[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1612.6]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
                               COMMISSION
 
PART 1612--GOVERNMENT IN THE SUNSHINE ACT REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1612.6  Closed meeting procedures: request initiated by an interested 
person.

    (a) Any person as defined in Sec. 1612.2 of this part whose interest 
may be directly affected by a portion of a meeting may request that the 
agency close that portion of the meeting to the public for any of the 
reasons listed in Sec. 1612.4(e), (f) or (g).
    (b) Any person described in paragraph (a) of this section who 
submits a request that a portion of a meeting be closed, shall submit 
such request to the Chairman of the agency at the following address: the 
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 2401 E Street NW., Washington, 
DC, 20506. Such person shall state with particularity that portion of a 
meeting sought to be closed and the reasons for such request.
    (c) The Chairman, upon receipt of any request made under paragraph 
(a) of this section, shall furnish a copy of the request to:
    (1) Each member of the agency.
    (2) The Legal Counsel for certification in accordance with 
Sec. 1612.9 of this part.
    (d) Any member of the agency may request agency action upon such 
request.
    (e) The Commission shall, upon the request of any one of its members 
and consideration of the certified opinion of the Legal Counsel, 
determine by recorded vote whether to close such meeting or portion 
thereof.
    (f) The Chairman of the Commission shall promptly communicate to any 
person making a request to close a meeting or portion of a meeting under 
this section the agency's final disposition of such request.

[42 FR 13830, Mar. 14, 1977, as amended at 47 FR 46276, Oct. 18, 1982]