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Notice of a Portion of a Meeting under Expedited Procedures

On Tuesday, August 10, 2010, at 8:00 a.m., a portion of the closed meeting of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System was held under expedited procedures, as set forth in section 26lb.7 of the Board's Rules Regarding Public Observation of Meetings, at the Board's offices at 20th and C Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C., to consider the following matters of official Board business.

Meeting date: August 10, 2010

Matters Considered: Exemption(s)
1. General Discussion of Discount Window Matters. 9(A)(i)

Effective August 10, 2010, this portion of the meeting was closed to public observation by Order of the Board of Governors1 because the matters fall under exemption(s) 9(A)(i) of the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. Section 552b(c)), and it was determined that the public interest did not require opening this portion.

For more information please contact: Michelle Smith, Director, or Dave Skidmore, Assistant to the Board, Office of Board Members at 202-452-2955.

Supplementary Information: This meeting notice, which is available in the Board's Freedom of Information and Public Affairs Offices, is also available electronically at http://www.federalreserve.gov on the Board's Web site. (The Web site also includes procedural and other information about the closed meeting.)

Dated: August 10, 2010


Footnotes
1. Voting for this action: Chairman Bernanke, Governors Kohn, Warsh, Duke, and Tarullo. Return to text

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