Section 1517.3 - Open meeting requirement(a) Every portion of every meeting of the Council is open to public observation subject to the exemptions provided in § 1517.4 . Members of the Council may not jointly conduct or dispose of the business of the Council other than in accordance with this part.(b) The Council will conduct open to public observation periodic meetings involving Council discussions of Council business including where appropriate matters outside the scope of this part. Such meetings will be noticed pursuant to § 1517.6 .(c) Members of the public may attend open meetings of the Council for the sole purpose of observation and may not participate in or photograph any meeting without prior permission of the Council. Members of the public who desire to participate in or photograph an open meeting of the Council may request permission to do so from the General Counsel of the Council before such meeting. Members of the public may record open meetings of the Council by means of any mechanical or electronic device unless the Council determines such recording would disrupt the orderly conduct of such meeting.44 FR 34946, June 18, 1979, as amended at 47 FR 6277, Feb. 11, 1982