§ 2.605 Additional considerations.
(a) The Commission will not conduct more than one review of site suitability issues with regard to a particular site prior to filing and review of part two of the application described in § 2.101(a–1) of this part.
(b) The Commission, upon its own initiative, or upon the motion of any party to the proceeding filed at least 60 days prior to the date of the commencement of the evidentiary hearing on site suitability issues, may decline to initiate an early hearing or render an early partial decision on any issue or issues of site suitability:
(1) In cases where no partial decision
on the relative merits of the proposed
site and alternative sites under subpart
A of part 51 of this chapter is requested,
upon determination that there is a
reasonable likelihood that further
review would identify one or more
preferable alternative sites and the
partial decision on one or more site
suitability issues would lead to an
irreversible and irretrievable
commitment of resources prior to the
submittal of the remainder of the
information required by § 50.30(f) of this
chapter that would prejudice the later
review and decision on such alternative
sites; or
(2) In cases where it appears that an
early partial decision on any issue or
issues of site suitability would not be in
the public interest considering:
(i) The degree of likelihood that any early findings on those issues would retain their validity in later reviews;
(ii) The objections, if any, of cognizant
State or local government agencies to
the conduct of an early review on those
issues; and
(iii) The possible effect on the public interest and the parties of having an early, if not necessarily conclusive, resolution of those issues.
[42 FR 22885, May 5, 1977, as amended at 49 FR 9401, Mar. 12, 1984; 72 FR 49479, Aug. 28, 2007]