(a) Procedures for requesting records.
(1) Requesters are encouraged to submit
requests electronically using the online request form located at
www.federalreserve.gov/secure/forms/FOMCForm.aspx. Alternatively, requests may be submitted in writing to the Secretary
of the Committee, Federal Open Market Committee, 20th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551; or sent by facsimile to the Secretary
of the Committee, (202) 452-2921. Clearly mark the request FREEDOM
OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST.
(2) A request may not be combined with
any other request or FOIA appeal.
(b) Contents of request. A request must include:
(1) The requester’s name,
address, daytime telephone number, and an email address if available.
(2) A description of
the records that enables the Committee to identify and produce the
records with reasonable effort and without unduly burdening or significantly
interfering with any of the Committee’s operations. Whenever possible,
the request should include specific information about each record
sought, such as the date, title or name, author, recipient, and subject
matter of the record.
(3) A statement agreeing to pay the applicable fees. If the information
requested is not intended for a commercial use (as defined in section
271.16(d)(1)) and the requester seeks a reduction or waiver of fees
because he or she is either a representative of the news media, an
educational institution, or a noncommercial scientific institution,
the requester should include the information called for in section
271.16(g)(2).
(c) Perfected and defective requests.
(1) The Committee will consider the request
to be perfected on the date the secretary of the Committee receives
a request that contains all of the information required by paragraphs
(b)(1) through (3) of this section.
(2) 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.
(3) 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.
