[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 50, Volume 7]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 50CFR560.3]

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                    TITLE 50--WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
 
                   CHAPTER V--MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION
 
PART 560_IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GOVERNMENT IN THE SUNSHINE ACT--Table
 
Sec. 560.3  Open meetings.

    (a) Except as otherwise provided in this part, every portion of 
every meeting of the Commission shall be open to public observation.
    (b) Meetings of the Commission, or portions thereof, shall be open 
to public participation only when an announcement to that effect is 
issued under Sec. 560.4(b)(4) of this part. Public participation shall 
be conducted in an orderly, nondisruptive manner and in accordance with 
such procedures as the chairperson of the meeting may establish. Public 
participation may be terminated at any time for any reason.
    (c) When holding open meetings, the Commission shall make a diligent 
effort to provide ample space, sufficient visibility, and adequate 
acoustics to accommodate the public attendance anticipated for the 
meeting.
    (d) Members of the public may record open meetings of the Commission 
by means of any mechanical or electronic device, unless the chairperson 
of the meeting determines that such recording would disrupt the orderly 
conduct of the meeting.