[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 9]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR2701.3]

[Page 648-649]
 
                         TITLE 29--LABOR

 CHAPTER XXVII--FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION

      PART 2701--GOVERNMENT IN THE SUNSHINE ACT REGULATIONS
 
Sec. 2701.3  Announcement of meetings.

    (a) Generally. The Commission shall publicly announce and submit to 
the Federal Register at least 7 days before a meeting, the time, place, 
subject matter of a meeting, whether it is to be open or closed, and the 
name and phone number of the Commission employee who will respond to 
requests for information about the meeting. The description of the 
subject matter of a meeting at which the Commission will consider 
adjudicatory matters, shall include the names and docket numbers of the 
cases to be considered. The Commission shall also contact, by phone or 
mail, the parties to the cases to be considered at the meeting, shall 
post a copy of a notice of the meeting at the Office of Public 
Information, shall mail notices to persons who have requested inclusion 
of their names on a meeting mailing list, and may issue press releases.

    (b) Shorter notice. If a majority of the members of the Commission 
or a panel of three or more Commissioners determines by a recorded vote 
that pressing Commission business requires that a meeting be called in 
less than 7 days, the announcement required by paragraph (a) of this 
section shall be made at the earliest practicable time.

    (c) Changes in time, place, subject matter, and decision whether to 
open or close after public announcement of meeting. If the time or place 
of a meeting publicly announced is changed, or an item to be considered 
at such a meeting is to be deleted, the change or deletion shall be 
publicly announced without a recorded vote at the earliest practicable 
time in the manner required by paragraph (a) of this section. The 
subject matter of a meeting publicly announced shall not be expanded and 
the decision to open or close such a meeting shall not be changed unless 
a majority of the members of the Commission or if a panel of


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three or more Commissioners determines by a recorded vote that agency 
business so requires and that no earlier announcement of the change was 
possible; the Commission shall publicly announce such a change and the 
vote of each member upon the change at the earliest practicable time.