[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR10.205]

[Page 140]
 
                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 10_ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
      Subpart C_Electronic Media Coverage of Public Administrative 
             Proceedings; Guideline on Policy and Procedures
 
Sec. 10.205  Electronic media coverage of public administrative 
proceedings.

    (a) A person may record electronically any open public 
administrative proceeding, subject to the procedures specified in this 
guideline. The procedures include a presumption that agency public 
proceedings are open to the electronic media. Whenever possible, FDA 
will permit all interested persons access to record agency public 
administrative proceedings. Restrictions other than those listed in 
Sec. 10.206 will be imposed only under exceptional circumstances.
    (b) A videotape recording of an FDA public administrative proceeding 
is not an official record of the proceeding. The only official record is 
the written transcript of the proceeding, which is taken by the official 
reporter.