45 CFR 702.16

§ 702.16 Attendance of news media at public sessions.

United States · 45 CFR — Public Welfare · Status: effective

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Citation: 45 CFR 702.16, § 702.16 Attendance of news media at public sessions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/219910
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Reasonable access for coverage of public sessions shall be provided to the various communications media, including newspapers, magazines, radio, newsreels, and television, subject to the physical limitations of the room in which the session is held and consideration of the physical comfort of Commission members, staff, and witnesses. However, no witnesses shall be televised, filmed, or photographed during the session nor shall the testimony of any witness be broadcast or recorded for broadcasting if the witness objects.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.