46 CFR § 503.76 - Effect of vote to close a portion or portions of a meeting or series of meetings.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s503.76"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 503.76 - Effect of vote to close a portion or portions of a meeting or series of meetings."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "503.76"
section_name: "Effect of vote to close a portion or portions of a meeting or series of meetings."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS"
part_number: "503"
part_name: "PUBLIC INFORMATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 331, 552, 552a, 552b, 553; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 46 U.S.C. 303; E.O. 13526 of January 5, 2010 75 FR 707, 3 CFR, 2010 Comp., p. 298, sections 5.1(a) and (b)."
regulatory_source: "49 FR 44401, Nov. 6, 1984, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "503"
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# 503.76 Effect of vote to close a portion or portions of a meeting or series of meetings.
(a) Where the agency votes as provided in § 503.74 or § 503.75, to close to public observation a portion or portions of a meeting or a portion or portions of a series of meetings, the portion or portions of a meeting or the portion or portions of a series of meetings shall be closed.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in §§ 503.80, 503.81 and 503.82, not later than the day following the day on which a vote is taken under § 503.74 or § 503.75, by which it is determined to close a portion or portions of a meeting or a portion or portions of a series of meetings to public observation, the Secretary shall make available to the public:
(1) A written copy of the recorded vote reflecting the vote of each member of the agency;
(2) A full written explanation of the agency action closing that portion or those portions to public observation; and
(3) A list of the names and affiliations of all persons expected to attend the portion or portions of the meeting or the portion or portions of a series of meetings.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in §§ 503.80, 503.81 and 503.82, not later than the day following the day on which a vote is taken under § 503.74, or § 503.75, by which it is determined that the portion or portions of a meeting or the portion or portions of a series of meetings shall remain open to public observation, the Secretary shall make available to the public a written copy of the recorded vote reflecting the vote of each member of the agency.