Section 7.11 - The Designated Federal Officer(a) The Chairman of the Commission or designee shall appoint a Designated Federal Officer or alternate Designated Federal Officer for each NRC advisory committee. The individual holding either position must be employed by the Federal Government on either a full-time or a permanent part-time basis.(b) All meetings of an NRC advisory committee must be convened or approved by the committee's Designated Federal Officer or alternate, and the agenda for each committee meeting (except a meeting of a Presidential advisory committee) must be approved by that individual.(c) An NRC advisory committee may not hold a meeting in the absence of its Designated Federal Officer or alternate.(d) It shall also be the responsibility of the Designated Federal Officer or alternate to:(1) Attend all meetings of the committee for which he or she has been appointed;(2) Adjourn the meetings of the committee when such adjournment is in the public interest;(3) Chair the meetings of the committee when so directed by the Commission;(4) Ensure compliance with the requirements of § 7.13 regarding minutes of meetings of the committee; and(5) Make copies of committee documents required to be maintained for public inspection and copying pursuant to § 7.14(b) and ensure their availability at the NRC Web site, http://www.nrc.gov, at the NRC Public Document Room, or both. 67 FR 79841 , Dec. 31, 2002