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Section (a)(1) of the Freedom of
Information Act (5 USC 552, Pub. L. 89-554, 80 Stat. 383) requires
all agencies to publish a description of their central and field organizations
in the Federal Register. The Rules of Organization, promulgated
pursuant to this statutory requirement, detail the central and field
organizations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Section 2 outlines the composition of the Board and provides
information about the principal offices of the Board, its business
hours, and how to obtain public information. Section 3 is concerned
with the central organization of the Board. The various offices, divisions
and officials are enumerated and their respective responsibilities
delineated. Section 4 deals with the field organization, consisting
of Federal Reserve Banks and Federal Reserve agents. This section
describes the boundaries of the 12 Federal Reserve Districts and specifies
the duties of both the Reserve Banks and Federal Reserve agents. Included
in an appendix are a list of the addresses of the 12 Federal Reserve
Banks and their branches and a map of the Districts.
