For purposes of this part:
(a) Board means the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System established by the Federal Reserve Act
of 1913 (38 Stat. 251).
(b) Committee means
the Chair of the Committee or the Chair’s designee.
(c) Exempt information means information that is
exempt from disclosure pursuant to section 271.15(a).
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(d) Federal Reserve Bank or Reserve Bank means one
of the District Banks authorized by the Federal Reserve Act, 12 U.S.C.
222, including any branch of any such bank.
(e) Records of the Committee or Committee records include all information coming into the possession of the Committee
or any member thereof or of any officer, employee, or agent of the
Committee, the Board, or any Federal Reserve Bank, in the performance
of duties for, or pursuant to the direction of, the Committee. These
records include rules, statements, decisions, minutes, memoranda,
letters, reports, transcripts, accounts, charts, and other written
material.
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(f) Search means:
(1) A reasonable search of such records
of the Committee as seem likely in the particular circumstances to
contain information of the kind requested.
(2) As part of the Committee’s search
for responsive records, the Committee is not obligated to conduct
any research, create any document, or modify an electronic program
or automated information system.
(g) Working day means any day except Saturday, Sunday, or a legal
federal holiday.
