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[CITE: 42USC10173b]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 108--NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY
 
  SUBCHAPTER I--DISPOSAL AND STORAGE OF HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE, 
           SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL, AND LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE
 
                            Part F--Benefits
 
Sec. 10173b. Review Panel


(a) In general

    The Review Panel required to be established by section 10173a(b)(1) 
of this title shall consist of a Chairman selected by the Secretary in 
consultation with the Governor of the State or governing body of the 
Indian tribe, as appropriate, that is party to such agreement and 6 
other members as follows:
        (1) 2 members selected by the Governor of such State or 
    governing body of such Indian tribe;
        (2) 2 members selected by units of local government affected by 
    the repository or monitored retrievable storage facility;
        (3) 1 member to represent persons making payments into the Waste 
    Fund, to be selected by the Secretary; and
        (4) 1 member to represent other public interests, to be selected 
    by the Secretary.

(b) Terms

    (1) The members of the Review Panel shall serve for terms of 4 years 
each.
    (2) Members of the Review Panel who are not full-time employees of 
the Federal Government, shall receive a per diem compensation for each 
day spent conducting work of the Review Panel, including their necessary 
travel or other expenses while engaged in the work of the Review Panel.
    (3) Expenses of the Panel shall be paid by the Secretary from the 
Waste Fund.

(c) Duties

    The Review Panel shall--
        (1) advise the Secretary on matters relating to the proposed 
    repository or monitored retrievable storage facility, including 
    issues relating to design, construction, operation, and 
    decommissioning of the facility;
        (2) evaluate performance of the repository or monitored 
    retrievable storage facility, as it considers appropriate;
        (3) recommend corrective actions to the Secretary;
        (4) assist in the presentation of State or affected Indian tribe 
    and local perspectives to the Secretary; and
        (5) participate in the planning for and the review of 
    preoperational data on environmental, demographic, and socioeconomic 
    conditions of the site and the local community.

(d) Information

    The Secretary shall promptly \1\ make available promptly \1\ any 
information in the Secretary's possession requested by the Panel or its 
Chairman.
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    \1\ So in original.
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(e) Federal Advisory Committee Act

    The requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act shall not 
apply to a Review Panel established under this subchapter.

(Pub. L. 97-425, title I, Sec. 172, as added Pub. L. 100-202, 
Sec. 101(d) [title III, Sec. 300], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329-104, 
1329-121; Pub. L. 100-203, title V, Sec. 5031, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 
1330-239.)

                       References in Text

    The Federal Advisory Committee Act, referred to in subsec. (e), is 
Pub. L. 92-463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, as amended, which is set out 
in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

                          Codification

    Pub. L. 100-202 and Pub. L. 100-203 added identical sections.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 10173a of this title.
