Code of Federal Regulations Title 17. Commodity and Securities Exchanges § 17.200.405 Special procedure for determination to close meeting

(a) Finding. Based, in part, on a review of several months of its meetings, as well as the legislative history of the Sunshine Act, the Commission finds that a majority of its meetings may properly be closed to the public pursuant to § 200.402(a)(4), (8), (9)(i), or (10), or any combination thereof.

(b) Action to close meeting. The Commission may, by recorded vote of a majority of its members at the commencement of any meeting or portion thereof, determine to close any meeting or a portion thereof properly subject to being closed pursuant to § 200.402(a)(4), (8), (9)(i), or (10), or any combination thereof. The procedure described in this rule may be utilized notwithstanding the fact that a meeting or portion thereof properly subject to being closed pursuant to § 200.402(a)(4), (8), (9)(i), or (10), or any combination thereof, could also be closed pursuant to § 200.402(a)(1), (2), (3), (5), (6), (7), or (9)(ii), or any combination thereof.

(c) Announcement of action to close meeting. In the case of a meeting or a portion of a meeting closed pursuant to this rule, as soon as practicable the Commission shall make publicly available: