29 CFR § 2701.2 - Open meetings policy; closure of meetings.

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title: "29 CFR § 2701.2 - Open meetings policy; closure of meetings."
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section_name: "Open meetings policy; closure of meetings."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION"
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authority: "Sec. 113, Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, Pub. L. 95-165 (30 U.S.C. 823)."
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# 2701.2 Open meetings policy; closure of meetings.

(a) *Policy.* Commission meetings will generally be open to public observation, including meetings concerning the disposition by the Commission of a formal adjudication. See 5 U.S.C. 522b(c)(10).

(b) *Closure.* Meetings may be closed, or certain information about a meeting may not be disclosed under the circumstances contemplated by 5 U.S.C. 522b(c)(1)-(10), and under the procedures specified by 5 U.S.C. 552b (d) and (f). Commission employees may attend closed meetings of the commission unless the notice of a closed meeting states otherwise.