Government in the Sunshine Act

Advisory committee meetings may be closed or partially closed to the public based upon provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-409). Examples of meetings that may be closed under the FACA are:

• Those including discussions of classified information;
• Reviews of proprietary data submitted in support of federal grant applications; and
• Deliberations involving considerations of personnel privacy.

View the documents below:

• The Government in the Sunshine Act [PDF - 17 KB]
• The Government in the Sunshine Act [TXT - 17 KB]