[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: 12CFR261.3]

[Page 700]
 
                       TITLE 12--BANKS AND BANKING
 
                   CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
 
PART 261--RULES REGARDING AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 261.3  Custodian of records; certification; service; alternative authority.

    (a) Custodian of records. The Secretary of the Board (Secretary) is 
the official custodian of all Board records, including records that are 
in the possession or control of the Board, any Federal Reserve Bank, or 
any Board or Reserve Bank employee.
    (b) Certification of record. The Secretary may certify the 
authenticity of any Board record, or any copy of such record, for any 
purpose, and for or before any duly constituted federal or state court, 
tribunal, or agency.
    (c) Service of subpoenas or other process. Subpoenas or other 
judicial or administrative process, demanding access to any Board 
records or making any claim against the Board, shall be addressed to and 
served upon the Secretary of the Board at the Board's office at 20th and 
C Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20551. Neither the Board nor the 
Secretary are agents for service of process on behalf of any employee in 
respect of purely private legal disputes, except as specifically 
provided by law.
    (d) Alternative authority. Any action or determination required or 
permitted by this part to be done by the Secretary, the General Counsel, 
or the Director of any Division may be done by any employee who has been 
duly designated for this purpose by the Secretary, General Counsel, or 
the appropriate Director.