, Division of Inspection, Office of Hearing Examiners, Board of Contract Appeals, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board, and other committees and boards which are authorized or established specifically by the Act (see §§ 1.22 and 1.23.)

OFFICERS AND OFFICES REPORTING TO THE COMMISSION

The General Manager is the chief executive officer of the AEC. He is authorized to discharge the administrative and executive (as distinguished from the regulatory) functions of the AEC. The Deputy General Manager is authorized to perform the administrative and executive functions of the General Manager except those for which redelegation of authority is prohibited by statute. The Assistant General Manager performs such functions as the General Manager may authorize. The assistant to the General Manager serves as AEC Contract Compliance Officer. Contract Compliance offices are located in New York, Oak Ridge, Chicago, and Albuquerque. As

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sistant General Managers for various functions are supervised by the General Manager.

§ 1.12 Director of Regulation.

The Director of Regulation discharges the licensing and other regulatory functions of the AEC, except where final decision rests with a hearing examiner, an atomic safety and licensing board, or the Commission after hearing. He may issue amendments of regulations if the amendments are corrective or are of a minor or nonpolicy nature which do not substantially modify existing regulations affecting the public health and safety, the common defense and security, or substantive or procedural rights. He also may issue amendments of regulations in final form if, after expiration of the comment period on the notice of proposed rule making, no significant adverse comments or significant questions have been received and no substantial changes in the text of the rule are indicated. The Deputy Director of Regulation is authorized to act in the stead of the Director of Regulation during his absence.

[37 F.R. 18520, Sept. 13, 1972]

§ 1.13 Office of the Secretary of the Commission.

The Office of the Secretary of the Commission is under the supervision of the Secretary of the Commission who reports to the Commission but is also responsible for providing advice and services to the General Manager and the Director of Regulation. The Office develops and administers policies and procedures for secretariat services for the Commission's business and implementation of decisions of the Commission; advises and assists the Commission, the General Manager, and the Director of Regulation in the conduct and scheduling of business of the Commission; administers the AEC history program; and provides administrative support and liaison for advisory committees and certain offices which report directly to the Commission.

§ 1.14 Office of the General Counsel.

The Office of the General Counsel is under the supervision of the General Counsel, who is responsible to the Commission for all legal advice and assistance given by the Office, and furnishes to the General Manager and the Director of Regulation legal advice and assistance necessary to their respective responsi

bilities. The Office provides legal opinions and counsel on matters concerning the AEC, and administers the patent provisions of the Atomic Energy Act.

§ 1.15 Office of the Controller.

The Office of the Controller is under the supervision of the Controller, who is the chief financial officer of the AEC. The Controller reports administratively to the General Manager, but provides advice and counsel directly to the Commismanagement program, administers the sion on financial matters. The Office develops and maintains the AEC's financial functions for Headquarters, and certain centralized financial operations; and monitors appraisal systems.

§ 1.16 Office of Safeguards and Materials Management.

The Office of Safeguards and Materials Management is under the supervision of a Director, who reports to the General Manager, but provides advice directly to the Commission on safeguards 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 Administrative Law Judges.

and civil rights matters under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, all as assigned by the Commission.

[36 FR 11589, June 16, 1971, as amended at 38 FR 2330, Jan. 24, 1973]

§ 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 the Commission.

§ 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 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.

(13) Advisory Committee on Technical Information;

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(14) Personnel Security Boards; (15) Technical Information Panel; (16) Standing Committee on trolled 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 industry with 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 in

forming 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

§ 1.40

Assistant General Manager for Administration.

The Assistant General Manager for Administration develops policies and assists AEC staff in matters of administration and organization; develops policies covering classification and declassification of information, office management, procurement services, personnel administration, organization and management analysis, personnel and physical security, 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.

§ 1.44 Division of Headquarters Serv. ices.

The Division of Headquarters Services develops and directs programs for provision of services and facilities for Headquarters, and develops policies and procedures for AEC printing and duplicating.

§ 1.45 Division of Technical Information.

The Division of Technical Information develops and administers policies and programs for the communication of scientific and technical information in nuclear science and engineering to scientists, scholars, and the public. The Division supervises the Division of Technical Information Extension at Oak Ridge.

§ 1.46 Division of Management Information and Telecommunications Systems.

The Division of Management Information and Telecommunications Systems develops and establishes policies, objectives, standards, and procedures for AEC automated management information systems and AEC telecommunications systems; and manages Headquarters automatic data process facilities, AECwide telecommunications switching systems, and Headquarters telecommunication facilities.

INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES

§ 1.50 Assistant General Manager for International Activities.

The Assistant General Manager for International Activities develops and directs a program of internationai cooperation in peaceful uses of atomic energy, and maintains liaison for that purpose with the Department of State, other executive branch agencies and Departments, Congress, international organizations, and foreign governments; and develops, coordinates and executes certain AEC activities in support of the Administration's disarmament program. DIVISION SUPERVISED BY THE ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER FOR INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES

§ 1.51 Division of International Affairs. The Division of International Affairs develops and administers a program of international cooperation in atomic en

ergy, and maintains liaison for that purpose with the Department of State, other Federal agencies, international organizations, and foreign governments. The Division supervises AEC foreign offices at Bombay, Brussels, Buenos Aires, London, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, and Tokyo.

§ 1.60

OPERATIONS

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

§ 1.61 Division of Contracts.

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.

§ 1.64 Division of Labor Relations.

The Division of Labor Relations develops and administers industrial relations policies, standards, and guides applicable to contract operations, and assists in their administration.

§ 1.65 Division of Waste and Scrap Management.

The Division of Waste and Scrap Management is responsible for nuclear waste and scrap management activities, providing for consistent policy determinations and coordinated management of waste disposal and nuclear scrap at AEC facilities.

DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION

§ 1.70

Assistant General Manager for Development and Production.

The Assistant General Manager for Development and Production develops policies relating to programs for procurement, management and disposition of source materials, the assessment of uranium reserves and resources, and the manufacture of special nuclear and other special materials, and research and development on the production and application of radioisotopes and other byproduct material, uranium geology, exploration techniques, and extraction processes, and the development and use of nuclear explosives for peaceful purposes. In assigned areas, he provides program direction, review and coordination of the multiprogram laboratories.

DIVISIONS SUPERVISED BY THE ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION

§ 1.71 Division of Production.

The Division of Production develops and directs programs for production and processing of feed, special nuclear and other special materials, and associated process development.