§ 375.202. Definitions and limitations on definitions.
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(a)Definitions. For purposes of this subpart:
(1)Meeting means the deliberations of at least a quorum of the Commission where such deliberations determine or result in the joint conduct of official Commission business, except that such term does not include deliberations to determine whether to conduct a closed meeting.
(2)Portion of a meeting means the consideration during a meeting of a particular topic or item separately identified in the notice of Commission meeting described in § 375.204.
(3)Open when used in the context of a Commission meeting or a portion thereof, means the public may attend and observe the deliberations of the Commission during such meeting or portion of a meeting consistent with the provisions of § 375.203.
(4)Closed when used in the context of a Commission meeting or a portion thereof, means that the public may not attend or observe the deliberations of the Commission during such meeting or portion of such meeting.
(b)Limitations on other definitions in this chapter. For purposes of this subpart:
(1)Transcripts, minutes and electronic recordings of Commission meetings (whether or not prepared at the direction of the Commission) are not part of the "formal record" as defined in § 388.101(c) of this chapter; and
(2)Transcripts, minutes and electronic recordings of Commission meetings (whether or not prepared at the direction of the Commission) are not part of the "public record" of the Commission as defined in § 388.105(b)) of this chapter. \[45 FR 21217, Apr. 1, 1980, as amended by Order 225, 47 FR 19058, May 3, 1982\]