10 CFR § 9.3 - Definitions.

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# 9.3 Definitions.

As used in this part:

*Commission* means the Commission of five members or a quorum thereof sitting as a body, as provided by section 201 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974.

*Government agency* means any executive department, military department, Government corporation, Government-controlled corporation, or other establishment in the executive branch of the Government (including the Executive Office of the President), or any independent regulatory agency.

*NRC* means the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, established by the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974.

*NRC personnel* means employees, consultants, and members of advisory boards, committees, and panels of the NRC; members of boards designated by the Commission to preside at adjudicatory proceedings; and officers or employees of Government agencies, including military personnel, assigned to duty at the NRC.

*Working days* mean Monday through Friday, except legal holidays.

[52 FR 49355, Dec. 31, 1987]