---identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s1.28"source: "ecfr"legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"title: "10 CFR § 1.28 - Office of Public Affairs."title_number: 10title_name: "Energy"section_number: "1.28"section_name: "Office of Public Affairs."chapter_name: "NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION"part_number: "1"part_name: "STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION"positive_law: falsecurrency: "2026-03-24"last_updated: "2026-03-24"format_version: "1.1.0"generator: "[email protected]"authority: "Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 23, 25, 29, 161, 191 (42 U.S.C. 2033, 2035, 2039, 2201, 2241); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 203, 204, 205, 209 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5843, 5844, 5845, 5849); Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 552, 553); Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1980, 5 U.S.C. Appendix (Reorganization Plans)."regulatory_source: "52 FR 31602, Aug. 21, 1987, unless otherwise noted."cfr_part: "1"---
Identifier
/us/cfr/t10/s1.28
Currency
2026-03-24
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-03-24
Chapter
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Authority
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 23, 25, 29, 161, 191 (42 U.S.C. 2033, 2035, 2039, 2201, 2241); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 203, 204, 205, 209 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5843, 5844, 5845, 5849... Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 23, 25, 29, 161, 191 (42 U.S.C. 2033, 2035, 2039, 2201, 2241); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 203, 204, 205, 209 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5843, 5844, 5845, 5849); Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 552, 553); Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1980, 5 U.S.C. Appendix (Reorganization Plans).
# 1.28 Office of Public Affairs.The Office of Public Affairs—(a) Develops policies, programs, and procedures for the Chairman's approval for informing the public of NRC activities;(b) Prepares, clears, and disseminates information to the public and the news media concerning NRC policies, programs, and activities;(c) Keeps NRC management informed on media coverage of activities of interest to the agency;(d) Plans, directs, and coordinates the activities of public information staffs located at Regional Offices;(e) Conducts a cooperative program with schools; and(f) Carries out assigned activities in the area of consumer affairs.[57 FR 1639, Jan. 15, 1992]