Government in the Sunshine Meeting Notice

Notice of a Meeting under Expedited Procedures

On Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 10:00 AM, a 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: Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Matter(s) Considered
1.	Proposed Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress.	9(A)(i)

Effective February 21, 2012, the meeting was closed to public observation by Order of the Board of Governors ¹ 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 the meeting.

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: February 21, 2012

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Footnotes
1. Voting for this action: Chairman Bernanke, Vice Chair Yellen, Governors Duke, Tarullo and Raskin. Return to text