[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
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[CITE: 29CFR1612.2]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
          CHAPTER XIV--EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
 
PART 1612_GOVERNMENT IN THE SUNSHINE ACT REGULATIONS--
Table of Contents
 
Sec.  1612.2  Definitions.

    The following definitions apply for purposes of this part:
    (a) The term agency means the Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission and any subdivision thereof authorized to act on its behalf.
    (b) The term meeting means the deliberations of at least three of 
the members of the agency, which is a quorum of Commissioners, where 
such deliberations determine or result in the joint conduct or 
disposition of official agency business (including conference calls), 
but does not include:
    (1) Individual members' consideration of official agency business 
circulated to the members in writing for disposition by notation or 
other separate, sequential consideration of Commission business by 
Commissioners,
    (2) Deliberations to decide whether a meeting or portion(s) of a 
meeting or series of meetings should be open or closed.
    (3) Deliberations to decide whether to withhold from disclosure 
information pertaining to a meeting or portions of a meeting or a series 
of meetings, or
    (4) Deliberations pertaining to any change in any meeting or to 
changes in the public announcement of such meeting.
    (c) The term member means each Commissioner of the agency.
    (d) The term entire membership means the number of members holding 
office at the time of the meeting in question.
    (e) The term person means any individual, partnership, corporation, 
association, or public or private organization.
    (f) The term public observation means attendance at any meeting open 
to the public but does not include participation, or attempted 
participation, in such meeting in any manner.