[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: 12CFR271.1]

[Page 851]
 
                       TITLE 12--BANKS AND BANKING
 
                   CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
 
PART 271--RULES REGARDING AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 271.1  Authority and purpose.

    (a) Authority. This part is issued by the Federal Open Market 
Committee (the Committee) pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 
U.S.C. 552, and also pursuant to the Committee's authority under section 
12A of the Federal Reserve Act, 12 U.S.C. 263, to issue regulations 
governing the conduct of its business.
    (b) Purpose. This part sets forth the categories of information made 
available to the public and the procedures for obtaining documents and 
records.