; vacancies Members shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect the powers of the Commission, but shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. (d) Initial meeting Not later than 30 days after the date on which all members of the Commission have been appointed, the Commission shall hold the first meeting of the Commission. (e) Meetings The Commission shall meet at the call of the Chair and shall be open to the public. (f) Quorum Eight members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings. (g) Nonapplicability of the Federal Advisory Committee Act The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Commission. (h) Applicability of certain ethics rules Members of the Commission shall be considered special Government employees, as defined in section 202 of title 18, United States Code. 204. Duties of the commission (a) Purpose The purpose of the Commission is to evaluate and provide recommendations for modification, consolidation, or repeal of covered regulations with the aim of streamlining regulatory compliance by reducing compliance costs, encouraging growth and innovation, and improving competitiveness while continuing to protect public health and safety and maximize net public benefit. (b) Requirements In carrying out subsection (a), the Commission shall— (1) give consideration in its analysis of covered regulations to those that— (A) impose disproportionately high costs on a small entity (as defined in section 601 of title 5, United States Code); (B) create substantial recurring paperwork burdens or transaction costs; (C) could better meet regulatory objectives; or (D) overlap, duplicate, or conflict with other Federal, State, or local law; (2) solicit and review comments from the public on the covered regulations described in this section