[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 4, Volume 1] [Revised as of January 1, 2008] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 4CFR28.57] [Page 46-47] TITLE 4--ACCOUNTS CHAPTER I--GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE PART 28_GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE PERSONNEL APPEALS BOARD; PROCEDURES Subpart B_Procedures Sec. 28.57 Public hearings. (a) Hearings shall be open to the public. However, the administrative judge at his or her discretion, may order a hearing or any part thereof closed, where to do so would be in the best interests of the petitioner, a witness, the public, or other affected persons. Any order closing the hearing shall set forth the reasons for the administrative judge's decision. Any objections [[Page 47]] thereto shall be made a part of the record. (b) At the hearing, the petitioner, the petitioner's representative, GAO's legal representative, and a GAO management representative, who is not expected to testify, each have a right to be present. The Agency management representative shall be designated prior to the hearing. [58 FR 61992, Nov. 23, 1993, as amended at 68 FR 69301, Dec. 12, 2003]