§1009 Advisory Committee Procedures

Summary

Advisory committee meetings must be open to the public. The President can close a meeting or part of it for national security, and the agency must give public notice of meetings in the Federal Register and other ways so people know in advance. People who are interested may attend, speak, or file statements, following reasonable rules set by the Administrator. Most committee papers and records must be available for public inspection and copying at one office until the committee ends, unless another law says otherwise. Committees must keep detailed minutes listing who was there, what was discussed, the conclusions, and copies of reports, and the chair must certify the minutes. A federal officer or employee must chair or attend every meeting, can adjourn meetings in the public interest, and must approve the meeting and agenda before it happens. If part of a meeting is closed under section 552b(c), the President or agency head must write the reasons, and the committee must issue at least one annual summary of its activities.