[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: 45CFR702.52]



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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

 

                 CHAPTER VII--COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

 

PART 702_RULES ON HEARINGS, REPORTS, AND MEETINGS OF THE COMMISSION

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                           Subpart B_Meetings

 

Sec. 702.52  Open meeting requirements.



    (a) Every portion of every Commission meeting shall be open to 

public observation, except as provided in Sec. 702.53 of this subpart. 

Commissioners shall not jointly conduct or dispose of agency business 

other than in accordance with this subpart.

    (b) This subpart gives the public the right to attend and observe 

Commission open meetings; it confers no right to participate in any way 

in such meetings.

    (c) The Staff Director shall be responsible for making physical 

arrangements for Commission open meetings that provide ample space, 

sufficient visibility, and adequate acoustics for public observation.

    (d) The presiding Commissioner at an open meeting may exclude 

persons from a meeting and shall take all steps necessary to preserve 

order and decorum.