(a) The Commission may hold an oral hearing on a proposed rule or permit any person to participate in a rulemaking proceeding through the submission of written comments.
(b) When it is in the public interest and is authorized by law, public rule-making procedures may be omitted and a notice of rulemaking published pursuant to § 110.135.
authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 11, 51, 53, 54, 57, 62, 63, 64, 65, 81, 82, 103, 104, 109, 111, 121, 122, 123, 124, 126, 127, 128, 129, 133, 134, 161, 170H, 181, 182, 183, 184, 186, 187, 189, 223, 234 (
42 U.S.C. 2014,
2071,
2073,
2074,
2077,
2092,
2093,
2094,
2095,
2111,
2112,
2133,
2134,
2139,
2141,
2151,
2152,
2153,
2154,
2155,
2156,
2157,
2158,
2160c,
2160d,
2201,
2210h,
2231,
2232,
2233,
2234,
2236,
2237,
2239,
2273,
2282; Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, sec. 201 (
42 U.S.C. 5841); Administrative Procedure Act (
5 U.S.C. 552,
553;
42 U.S.C. 2139a,
2155a;
44 U.S.C. 3504 note
source: 43 FR 21641, May 19, 1978, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 10 CFR 110.134