10 CFR § 2.403 - Notice of proposed action on applications for operating licenses pursuant to appendix N of 10 CFR part 50.

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title: "10 CFR § 2.403 - Notice of proposed action on applications for operating licenses pursuant to appendix N of 10 CFR part 50."
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title_name: "Energy"
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section_name: "Notice of proposed action on applications for operating licenses pursuant to appendix N of 10 CFR part 50."
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# 2.403 Notice of proposed action on applications for operating licenses pursuant to appendix N of 10 CFR part 50.

In the case of applications pursuant to appendix N of part 50 of this chapter for operating licenses for nuclear power reactors, if the Commission has not found that a hearing is in the public interest, the Commission or the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, as appropriate will, prior to acting thereon, cause to be published in the *Federal Register,* pursuant to § 2.105, a notice of proposed action with respect to each application as soon as practicable after the applications have been docketed.

[73 FR 5717, Jan. 31, 2008, as amended at 84 FR 65643, Nov. 29, 2019]