46 U.S.C. § 46103: Meetings

The Federal Maritime Commission shall be deemed to be an agency for purposes of section 552b of title 5 . The Commission, through its secretary, shall keep a record of its meetings and the votes taken on any action, order, contract, or financial transaction of the Commission. no formal or informal vote or other official agency action is taken at the meeting; each individual present at the meeting is a Commissioner or an employee of the Commission; at least 1 Commissioner from each political party is present at the meeting, if applicable; and the General Counsel of the Commission is present at the meeting. a list of the individuals present at the meeting; and a summary of the matters discussed at the meeting, except for any matters the Commission properly determines may be withheld from the public under section 552b(c) of title 5 . If the Commission properly determines matters may be withheld from the public under section 552b(c) of title 5 , the Commission shall provide a summary with as much general information as possible on those matters withheld from the public. If a meeting under paragraph (1) directly relates to an ongoing proceeding before the Commission, the Commission shall make the disclosure under paragraph (2) on the date of the final Commission decision. Nothing in this subsection may be construed to limit the applicability of section 552b of title 5 with respect to a meeting of the Commissioners other than that described in this subsection. to limit the applicability of section 552b of title 5 with respect to any information which is proposed to be withheld from the public under paragraph (2)(B) of this subsection; or to authorize the Commission to withhold from any individual any record that is accessible to that individual under section 552a of title 5 .