Government in the Sunshine Meeting Notice

Notice of a Meeting under Expedited Procedures

On Monday, August 13, 2012 at 11:15 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: Monday, August 13, 2012

Matter(s) Considered
1.	Review and determination by the Board of Governors of the advance and discount rate to be charged by the Federal Reserve Banks.	9(A)(i)

Effective August 13, 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: August 13, 2012

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Footnotes
1. Voting for this action: Voting for this action: Chairman Bernanke, and Governors Duke, Tarullo, Raskin, Stein and Powell. Return to text