[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 37, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 37CFR251.16]

[Page 565]
 
              TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS
 
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PART 251--COPYRIGHT ARBITRATION ROYALTY PANEL RULES OF PROCEDURE--Table of Contents
 
Subpart B--Public Access to Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel Meetings
 
Sec. 251.16  Requests to open or close meetings.

    (a) Any person may request a Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel to 
open or close a meeting or disclose or withhold information. Such 
request must be captioned ``Request to Open'' or ``Request to Close'' a 
meeting on a specified date concerning a specific subject. The person 
making the request must state his or her reasons, and include his or her 
name, address, and telephone number.
    (b) In the case of a request to open a meeting that a CARP has 
previously voted closed, the panel must receive the request within 3 
working days of the meeting's announcement. Otherwise the request will 
not be heeded, and the person making the request will be so notified. An 
original and three copies of the request must be submitted.
    (c) For a CARP to act on a request to open or close a meeting, the 
question must be brought to a vote before the panel. If the request is 
granted, an amended meeting announcement will be issued and the person 
making the request notified. If a vote is not taken, or if after a vote 
the request is denied, said person will also be notified promptly.