[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR1011.3]

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                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
PART 1011_NOTICE OF AGENCY ACTIVITIES--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  1011.3  General requirements for various kinds of meetings.

    Meetings which involve Agency staff or the Commissioners, other than 
Commission meetings, are classified in the following categories and 
shall be held according to the procedures outlined within each category.
    (a) Hearings. Hearings are public inquiries held by direction of the 
Commission for the purpose of fact finding or to comply with statutory 
requirements. The Office of the Secretary is responsible for providing 
transcription services at the hearings. Where possible, notice of 
forthcoming hearings will be published in the Public Calendar and the 
Federal Register at least 30 days before the date of the hearings.
    (b) Meetings between Commissioners or Agency staff and outside 
parties. The requirements for Agency meetings between Commissioners or 
Agency staff and outside parties involving substantial interest matters 
are contained in 16 CFR part 1012.
    (c) Commission meetings. The requirements for Commission meetings 
under the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b are contained in 
16 CFR part 1013.
    (d) Staff meetings. As a general rule, only Agency employees attend 
staff meetings. At the discretion of the participants, Staff meetings 
may be listed on the Public Calendar and attendance by the public may be 
permitted. Recordkeeping is at the discretion of the participants.
    (e) Advisory committee meetings. Meetings of the Agency's advisory 
committees are scheduled by the Commission. Advance notice will be given 
in both the Public Calendar and the Federal Register. Advisory committee 
meetings serve as a forum for discussion of matters relevant to the 
Agency's statutory responsibilities with the objective of providing 
advice and recommendations to the Commission. The Agency's advisory 
committees are the National Advisory Committee for the Flammable Fabrics 
Act, the Product Safety Advisory Council, the Technical Advisory 
Committee on Poison Prevention Packaging and the Toxicological Advisory 
Board. The Office of the Secretary is responsible for the recordkeeping 
for such meetings. The Commission's regulation for the management of its 
advisory committees is set out in 16 CFR part 1018.