10 CFR § 81.52 - Appeals Board.
---
identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s81.52"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "10 CFR § 81.52 - Appeals Board."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "81.52"
section_name: "Appeals Board."
chapter_name: "NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION"
part_number: "81"
part_name: "STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE GRANTING OF PATENT LICENSES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 156, 161 (42 U.S.C. 2186, 2201); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, sec. 201 (42 U.S.C. 5841); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note."
regulatory_source: "38 FR 7318, Mar. 20, 1973, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "81"
---
# 81.52 Appeals Board.
(a) *NRC Invention Licensing Appeal Board.* Upon notice of an appeal in accordance with § 81.51, the Executive Director for Operations of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will designate within thirty (30) days an Invention Licensing Appeal Board (hereinafter, Board) to decide such an appeal.
(b) *Composition of the Board.* The Invention Licensing Appeal Board shall consist of three members having equal voting power, one of whom will be designated as Chairman.
(c) *Notice of designation of the Board.* The Executive Director for Operations of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will advise the appellant of the designation of the Board, its composition, and Chairman.
[40 FR 8793, Mar. 3, 1975]