In the case of applications pursuant to appendix N of part 50 of this chapter for operating licenses for nuclear power reactors, if the Commission has not found that a hearing is in the public interest, the Commission, the Director, Office of New Reactors or Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, as appropriate will, prior to acting thereon, cause to be published in the Federal Register, pursuant to Sec. 2.105, a notice of proposed action with respect to each application as soon as practicable after the applications have been docketed. [73 FR 5717, Jan. 31, 2008]