10 C.F.R. § 7.8

No advisory committee may meet or take any action until a charter has been filed by the Committee Management Officer designated in accordance with § 7.10 or by another agency official designated by the Commission.

(a) To amend a charter for, or establish (including due to a merger), renew, or reestablish a discretionary advisory committee, a charter must be filed with:

(1) The Commission;

(2) The Committee on Environment and Public Works of the United States Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the United States House of Representatives. The date of filing with these congressional committees constitutes the official date of establishment for the advisory committee;

(3) The Library of Congress;

(4) The Committee Management Secretariat, indicating the date the charter was filed with the congressional committees; and

(5) The Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

(b) Charter filing requirements for non-discretionary advisory committees are the same as those in paragraph (a) of this section, except the date of establishment, renewal, merger, or reestablishment for a Presidential advisory committee is the date the charter is filed with the Secretariat.