[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 3, Parts 1200 to end]
[Revised as of January 1, 1999]
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[CITE: 5CFR2413.7]
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TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
CHAPTER XIV--FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY, GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE
FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY AND FEDERAL SERVICE IMPASSES PANEL
PART 2413--OPEN MEETINGS--Table of Contents
Sec. 2413.7 Transcripts, recordings or minutes of closed meeting; public availability; retention.
(a) For every meeting, or portion thereof, closed under the
provisions of Sec. 2413.4, the presiding officer shall prepare a
statement setting forth the time and place of the meeting and the
persons present, which statement shall be retained by the agency. For
each such meeting, or portion thereof, there shall also be maintained a
complete transcript or electronic recording of the proceedings, except
that for meetings closed pursuant to Sec. 2413.4(a), the Authority may,
in lieu of a transcript or electronic recording, maintain a set of
minutes fully and accurately summarizing any action taken, the reasons
therefor and views thereon, documents considered and the members' vote
on each rollcall vote.
(b) The agency shall make promptly available to the public copies of
transcripts, recordings or minutes maintained as provided in accordance
with paragraph (a) of this section, except to the extent the items
therein contain information which the agency determines may be withheld
pursuant to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552b(c). Copies of transcripts or
minutes, or transcriptions of electronic recordings including the
identification of speakers, shall to the extent determined to be
publicly available, be furnished to any person, subject to the payment
of duplication costs in accordance with the schedule of fees set forth
in Sec. 2411.10 of this subchapter and the actual cost of transcription.
(c) The agency shall maintain a complete verbatim copy of the
transcript, a complete copy of the minutes, or a complete electronic
recording of each meeting, or portion of a meeting, closed to the
public, for a period of at least two (2) years after such meeting or
until one (1) year after the conclusion of any agency proceeding with
respect to which the meeting or portion was held whichever occurs later.