Sec. 0.602  Open meetings.

    (a) All meetings shall be conducted in accordance with the 
provisions of this subpart.
    (b) Except as provided in Sec. 0.603, every portion of every meeting 
shall be open to public observation. Observation does not include 
participation or disruptive conduct by observers, and persons engaging 
in such conduct will be removed from the meeting.
    (c) The right of the public to observe open meetings does not alter 
those rules in this chapter which relate to the filing of motions, 
pleadings, or other documents. Unless such pleadings conform to the 
other procedural requirements of this chapter, pleadings

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based upon comments or discussions at open meetings, as a general rule, 
will not become part of the official record, will receive no 
consideration, and no further action by the Commission will be taken 
thereon.
    (d) Deliberations, discussions, comments or observations made during 
the course of open meetings do not themselves constitute action of the 
Commission. Comments made by Commissioners may be advanced for purposes 
of discussion and may not reflect the ultimate position of a 
Commissioner.
[ 42 FR 12867 , Mar. 7, 1977, as amended at  45 FR 63491 , Sept. 25, 1980]