[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 12, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 12CFR261.10]

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                       TITLE 12--BANKS AND BANKING
 
                   CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
 
PART 261--RULES REGARDING AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart B--Published Information and Records Available to Public; 
                         Procedures for Requests
 
Sec. 261.10  Published information.

    Source: 62 FR 54359, 54361, Oct. 20, 1997, unless otherwise noted.


    (a) Federal Register. The Board publishes in the Federal Register 
for the guidance of the public:
    (1) Descriptions of the Board's central and field organization;
    (2) Statements of the general course and method by which the Board's 
functions are channeled and determined, including the nature and 
requirements of procedures;
    (3) Rules of procedure, descriptions of forms available and the 
place where they may be obtained, and instructions on the scope and 
contents of all papers, reports, and examinations;
    (4) Substantive rules, interpretations of general applicability, and 
statements of general policy;
    (5) Every amendment, revision, or repeal of the foregoing in 
paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(4) of this section;
    (6) Notices of proposed rulemaking;
    (7) Notices of applications received under the Bank Holding Company 
Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) and the Change in Bank Control Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1817);
    (8) Notices of all Board meetings, pursuant to the Government in the 
Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b);
    (9) Notices identifying the Board's systems of records, pursuant to 
the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a); and
    (10) Notices of agency data collection forms being reviewed under 
the Paperwork Reduction Act (5 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
    (b) Board's Reports to Congress. The Board's annual report to 
Congress pursuant to the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 247), which is 
made public upon its submission to Congress, contains a full account of 
the Board's operations during the year, the policy actions by the 
Federal Open Market Committee, an economic review of the year, and

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legislative recommendations to Congress. The Board also makes periodic 
reports to Congress under certain statutes, including but not limited to 
the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552); the Government in the 
Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b); the Full Employment and Balanced Growth 
Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 225a); and the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a).
    (c) Federal Reserve Bulletin. This publication is issued monthly and 
contains economic and statistical information, articles relating to the 
economy or Board activities, and descriptions of recent actions by the 
Board.
    (d) Other published information. Among other things, the Board 
publishes the following information:
    (1) Weekly publications. The Board issues the following publications 
weekly:
    (i) A statement showing the condition of each Federal Reserve Bank 
and a consolidated statement of the condition of all Federal Reserve 
Banks, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 248(a);
    (ii) An index of applications received and the actions taken on the 
applications, as well as other matters issued, adopted, or promulgated 
by the Board; and
    (iii) A statement showing changes in the structure of the banking 
industry resulting from mergers and the establishment of branches.
    (2) Press releases. The Board frequently issues statements to the 
press and public regarding monetary and credit actions, regulatory 
actions, actions taken on certain types of applications, and other 
matters.
    (3) Call Report and other data. Certain data from Reports of 
Condition and Income submitted to the Board are available through the 
National Technical Information Service and may be obtained by the 
procedure described in Sec. 261.11(c)(2).
    (4) Federal Reserve Regulatory Service. This is a multivolume 
looseleaf service published by the Board, containing statutes, 
regulations, interpretations, rulings, staff opinions, and procedural 
rules under which the Board operates. Portions of the service are also 
published as separate looseleaf handbooks relating to consumer and 
community affairs, monetary policy and reserve requirements, payments 
systems, and securities credit transactions. The service and each 
handbook contain subject and citation indexes, are updated monthly, and 
may be subscribed to on a yearly basis.
    (e) Index to Board actions. The Board's Freedom of Information 
Office maintains an index to Board actions, which is updated weekly and 
provides identifying information about any matters issued, adopted, and 
promulgated by the Board since July 4, 1967. Copies of the index may be 
obtained upon request to the Freedom of Information Office subject to 
the current schedule of fees in Sec. 261.17.
    (f) Obtaining Board publications. The Publications Services Section 
maintains a list of Board publications that are available to the public. 
In addition, a partial list of publications is published in the Federal 
Reserve Bulletin. All publications issued by the Board, including 
available back issues, may be obtained from Publications Services, Board 
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and Constitution 
Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20551 (pedestrian entrance is on C 
Street, N.W.). Subscription or other charges may apply to some 
publications.