[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: 12CFR271.5]

[Page 853]
 
                       TITLE 12--BANKS AND BANKING
 
                   CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
 
PART 271--RULES REGARDING AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 271.5  Records available to the public on request.

    (a) Types of records made available. All records of the Committee 
that are not available under Secs. 271.3 and 271.4 shall be made 
available upon request, pursuant to the procedures in this section and 
the exceptions in Sec. 271.7.
    (b) Procedures for requesting records. (1) A request for 
identifiable records shall reasonably describe the records in a way that 
enables the Committee's staff to identify and produce the records with 
reasonable effort and without unduly burdening or significantly 
interfering with any of the Committee's operations.
    (2) The request shall be submitted in writing to the Secretary of 
the Committee, Federal Open Market Committee, 20th & C Street, N.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20551; or sent by facsimile to the Secretary of the 
Committee, (202) 452-2921. The request shall be clearly marked FREEDOM 
OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST.
    (c) Contents of request. The request shall contain the following 
information:
    (1) The name and address of the requester, and the telephone number 
at which the requester can be reached during normal business hours;
    (2) Whether the requested information is intended for commercial 
use, and whether the requester represents an educational or 
noncommercial scientific institution, or news media;
    (3) A statement agreeing to pay the applicable fees, or a statement 
identifying any fee limitation desired, or a request for a waiver or 
reduction of fees that satisfies Sec. 271.9(f).
    (d) Defective requests. The Committee need not accept or process a 
request that does not reasonably describe the records requested or that 
does not otherwise comply with the requirements of this section. The 
Committee may return a defective request, specifying the deficiency. The 
requester may submit a corrected request, which will be treated as a new 
request.