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Memorandum and resolution re: Final
Rule on Rescission of Regulations
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390, subpart G, and Conforming
Amendments to Existing FDIC
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Subpart Y) and Conforming
Amendments to part 308, Subpart Q.
Report of actions taken pursuant to
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Directors.
Discussion Agenda:
Memorandum and resolution re:
Combined Final Rule on Brokered
Deposits and Interest Rate Restrictions.
Memorandum and resolution re: Final
Rule on Parent Companies of Industrial
Banks and Industrial Loan Companies.
Memorandum and resolution re:
Proposed 2021 FDIC Operating Budget.
In calling the meeting, the Board
determined, on motion of Director Brian
P. Brooks (Acting Comptroller of the
Currency), seconded by Director
Kathleen Kraninger (Director, Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau), concurred
in by Director Martin J. Gruenberg, and
Chairman Jelena McWilliams, that
Corporation business required its
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that no earlier notice of the meeting
than that previously provided on
December 11, 2020, was practicable.
Dated this the 15th day of December, 2020.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
James P. Sheesley,
Assistant Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020–27995 Filed 12–17–20; 11:15 am]
BILLING CODE 6714–01–P
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Change in Bank Control Notices;
Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or
Bank Holding Company
The notificants listed below have
applied under the Change in Bank
Control Act (Act) (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and
§ 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12
CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank
or bank holding company. The factors
that are considered in acting on the
applications are set forth in paragraph 7
of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).
The public portions of the
applications listed below, as well as
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other related filings required by the
Board, if any, are available for
immediate inspection at the Federal
Reserve Bank(s) indicated below and at
the offices of the Board of Governors.
This information may also be obtained
on an expedited basis, upon request, by
contacting the appropriate Federal
Reserve Bank and from the Board’s
Freedom of Information Office at
https://www.federalreserve.gov/foia/
request.htm. Interested persons may
express their views in writing on the
standards enumerated in paragraph 7 of
the Act.
Comments regarding each of these
applications must be received at the
Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of
the Board of Governors, Ann E.
Misback, Secretary of the Board, 20th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20551–0001, not later
than January 5, 2021.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
(Robert L. Triplett III, Senior Vice
President) 2200 North Pearl Street,
Dallas, Texas 75201–2272:
1. Robert G. Good, Calvin J. Good,
Hannah G. Good, all of Corrales, New
Mexico; Cynthia Alysce Good, Robert A.
Good, and Natalie G. Good, all of
Arlington, Massachusetts; to join the
Graves-Good Family Group, a group
acting in concert, to retain voting shares
of Goldthwaite Bancshares, Inc., and
thereby indirectly retain voting shares of
MCBank, both of Goldthwaite, Texas.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, December 16, 2020.
Michele Taylor Fennell,
Deputy Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2020–28109 Filed 12–18–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE P
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Change in Bank Control Notices;
Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or
Bank Holding Company
The notificants listed below have
applied under the Change in Bank
Control Act (Act) (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and
§ 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12
CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank
or bank holding company. The factors
that are considered in acting on the
applications are set forth in paragraph 7
of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).
The public portions of the
applications listed below, as well as
other related filings required by the
Board, if any, are available for
immediate inspection at the Federal
Reserve Bank(s) indicated below and at
the offices of the Board of Governors.
This information may also be obtained
on an expedited basis, upon request, by
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contacting the appropriate Federal
Reserve Bank and from the Board’s
Freedom of Information Office at
https://www.federalreserve.gov/foia/
request.htm. Interested persons may
express their views in writing on the
standards enumerated in paragraph 7 of
the Act.
Comments regarding each of these
applications must be received at the
Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of
the Board of Governors, Ann E.
Misback, Secretary of the Board, 20th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington DC 20551–0001, not later
than January 5, 2021.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas
City (Dennis Denney, Assistant Vice
President) 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas
City, Missouri 64198–0001:
1. Clarence J. Beard and Betty Beard,
both of Lewellen, Nebraska; to form the
Lewellen Family Group, a group acting
in concert, to acquire voting shares of
Lewellen National Corp., and thereby
indirectly acquire voting shares of Bank
of Lewellen, both of Lewellen,
Nebraska.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, December 16, 2020.
Michele Taylor Fennell,
Deputy Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2020–28106 Filed 12–18–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE P
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System.
ACTION: Notice of a Modified System of
Records.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the provisions of
the Privacy Act of 1974, notice is given
that the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System (Board)
proposes to modify an existing system
of records, entitled BGFRS–23, ‘‘FRB—
Freedom of Information Act and Privacy
Act Case Tracking and Reporting
System.’’ The system, which the Board
is proposing to rename as BGFRS–23,
‘‘FRB—Freedom of Information Act and
Privacy Act Case Automation System,’’
contains tracking, reporting, and
processing information for Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act
requests.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before January 20, 2021. This
modified system of records will become
effective January 20, 2021, without
further notice, unless comments dictate
otherwise.
SUMMARY:
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The Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), which has oversight
responsibility under the Privacy Act,
requires a 30-day period prior to
publication in the Federal Register in
which to review the system and to
provide any comments to the agency.
The public is then given a 30-day period
in which to comment, in accordance
with 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4) and (11).
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by BGFRS–23: ‘‘FRB-Freedom
of Information Act and Privacy Act Case
Automation System,’’ by any of the
following methods:
• Agency Website: https://
www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments at
https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/
foia/proposedregs.aspx.
• Email: regs.comments@
federalreserve.gov. Include SORN name
and number in the subject line of the
message.
• Fax: (202) 452–3819 or (202) 452–
3102.
• Mail: Ann E. Misback, Secretary,
Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, 20th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20551.
All public comments will be made
available on the Board’s website at
https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/
foia/proposedregs.aspx as submitted,
unless modified for technical reasons or
to remove sensitive personally
identifiable information. Public
comments may also be viewed
electronically or in paper in Room 146,
1709 New York Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20006, between 9:00
a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David B. Husband, Counsel, (202) 530–
6270, or david.b.husband@frb.gov; Legal
Division, Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20551.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board
is modifying this system of records to
reflect the adoption of a cloud-based
solution to automate the processing of
FOIA and Privacy Act requests that also
provides for the interoperability
between the new National FOIA Portal
and agency FOIA platforms consistent
with federal mandates. Currently, the
records in the system are stored on
premises. The new system will improve
the processing of requests as it not only
allows Board staff, including staff
responding to requests for records
maintained for the Federal Open Market
Committee (FOMC), to track requests
but also allows staff to conduct business
processes electronically within the
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system such as the transmittal of
acknowledgment letters. The new
system will also allow staff to store the
responses and responsive documents
within the system. Records will be
stored both on the Board’s premises and
in the cloud solution managed by the
vendor. The Board is also amending
BGFRS–23 to reflect that, in connection
with the processing of Privacy Act
requests, the Board will also collect
citizenship status, an additional
category of record. In addition, because
the records implicate the interests of
entities other than federal agencies, the
Board is also modifying an existing
system-specific routine use to allow the
Board also to share the information with
state agencies and other entities that
have a substantial interest in the
determination of the request or may be
appropriate for staff to consult with on
the propriety of access to a record.
Accordingly, the Board is amending
the system to reflect changes in the
history section, the categories of
records, the system manager to identify
the responsible parties, the system
location to update the physical location
of the underlying records, and the
policies and practices for retention and
disposal of records to address physical
paper records. The Board is also
renaming the system name to account
for the revised scope of records stored
in the system.
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
BGFRS–23, ‘‘FRB—Freedom of
Information Act and Privacy Act Case
Automation System.’’
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
The Board maintains the records at
the Board’s central office, located at:
Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, 20th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20551 and AINS, 806 W Diamond
Ave, Gaithersburg, MD 20878.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
Candace Ambrose, Manager,
Information Disclosure Section, Office
of the Secretary, Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street
and Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20551, 202–452–2407,
or candace.ambrose@frb.gov.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.
552), the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C.
552a), and 12 CFR 261 and 261a.
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PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
The records are collected and
maintained in connection with the
execution of Freedom of Information
Act and Privacy Act responsibilities
including the processing of FOIA and
Privacy Act requests.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
Individual requesters who submit
requests and administrative appeals
pursuant to the provisions of the FOIA
or Privacy Act; individual requesters
whose FOIA or Privacy Act requests,
appeals, or other records, have been
referred to Board staff by other agencies;
attorneys or other persons who are
authorized to represent individuals
submitting requests and appeals; and
individuals who are the subject of FOIA
requests or appeals.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Records in this system contain contact
information on requesters and the
attorneys/representatives of the
requestors, including names,
organizations, affiliations, addresses,
email addresses, facsimile numbers, and
telephone numbers. Privacy Act
requests may include citizenship status.
Records may also include the date the
request was made, a description of the
information requested, the staff assigned
to process the request or appeal, the
user name and password (for online
requesters), financial information, fee
information, employment records,
medical records, legal documents (e.g.,
enforcement records), investigatory
documents, education records,
documents that contain information
about individuals that are required to
fulfill the request, and communications
(e.g., emails and letters) to and from the
requester, and documents that are
responsive to the FOIA or Privacy Act
request. The system may also include
voluntarily submitted information,
which staff have not requested,
including but not limited to an
individual’s social security number and
bank account or mortgage loan numbers.
Board staff compile statistical and
administrative data on the requests
processed for reporting purposes,
including annual FOIA reports to the
Department of Justice, submitted in
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(e).
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Information is provided by the
individual making the request or their
representative, or by agencies referring
requests for access to records that
originated from the Board (including
those maintained for the FOMC), and
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ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL
SAFEGUARDS:
staff engaged in processing or making
determinations on the requests.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND
PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
General routine uses C, D, G, I, and J
apply to this system. These general
routine uses are located at https://
www.federalreserve.gov/files/SORNpage-general-routine-uses-of-boardsystems-of-records.pdf and are
published in the Federal Register at 83
FR 43872 at 43873–74 (August 28,
2018). In addition, records may also be
disclosed to:
1. A federal or state government
agency, foreign government, institution,
firm, or organization having a
substantial interest in the determination
of the request or for the purpose of
consulting with that entity as to the
propriety of access to the record in order
to complete the processing of the
request;
2. The National Archives and Records
Administration, Office of Government
Information Services (OGIS), to the
extent necessary to fulfill its
responsibilities in 5 U.S.C. 552(h), to
review administrative agency policies,
procedures and compliance with the
FOIA and to facilitate OGIS’ offering of
mediation services to resolve disputes
between persons making FOIA requests
and administrative agencies; and
3. The news media and the public,
unless it is determined that release of
specific information in the context of a
particular case would constitute an
unwarranted invasion of personal
privacy.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF
RECORDS:
Electronic records are stored on a
secure server.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF
RECORDS:
Records can be retrieved by the name
of the requester, tracking number
assigned to the request, subject matter of
the request, or any other field of
information that is collected.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND
DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
The Board retains the records for the
designated retention period, which
ranges from six years after final agency
action or three years after final
adjudication by the courts, whichever is
later, but longer retention is authorized
if required for business use. Requests
submitted in paper form are scanned as
electronic records and the paper copies
of the request are disposed in
accordance with applicable procedures.
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The system has the ability to track
individual user actions within the
system. The audit and accountability
controls are based on NIST and Board
standards, which are based on
applicable laws and regulations. The
controls assist in detecting security
violations and performance or other
issues in the system. Access to the
system is restricted to authorized users
within the Board who require access for
official business purposes. Users are
classified into different roles and
common access and usage rights are
established for each role. User roles are
used to delineate between the different
types of access requirements such that
users are restricted to data that is
required in the performance of their
duties. Periodic assessments and
reviews are conducted to determine
whether users still require access, have
the appropriate role, and whether there
have been any unauthorized changes.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
The Privacy Act allows individuals
the right to access records maintained
about them in a Board system of
records. Your request for access must:
(1) Contain a statement that it is made
pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974; (2)
provide either the name of the Board
system of records expected to contain
the record requested or a concise
description of the system of records; (3)
provide the information necessary to
verify your identity; and (4) provide any
other information that may assist in the
rapid identification of the record you
seek.
Current or former Board employees
may make a request for access by
contacting the Board office that
maintains the record. The Board
handles all Privacy Act requests as both
a Privacy Act request and as a Freedom
of Information Act request. The Board
does not charge fees to a requestor
seeking to access or amend his/her
Privacy Act records. You may submit
your Privacy Act request to the—
Secretary of the Board, Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, 20th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington DC 20551.
You may also submit your Privacy Act
request electronically through the
Board’s FOIA ‘‘Electronic Request
Form’’ located here: https://
www.federalreserve.gov/secure/forms/
efoiaform.aspx.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
The Privacy Act allows individuals to
seek amendment of information that is
erroneous, irrelevant, untimely, or
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incomplete and is maintained in a
system of records that pertains to them.
To request an amendment to your
record, you should clearly mark the
request as a ‘‘Privacy Act Amendment
Request.’’ You have the burden of proof
for demonstrating the appropriateness of
the requested amendment and you must
provide relevant and convincing
evidence in support of your request.
Your request for amendment must: (1)
Provide the name of the specific Board
system of records containing the record
you seek to amend; (2) identify the
specific portion of the record you seek
to amend; (3) describe the nature of and
reasons for each requested amendment;
(4) explain why you believe the record
is not accurate, relevant, timely, or
complete; and (5) unless you have
already done so in a related Privacy Act
request for access or amendment,
provide the necessary information to
verify your identity.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
Same as ‘‘Access procedures’’ above.
You may also follow this procedure in
order to request an accounting of
previous disclosures of records
pertaining to you as provided for by 5
U.S.C. 552a(c).
EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
No exemptions are claimed for this
system.
HISTORY:
This SORN was previously published
in the Federal Register at 84 FR 71421
(December 27, 2019) and 73 FR 24984
at 25002 (May 6, 2008). The SORN was
also amended to incorporate two new
routine uses required by OMB at 83 FR
43872 (August 28, 2018).
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System.
Ann Misback,
Secretary of the Board.
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
ACTION: Notice of a Modified System of Records.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, notice
is given that the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
(Board) proposes to modify an existing system of records, entitled
BGFRS-23, ``FRB--Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Case
Tracking and Reporting System.'' The system, which the Board is
proposing to rename as BGFRS-23, ``FRB--Freedom of Information Act and
Privacy Act Case Automation System,'' contains tracking, reporting, and
processing information for Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and
Privacy Act requests.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 20, 2021. This
modified system of records will become effective January 20, 2021,
without further notice, unless comments dictate otherwise.
[[Page 83085]]
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which has oversight
responsibility under the Privacy Act, requires a 30-day period prior to
publication in the Federal Register in which to review the system and
to provide any comments to the agency. The public is then given a 30-
day period in which to comment, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4)
and (11).
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by BGFRS-23: ``FRB-
Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Case Automation System,'' by
any of the following methods:
Agency Website: https://www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments at https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/foia/proposedregs.aspx.
Email: [email protected]. Include SORN name
and number in the subject line of the message.
Fax: (202) 452-3819 or (202) 452-3102.
Mail: Ann E. Misback, Secretary, Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20551.
All public comments will be made available on the Board's website
at https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/foia/proposedregs.aspx as
submitted, unless modified for technical reasons or to remove sensitive
personally identifiable information. Public comments may also be viewed
electronically or in paper in Room 146, 1709 New York Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20006, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David B. Husband, Counsel, (202) 530-
6270, or [email protected]; Legal Division, Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20551.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board is modifying this system of
records to reflect the adoption of a cloud-based solution to automate
the processing of FOIA and Privacy Act requests that also provides for
the interoperability between the new National FOIA Portal and agency
FOIA platforms consistent with federal mandates. Currently, the records
in the system are stored on premises. The new system will improve the
processing of requests as it not only allows Board staff, including
staff responding to requests for records maintained for the Federal
Open Market Committee (FOMC), to track requests but also allows staff
to conduct business processes electronically within the system such as
the transmittal of acknowledgment letters. The new system will also
allow staff to store the responses and responsive documents within the
system. Records will be stored both on the Board's premises and in the
cloud solution managed by the vendor. The Board is also amending BGFRS-
23 to reflect that, in connection with the processing of Privacy Act
requests, the Board will also collect citizenship status, an additional
category of record. In addition, because the records implicate the
interests of entities other than federal agencies, the Board is also
modifying an existing system-specific routine use to allow the Board
also to share the information with state agencies and other entities
that have a substantial interest in the determination of the request or
may be appropriate for staff to consult with on the propriety of access
to a record.
Accordingly, the Board is amending the system to reflect changes in
the history section, the categories of records, the system manager to
identify the responsible parties, the system location to update the
physical location of the underlying records, and the policies and
practices for retention and disposal of records to address physical
paper records. The Board is also renaming the system name to account
for the revised scope of records stored in the system.
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
BGFRS-23, ``FRB--Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Case
Automation System.''
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
The Board maintains the records at the Board's central office,
located at: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551 and AINS, 806 W
Diamond Ave, Gaithersburg, MD 20878.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
Candace Ambrose, Manager, Information Disclosure Section, Office of
the Secretary, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551, 202-452-2407,
or [email protected].
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), the Privacy Act of 1974
(5 U.S.C. 552a), and 12 CFR 261 and 261a.
PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
The records are collected and maintained in connection with the
execution of Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act
responsibilities including the processing of FOIA and Privacy Act
requests.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
Individual requesters who submit requests and administrative
appeals pursuant to the provisions of the FOIA or Privacy Act;
individual requesters whose FOIA or Privacy Act requests, appeals, or
other records, have been referred to Board staff by other agencies;
attorneys or other persons who are authorized to represent individuals
submitting requests and appeals; and individuals who are the subject of
FOIA requests or appeals.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Records in this system contain contact information on requesters
and the attorneys/representatives of the requestors, including names,
organizations, affiliations, addresses, email addresses, facsimile
numbers, and telephone numbers. Privacy Act requests may include
citizenship status. Records may also include the date the request was
made, a description of the information requested, the staff assigned to
process the request or appeal, the user name and password (for online
requesters), financial information, fee information, employment
records, medical records, legal documents (e.g., enforcement records),
investigatory documents, education records, documents that contain
information about individuals that are required to fulfill the request,
and communications (e.g., emails and letters) to and from the
requester, and documents that are responsive to the FOIA or Privacy Act
request. The system may also include voluntarily submitted information,
which staff have not requested, including but not limited to an
individual's social security number and bank account or mortgage loan
numbers. Board staff compile statistical and administrative data on the
requests processed for reporting purposes, including annual FOIA
reports to the Department of Justice, submitted in accordance with 5
U.S.C. 552(e).
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Information is provided by the individual making the request or
their representative, or by agencies referring requests for access to
records that originated from the Board (including those maintained for
the FOMC), and
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staff engaged in processing or making determinations on the requests.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
General routine uses C, D, G, I, and J apply to this system. These
general routine uses are located at https://www.federalreserve.gov/files/SORN-page-general-routine-uses-of-board-systems-of-records.pdf
and are published in the Federal Register at 83 FR 43872 at 43873-74
(August 28, 2018). In addition, records may also be disclosed to:
1. A federal or state government agency, foreign government,
institution, firm, or organization having a substantial interest in the
determination of the request or for the purpose of consulting with that
entity as to the propriety of access to the record in order to complete
the processing of the request;
2. The National Archives and Records Administration, Office of
Government Information Services (OGIS), to the extent necessary to
fulfill its responsibilities in 5 U.S.C. 552(h), to review
administrative agency policies, procedures and compliance with the FOIA
and to facilitate OGIS' offering of mediation services to resolve
disputes between persons making FOIA requests and administrative
agencies; and
3. The news media and the public, unless it is determined that
release of specific information in the context of a particular case
would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF RECORDS:
Electronic records are stored on a secure server.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF RECORDS:
Records can be retrieved by the name of the requester, tracking
number assigned to the request, subject matter of the request, or any
other field of information that is collected.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
The Board retains the records for the designated retention period,
which ranges from six years after final agency action or three years
after final adjudication by the courts, whichever is later, but longer
retention is authorized if required for business use. Requests
submitted in paper form are scanned as electronic records and the paper
copies of the request are disposed in accordance with applicable
procedures.
ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL SAFEGUARDS:
The system has the ability to track individual user actions within
the system. The audit and accountability controls are based on NIST and
Board standards, which are based on applicable laws and regulations.
The controls assist in detecting security violations and performance or
other issues in the system. Access to the system is restricted to
authorized users within the Board who require access for official
business purposes. Users are classified into different roles and common
access and usage rights are established for each role. User roles are
used to delineate between the different types of access requirements
such that users are restricted to data that is required in the
performance of their duties. Periodic assessments and reviews are
conducted to determine whether users still require access, have the
appropriate role, and whether there have been any unauthorized changes.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
The Privacy Act allows individuals the right to access records
maintained about them in a Board system of records. Your request for
access must: (1) Contain a statement that it is made pursuant to the
Privacy Act of 1974; (2) provide either the name of the Board system of
records expected to contain the record requested or a concise
description of the system of records; (3) provide the information
necessary to verify your identity; and (4) provide any other
information that may assist in the rapid identification of the record
you seek.
Current or former Board employees may make a request for access by
contacting the Board office that maintains the record. The Board
handles all Privacy Act requests as both a Privacy Act request and as a
Freedom of Information Act request. The Board does not charge fees to a
requestor seeking to access or amend his/her Privacy Act records. You
may submit your Privacy Act request to the--Secretary of the Board,
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington DC 20551.
You may also submit your Privacy Act request electronically through
the Board's FOIA ``Electronic Request Form'' located here: https://www.federalreserve.gov/secure/forms/efoiaform.aspx.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
The Privacy Act allows individuals to seek amendment of information
that is erroneous, irrelevant, untimely, or incomplete and is
maintained in a system of records that pertains to them. To request an
amendment to your record, you should clearly mark the request as a
``Privacy Act Amendment Request.'' You have the burden of proof for
demonstrating the appropriateness of the requested amendment and you
must provide relevant and convincing evidence in support of your
request.
Your request for amendment must: (1) Provide the name of the
specific Board system of records containing the record you seek to
amend; (2) identify the specific portion of the record you seek to
amend; (3) describe the nature of and reasons for each requested
amendment; (4) explain why you believe the record is not accurate,
relevant, timely, or complete; and (5) unless you have already done so
in a related Privacy Act request for access or amendment, provide the
necessary information to verify your identity.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
Same as ``Access procedures'' above. You may also follow this
procedure in order to request an accounting of previous disclosures of
records pertaining to you as provided for by 5 U.S.C. 552a(c).
EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
No exemptions are claimed for this system.
HISTORY:
This SORN was previously published in the Federal Register at 84 FR
71421 (December 27, 2019) and 73 FR 24984 at 25002 (May 6, 2008). The
SORN was also amended to incorporate two new routine uses required by
OMB at 83 FR 43872 (August 28, 2018).
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Ann Misback,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2020-27990 Filed 12-18-20; 8:45 am]
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