29 CFR § 2701.4 - Request to open or close meeting.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s2701.4"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "29 CFR § 2701.4 - Request to open or close meeting."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "2701.4"
section_name: "Request to open or close meeting."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION"
part_number: "2701"
part_name: "GOVERNMENT IN THE SUNSHINE ACT REGULATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 113, Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, Pub. L. 95-165 (30 U.S.C. 823)."
regulatory_source: "44 FR 2575, Jan. 12, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "2701"
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# 2701.4 Request to open or close meeting.

Any person may request that the Commission open a meeting that it has earlier decided to close. Any person whose interest may be directly affected by the opening of a meeting may request that the meeting be closed. Two copies of a request shall be filed in writing with the Executive Director of the Commission at the earliest practicable time, and no later than one hour before the meeting. A request to close shall state the interest of the person that may be adversely affected. The Commission shall take a recorded vote on the request if one member desires that it do so. The Executive Director shall inform the requesting person of whether a vote was taken, and, if so, its outcome. Requests shall be addressed as follows: Sunshine Act Request, Office of the Executive Director, Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite 520N, Washington, DC 20004-1710.

[44 FR 2575, Jan. 12, 1979, as amended at 67 FR 60862, Sept. 27, 2002; 77 FR 48430, Aug. 14, 2012]