[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1612.3]

[Page 263]
 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
          CHAPTER XIV--EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
 
PART 1612_GOVERNMENT IN THE SUNSHINE ACT REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1612.3  Open meeting policy.

    (a) All meetings of the Commission shall be conducted in accordance 
with the provisions of this part.
    (b) Except as otherwise provided in Sec. 1612.4, every portion of 
every meeting shall be open to public observation. Public observation 
does not include participation or disruptive conduct by observers. Any 
attempted participation or disruptive conduct by observers shall be 
cause for removal of persons so engaged at the discretion of the 
presiding member of the agency.
    (c) When holding open meetings, the Commission shall provide ample 
space, sufficient visibility, and adequate acoustics for persons in 
attendance at the meeting.
    (d) Observers may take still photographs and use portable sound 
recorders which do not require electrical outlets. Persons may take 
pictures only at the beginning of a meeting and may not use flash 
equipment. Permission to use non-battery operated sound recorders and 
visual recorders must be sought reasonably in advance of a meeting. Such 
request must be made in writing to the Commission through the Office of 
the Executive Secretariat. The Commission may permit such activities to 
be conducted under specified limitations which insure proper decorum and 
minimum interference with the meeting. In all cases, audio or visual 
recording shall not disrupt or otherwise impede the meeting.