[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 3]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 45CFR503.26]



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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

 

 CHAPTER V--FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION OF THE UNITED STATES, 

                          DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

 

PART 503_PRIVACY ACT AND GOVERNMENT IN THE SUNSHINE REGULATIONS--Table 

of Contents

 

            Subpart B_Government in the Sunshine Regulations

 

Sec. 503.26  Procedures for closing of meetings.



    (a) The closing of a meeting will occur when:

    (1) A majority of the membership of the Commission votes to take 

that action. A separate vote of the Commission members will be taken 

with respect to each Commission meeting, a portion or portions of which 

are proposed to be closed to the public pursuant to Sec. 503.24, or 

with respect to any information which is proposed withheld under Sec. 

503.24. A single vote may be taken with respect to a series of meetings, 

a portion or portions of which are proposed to be closed to the public, 

or with respect to any information concerning that series of meetings, 

so long as each meeting in the series involves the same particular 

matters and is scheduled to be held no more than thirty days after the 

initial meeting in the series. The vote of each Commission member 

participating in the voting will be recorded and no proxies will be 

allowed.

    (2) Whenever any person whose interests may be directly affected by 

a portion of a meeting requests that the Commission close that portion 

to the public for any of the reasons referred to in Sec. 503.24(e), 

(f), or (g), the Commission, upon request of any one of its Commission 

members, will take a recorded vote, whether to close that portion of the 

meeting.

    (b) Within one day of any vote taken, the Commission will make 

publicly available a written copy of the voting reflecting the vote of 

each member on the question and a full written explanation of its action 

closing the entire or portion of the meeting together with a list of all 

persons expected to attend the meeting and their affiliation.

    (c) The Commission will announce the time, place and subject matter 

of the meeting at least eight days before the meeting.



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    (d) For every closed meeting, before the meeting is closed, the 

Commission's Chair will publicly certify that the meeting may be closed 

to the public, and will state each relevant closure provision. A copy of 

the certification, together with a statement setting forth the time and 

place of the meeting, and the persons present, will be retained by the 

Commission.