[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR95.9]

[Page 734-735]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
          Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Transportation
 
PART 95_ADVISORY COMMITTEES--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  95.9  Meetings; other than industry advisory committees.

    (a) Meetings of an advisory committee, other than an industry 
advisory committee, may be held only at the call, or with the advance 
approval, of a full-time, salaried officer or employee of the 
Department, with an agenda formulated or approved by that officer or 
employee.
    (b) Each meeting shall be chaired by, or be conducted in the 
presence of, a full-time, salaried officer or employee of the Government 
who is required to adjourn the meeting whenever he considers it to be in 
the public interest.
    (c) Minutes shall be kept of each meeting. As a minimum, the minutes 
must contain a record of the persons present, a description of the 
matter discussed and conclusions reached, and a copy of any report 
received, issued, or approved by the committee. The accuracy of all 
minutes must be certified by a full-time, salaried officer or employee 
of the Government who was present during the meeting to which the 
minutes pertain.
    (d) The Secretary or his designee may waive any requirement of this 
section in any case in which he determines that:

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    (1) Compliance with that requirement would interfere with the proper 
functioning of the committee or would be impracticable;
    (2) Adequate provisions are made to assure otherwise that the 
operation of the committee is subject to Government control and purpose; 
and
    (3) The waiver is in the public interest.