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29 C.F.R. § 102.142   Transcripts, recordings or minutes of closed meetings; public availability; retention.

Title 29: Labor
PART 102—RULES AND REGULATIONS, SERIES 8
Subpart S—Open Meetings

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§ 102.142   Transcripts, recordings or minutes of closed meetings; public availability; retention.

(a) For every meeting or portion thereof closed under the provisions of §102.139 of this part, 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 §102.139(a) the Board may, in lieu of a transcript or electronic recording, maintain a set of minutes fully and accurately summarizing any action taken, the reasons thereof and views thereon, documents considered, and the members' vote on each roll call 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. 552(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 §102.117(c)(2)(iv), and the actual cost of transcription.

(c) The agency shall maintain a complete verbatim copy of the transcript, a complete electronic recording, or a complete set of the minutes for each meeting or portion thereof closed to the public, for a period of at least one year after the close of the agency proceeding of which the meeting was a part, but in no event for a period of less than two years after such meeting.