49 CFR § 845.3 - Sessions open to the public.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s845.3"
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title: "49 CFR § 845.3 - Sessions open to the public."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "845.3"
section_name: "Sessions open to the public."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD"
part_number: "845"
part_name: "RULES OF PRACTICE IN TRANSPORTATION: INVESTIGATIVE HEARINGS; MEETINGS, REPORTS, AND PETITIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 515, Pub. L. 106-554, App. C, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A-153 (44 U.S.C. 3516 note); 49 U.S.C. 1112, 1113(f), 1116, 1131, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "80 FR 80287, Dec. 24, 2015, unless otherwise noted."
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# 845.3 Sessions open to the public.

(a) All investigative hearings shall normally be open to the public. However, no person shall be allowed at any time to interfere with the proper and orderly functioning of the hearing.

(b) Sessions shall not be open to the public when evidence of a classified nature or which affects national security is to be received.