Federal Reserve Updates Requirements for Processing FOIA Requests

Federal Issues FOIA Federal Reserve Federal Register

On October 19, the Federal Reserve Board finalized amendments to regulations for the processing of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests by the Board. The amendments (i) “clarify and update procedures for requesting information from the Federal Reserve Board”; (ii) “extend the deadline for administrative appeals”; and (iii) “add information on dispute resolution services.”

The Board published the final rule in the Federal Register on October 25; the rule will become effective on November 24 of this year.