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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF N EW YORK r Circular No. 6015 ~l L August 10, 1967 -1 Board o f Governors’ Rules Regarding Availability o f Inform ation To All Banks and Trust Companies, and Others Concerned, in the Second Federal Reserve District: Enclosed is a copy of the Rules Regarding Availability of Informa tion of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as revised effective July 4, 1967. Under the revised rules, previously unpublished records and information of the Board of Governors are made available to the public. These new rules replace the Rules Regarding Information, Submittals, and Requests, which begin on page 13 of the Board of Governors’ pamphlet entitled “ Rules of Organization and Procedure.” Additional copies of the enclosure will be furnished upon request. A lfred H ayes, President. BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM RULES REGARDING AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION (12 CFR 261) As revised effective July 4, 1967 INQUIRIES WITH RESPECT TO THESE RULES Any inquiry relating to these rules should be addressed to the Federal Reserve Bank of the district in which the inquiry arises. S T A T U T O R Y A U T H O R IT Y These rules are issued pursuant to the provisions o f section 552, Title 5, United States Code, w hich is published in the A ppendix hereto. CONTENTS Page Sec . 261.1-B asis and Scope ................................................................................ S e c . 2 6 1 .2 -D e f i n i t i o n s 1 ..................................................................................................... 1 (а ) “ In fo rm a tio n o f the B o a rd ” .......... ..................................... 1 (б ) “ R ecords o f the B o a rd ” 1 S e c . 2 6 1 .3 -P u b l is h e d I n f o r m a t io n F e d e ra l R e g iste r ( a) .......................................................... ................................................................................... 1 ......................................................................... ......... 1 ( b ) A n n u a l R e p o r t ........................................................................................ 2 (c) F e d e ra l R eserve B u lletin ................................................................. 2 (d) O th er published i n f o r m a t i o n ................................................ ......... 3 (e ) O b ta in in g published in f o r m a t i o n ..................................................3 S e c . 2 6 1 .4 -R ecords A v a il a b l e to t h e P u b l ic u p o n R e q u e s t .................... (a ) G eneral ru le .................................................................................... ( b) O p inion s, ord ers, sta tem en ts o f p olicy, in terp reta (c) O th er records ( d) O b ta in in g access to re c o rd s ..................................................... 3 3 tio n s, and s ta ff m a n u als and in s t r u c t io n s ................ ..................................................... S e c . 2 6 1 .6 - E x e m p t io n s fr o m D i s c l o s u r e ............................................................. (a ) G eneral r u l e ...................................................................................... ( b) In fo rm a tio n available to supervised institu tions and (c) P rohibition a g a in st d i s c lo s u r e .............................................. (d ) A p p e a l fro m denial o f access to i n f o r m a t i o n ............. other G overnm ent a g e n c ie s ................................................ S e c . 2 6 1 .7 -S u b p o e n a s .......................................................................................................... A ( a) A d v ice b y person s e r v e d .......................................................... ( b) A p p e a ra n ce by person s e rv e d ................................................ p p e n d ix cncn D e ferm en t o f av a ila b ility ( b ) R easons f o r d eferm en t o f a v a i l a b i l i t y ............................ 0 0 - 3 —3 ( a) oooooo S e c . 2 6 1 .5 -D e f e r m e n t of A v a il a b il it y of C e r t a in I n f o r m a t i o n ------- cnwcn ................................................................................. 9 RULES REGARDING AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION * (12 CFR 261) As revised effective July 4, 1967 SECTION 261.1— BASIS AND SCOPE This Part is issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “ Board” ) pursuant to the requirement of section 552 of Title 5 of the United States Code that every Federal agency shall publish in the Federal Register, for the guidance of the public, descriptions of the established places at which, the officers from whom, and the methods whereby, the public may obtain information, make submittals or requests, or obtain de cisions. SECTION 261.2— DEFIN ITIO N S (а) “ Information of the Board” .— For purposes of this Part, the term “ information of the Board” means all information coming into the possession of the Board or of any member thereof, or of any Federal Reserve Bank, or of any officer, em ployee, or agent of the Board or of any Federal Reserve Bank, in the performance of functions for or on behalf of the Board, including functions delegated by the Board pursuant to Part 265 of this Chapter. (б) “ Records of the Board” .— For purposes of this Part, the term “ records of the Board” means rules, statements, opinions, orders, memoranda, letters, reports, accounts, and other papers containing information of the Board that constitute part of the Board’s official files. SECTION 261.3— PUBLISH ED IN FORM ATION (a.) Federal Register.— To the extent required by sections 552 and 553 of Title 5 of the United States Code, and subject to the provisions of §§ 261.5 and 261.6, the Board publishes in the Federal Register for the guidance of the public, in addition to this Part, (1) descriptions of its central and field organization; (2) statements of the general course and method by which its functions are channeled and determined, including the nature and requirements of all formal and informal procedures available; * The text corresponds to the Code o f Federal Regulations, T itle 12, Chapter II, P a rt 261; cited as 12 C F R 261. The w ords “ this P a rt’*, as used herein, mean these rules. 1 RULES REGARDING INFORMATION 2 (8 ) rules o f procedure, descriptions o f form s available o r the places at w hich form s m ay be obtained, and instruc tions as to the scope and contents o f all papers, reports, or exam inations; (4 ) substantive rules o f general applicability adopted as authorized by law, and statements o f general policy or inter pretations o f general applicability form ulated and adopted b y the Board; (5 ) every amendment, revision, or repeal o f the fo r e goin g; and (6 ) general notices o f proposed rule making. The Board also publishes in the Federal R egister notice o f r e ceipt o f applications pursuant to the Bank H olding Com pany A ct o f 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1842), orders and supporting statements issued by the B oard with respect to such applications and applica tions under the Bank M erger A ct (12 U.S.C. 1 8 2 8 ( c ) ) , and notices o f form al hearings ordered by the Board. (6 ) Annual Report.— The B oa rd ’s Annual R eport to Congress pursuant to section 10 o f the Federal Reserve A ct (12 U.S.C. 2 4 7 ), w hich is made public im m ediately after its subm ission to Congress, contains a full account o f the B oard’s operations dur in g the year, an econom ic review o f the year, and legislative recom m endations to Congress. A s required by law, the Annual R eport includes (1 ) a com plete record o f the policy actions taken by the B oard and the Federal Open M arket Committee, show ing the votes taken thereon and the reasons underlying such actions (12 U.S.C. 247a) ; (2 ) m aterial pertaining to the adm inistration o f the B oa rd ’s functions under the Bank H olding Com pany A ct o f 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1844) ; and (3 ) material pertaining to bank m ergers approved by the B oard under section 1 8 (c ) o f the F ed eral D eposit Insurance A ct (12 U.S.C. 1 8 2 8 ( c ) ). (c ) Federal Reserve Bulletin.— In the Federal Reserve Bul letin, w hich is issued m onthly, the Board publishes econom ic and statistical in form ation ; special articles on subjects o f econom ic in terest; regulations, statements o f general policy, and inter pretations o f laws and regulations o f general interest to the p u b lic ; notices o f actions by the Board on certain types o f applica tions, such as applications fo r m em bership in the Federal R eserve System ; and orders and accom panying statements o f the Board w ith respect to certain types o f adjudications. Some material that is published in the Bulletin is released in advance o f such publica tion, exam ples being certain regulations, interpretations, orders RULES REGARDING INFORMATION 3 and opinions, a m onthly sum m ary o f business conditions, the B oard’s index o f industrial production, and certain other statisti cal series. ( d ) Other published information.— A s required by section 1 1 (a ) o f the Federal Reserve A ct (12 U.S.C. 2 4 8 ( a ) ) , the Board issues w eekly (1 ) a statement o f the condition o f the Federal Reserve Banks; (2 ) a statement listing certain applications re ceived by or on behalf o f the Board and actions on such applica tions by the Board, or on behalf o f the B oard pursuant to author ity delegated under P art 265 o f this C h a p ter; and (3 ) a statement show ing changes in the banking structure resulting from m ergers and the establishm ent o f branches. F rom tim e to time, the Board issues statements to the press regarding particular m onetary and credit actions, regulatory actions, actions w ith respect to certain types o f applications, and other matters. In addition, it issues various publications, the m ore im portant o f w hich are listed in the m onthly Federal Reserve Bulletin. A m on g such publications is a loose-leaf com pilation o f Interpretations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. ( e ) Obtaining published information. — A nyone m ay subscribe to the Federal R eserve Bulletin at the rate therein indicated. A copy o f each issue o f the Bulletin is sent w ithout charge to each m em ber bank. Current or back issues o f the Bulletin, Annual Reports, rules, regulations, and certain other published inform a tion m ay be exam ined at the offices o f the Board or any Federal Reserve Bank, and copies, i f in stock, are supplied by the Board at prescribed charges or at no cost. SECTION 261.4— RECORDS A V A IL A B L E TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST (a) General rule.— A ll records o f the Board, w hether or not published under § 261.3, are made available to any person, upon request, fo r inspection and copyin g in accordance w ith the p ro visions o f this section and su bject to the lim itations stated in §§ 261.5 and 261.6. R ecords fallin g w ithin the exem ptions from disclosure set forth in section 5 5 2 (b ) o f Title 5 o f the United States Code and in § 261.6 m ay nevertheless be made available in accordance w ith this section to the fullest extent consistent, in the B oard’s judgm ent, with the effective perform ance o f the B oard’s statutory responsibilities and w ith the avoidance o f in ju r y to a public or private interest intended to be protected by such exem ptions. 4 RULES REGARDING INFORMATION ( b ) Opinions, orders, statements of policy, interpretations, and staff manuals and instructions.— Subject to the provisions o f §§ 261.5 and 261.6, the B oard makes available f o r inspection and copyin g (1 ) all final opinions (including con cu rrin g and dis senting opinions) and orders m ade in the adjudication o f cases, including such opinions and orders m ade pursuant to authority delegated by the B oard under Part 265 o f this C h apter; (2 ) statements o f policy and interpretations adopted b y the B oard that are not published in the Federal R eg ister; and (3 ) adm inis trative staff manuals and instructions to staff that affect any m em ber o f the public. H ow ever, to the extent required to prevent a clearly unwarranted invasion o f personal privacy, the Board deletes iden tifyin g details in any m aterial o f the kinds above d escrib ed ; and in each such case the justification fo r such deletion is explained in w ritin g. The Board m aintains and makes available fo r public inspection and copyin g a current index providing iden tifyin g in form ation fo r the public as to any m aterial de scribed in this paragraph w hich is issued, adopted, o r prom ul gated a fte r July 4,1967. ( c ) Other records. — Subject to the provisions o f §§ 261.5 and 261.6, records o f the B oard not covered by paragraph ( b) o f this section, including a record o f the final votes o f mem bers o f the B oard in any B oard proceeding, are made available f o r inspection and copyin g to any person upon request. ( d) Obtaining access to records. — R ecords o f the B oard sub je c t to this section are available fo r inspection and copyin g dur in g regular business hours at the offices o f the Board o f G overnors o f the Federal Reserve System, Federal Reserve Building, 20th and Constitution Avenue, W ashington, D. C., 20551, or, in the case o f records containing inform ation required to be disclosed under section 12 o f the Securities Exchange A ct o f 1934, as amended (15 U.S.C. 7 8 ), at the offices o f the Federal D eposit Insurance C orporation or at any Federal R eserve Bank. E very request fo r access to records o f the Board, other than those con taining in form ation required under section 12 o f the Securities E xchange A ct, shall be subm itted in w ritin g to the Secretary o f the B oard, shall state the name and address o f the person request in g access to such records, and shall describe such records in a m anner reasonably sufficient to perm it their identification w ith out undue difficulty; and such person shall pay a fee in an amount based upon $5 per hour fo r the tim e required to locate such rec ords and prepare them fo r inspection, plus 10 cents per standard page fo r any copyin g thereof. RULES REGARDING INFORMATION 5 SECTION 261.5— DE FER M EN T OF A V A IL A B IL IT Y OF C ER TA IN IN FO RM ATION (a) Deferment of availability.— In some instances, certain types o f inform ation o f the B oard are not published in the Fed eral R egister o r made available f o r inspection and copyin g until after such period o f time as the Board m ay determ ine to be reasonably necessary to avoid the effects described in paragraph ( b) o f this section. F or example, such deferm ent o f publication or availability o f inform ation to the public m ay occasionally be necessary w ith respect to inform ation relating to the determ ina tion o f m onetary or credit policies, including but not limited to discount rates, reserve requirem ents o f m em ber banks, maximum interest rates payable by m em ber banks on deposits, and m argin requirem ents. (b) Reasons for deferment of availability.— Publication of, or public access to, certain inform ation o f the Board m ay be de ferred because earlier disclosure o f such inform ation would (1 ) in terfere w ith the accom plishm ent o f the objectives o f the B oard’s actions in the discharge o f its statutory fu n c tions; (2 ) perm it speculators and others to gain unfair profits or other u nfair advantages by speculative trading in secur ities o r otherw ise; (3 ) in terfere with the orderly execution o f the objectives or policies o f other Governm ent agencies; (4 ) result in unnecessary or unwarranted disturbances in the securities m arkets; or (5 ) interfere with the orderly conduct o f the foreign affairs o f the United States. SECTION 261.6— EXEM PTIO N S FROM DISCLOSURE (a) General rule.— E xcept as otherw ise provided in this Part or as m ay be specifically authorized by the Board, inform ation in the records o f the Board that is not available to the public through other sources will not be published in the Federal R eg ister or made available fo r inspection and copying i f such in for mation (1 ) is exem pted from disclosure by statute or executive order; (2 ) is contained in or related to exam ination, operating, or condition reports prepared by, on behalf of, or fo r the use RULES REGARDING INFORMATION of, the Board or a Federal Reserve Bank, relating to the a f fairs o f any bank or affiliate thereof, bank holding com pany or subsidiary thereof, broker, finance com pany, or any other person engaged, or proposin g to engage, in the business o f banking, extending credit, or m anaging or controlling banks; (3 ) is privileged or relates to the business, personal, or financial affairs o f any person and is furnished in confidence; Provided, however, That, follow in g notice to the person fu r nishing such inform ation, the Board m ay make any in form a tion furnished in confidence in connection w ith an applica tion fo r Board approval o f any transaction available to the public in accordance w ith § 2 6 1 .4 (c ), and, to the extent it deems necessary and w ithout prior notice to such person, the Board may com m ent on such in form ation in any opinion or statement issued to the public in connection w ith a decision o f the Board with respect to w hich such inform ation is releva n t; (4 ) is contained in investigatory files com piled fo r law enforcem ent purposes (except to the extent available by law to a private p a r ty ), including inform ation relating to p ro ceedings fo r (i) the issuance o f a cease-and-desist order, or order o f suspension or rem oval, under the Financial Institu tions Supervisory A ct o f 1966; (ii) the term ination o f m em bership o f a State bank in the Federal R eserve System pursuant to section 9 o f the Federal Reserve A ct (12 U.S.C. 3 2 7 ); (iii) the suspension o f a bank fro m use o f the credit facilities o f the Federal R eserve System pursuant to section 4 o f the Federal Reserve A ct (12 U.S.C. 3 0 1 ); and (iv ) the granting or revocation o f any approval, perm ission, or authority, except to the extent provided in this P art and except as provided in P art 262 o f this Chapter concerning bank holding com pany and bank m erger applications. (5 ) relates solely to the internal personnel rules and practices or other internal practices o f the B oard; (6 ) is contained in personnel, medical, and sim ilar files, the disclosure o f w hich would constitute a clearly unw ar ranted invasion o f personal privacy; or (7 ) is contained in inter-agency or intra-agency m em o randa or letters that would not be routinely available b y law to a private party in litigation w ith the Board, including but not lim ited to m em oranda, reports, and other docum ents pre RULES REGARDING INFORMATION 7 pared by the staffs o f the Board or o f the Federal Reserve Banks, and records o f deliberations and discussions at m eet ings o f the Board or o f any com m ittee o f the Board or o f the B oard’s staff. ( b ) Information available to supervised institutions and other Government agencies.— A copy o f each report o f exam ination o f each State m em ber bank and o f each bank holding com pany is made available by the appropriate Federal Reserve Bank to the bank or com pany examined. Such reports and other appropriate inform ation relating to such a bank or com pany are made avail able, upon request, by the D irector o f the B oard’s Division o f Exam inations to the C om ptroller o f the C urrency and the Fed eral D eposit Insurance Corporation, and by the appropriate Federal Reserve Bank to the Regional Com ptroller o f the Currency, the regional representative o f the Federal Deposit Insurance C orporation, and the State governm ental authority having general supervision o f such bank or com pany. Such re ports and other inform ation m ay be made available by the Board to other agencies o f the United States fo r use where necessary in the perform ance o f th eir official duties. All reports o r other in form ation made available pursuant to this paragraph shall re m ain the property o f the Board and, except as otherwise provided in this Part, no person, agency, or authority to whom the in fo r m ation is made available, or any officer, director, or employee thereof, shall disclose any such inform ation except in published statistical m aterial that does not disclose the affairs o f any in dividual or corporation. (c) Prohibition against disclosure.— E xcept as provided in this Part, no officer, employee, or agent o f the Board or o f any Federal R eserve Bank shall disclose or perm it the disclosure o f any un published inform ation o f the Board to anyone (other than an officer, employee, or agent o f the Board or o f a Federal Reserve Bank properly entitled to such inform ation fo r the perform ance o f his official du ties), whether by givin g out or furnishing such inform ation or a copy th ereof or by allow ing any person to in spect or copy such inform ation or copy thereof, o r otherwise. N otw ithstanding the foregoin g, unpublished econom ic, statistical, or sim ilar inform ation or unpublished inform ation regarding in terpretations by the B oard o f statutory or regulatory provisions m ay be disclosed, orally or in w riting, by any officer, employee, or agent o f the Board or o f any Federal Reserve Bank who has know ledge o f the subject m atter to any person who, in the ju d g ment o f such officer, employee, or agent, has a prop er interest 8 RULES REGARDING INFORMATION therein, subject, how ever, to the restrictions stated in § 261.5 and this § 261.6. (d) Appeal from denial of accc;ss to information.— A n y per son who is denied access to records o f the Board may, w ithin 5 days thereafter, file w ith the B oard a w ritten request fo r review o f such action; and such review shall not be subject to the p roce dure prescribed in § 265.3 o f this Chapter w ith respect to review o f actions taken pursuant to authority delegated by the Board. SECTION 261.7— SUBPOENAS (a ) Advice by person served.— If any person, w hether or not an officer, employee, or agent o f the Board or o f a Federal R e serve Bank, has inform ation o f the Board that m ay not be dis closed under this P art and in connection therew ith is served w ith a subpoena, order, or other process requiring his personal attendance as a w itness or the production o f docum ents or in form ation in any proceeding, he should prom ptly in form the Secretary o f the Board o f such service and o f all relevant facts, including the docum ents and in form ation requested and any facts which m ay be o f assistance to the B oard in determ ining w hether such documents or in form ation should be made available; and he should take action at the appropriate tim e to in form the court or tribunal that issued the process and the attorney fo r the party at whose instance the process was issued, i f known, o f the sub stance o f these rules. (b) Appearance by person served.— Unless the Board has authorized disclosure o f the relevant inform ation, or except as provided in 18 U.S.C. 1906, any person having inform ation o f the B oard that may not be disclosed under this P art w ho is re quired to respond to a subpoena or other legal process shall at tend at the time and place therein m entioned and decline to dis close such inform ation or give any testim ony w ith respect thereto, basing his refusal upon this Part. I f the court or other body orders the disclosure o f such in form ation o r the g iv in g o f such testim ony, the person having such in form ation o f the Board shall continue to decline to disclose such in form ation and shall prom ptly report the facts to the B oard f o r such action as the Board m ay deem appropriate. APPENDIX 9 Section 552, Title 5, United States Code, provides as fo llo w s : § 55 2 . Public inform ation; agency rules, opinions, orders, rec ords, and proceedings (a ) Each agency shall make available to the public inform a tion as fo llo w s : (1 ) Each agency shall separately state and currently pub lish in the Federal R egister fo r the guidance o f the public— (A ) descriptions o f its central and field organization and the established places at which, the employees (and in the case o f a uniform ed service, the m em bers) from whom, and the methods whereby, the public m ay obtain inform ation, make submittals or requests, or obtain de cisions; (B ) statements o f the general course and method by w hich its functions are channeled and determined, includ ing the nature and requirem ents o f all form al and in fo r mal procedures available; (C ) rules o f procedure, descriptions o f form s available or the places at which form s m ay be obtained, and instruc tions as to the scope and contents o f all papers, reports, or exam inations; (D ) substantive rules o f general applicability adopted as authorized by law, and statements o f general policy or interpretations o f general applicability form ulated and adopted by the agency; and (E ) each amendment, revision, or repeal o f the fo r e going. E xcept to the extent that a person has actual and tim ely notice o f the term s thereof, a person may not in any m anner be required to resort to, or be adversely affected by, a m atter required to be published in the Federal R egister and not so published. F or the purpose o f this paragraph, m atter reasonably available to the class o f persons affected thereby is deemed published in the Fed eral R egister when incorporated by reference therein w ith the approval o f the D irector o f the Federal Register. (2 ) E ach agency, in accordance w ith published rules, shall make available fo r public inspection and copying— RULES REGARDING INFORMATION 10 (A ) final opinions, including concurrin g and dissenting opinions, as well as orders, made in the adjudication o f cases; (B ) those statements o f policy and interpretations w hich have been adopted by the agency and are not pub lished in the Federal R egister; and (C ) adm inistrative staff manuals and instructions to staff that affect a m em ber o f the public; unless the m aterials are prom ptly published and copies offered fo r sale. To the extent required to prevent a clearly unw arranted invasion o f personal privacy, an agency m ay delete iden tifyin g details when it makes available or publishes an opinion, state m ent o f policy, interpretation, or staff manual or instruction. H owever, in each case the justification fo r the deletion shall be explained fully in w riting. E ach agency also shall m aintain and make available fo r public inspection and copyin g a current index providin g iden tifyin g inform ation fo r the public as to any m atter issued, adopted, or prom ulgated a fter July 4, 1967, and required by this paragraph to be m ade available or published. A final order, opinion, statement o f policy, interpretation, or staff m an ual or instruction that affects a m em ber o f the public m ay be relied on, used, or cited as precedent by an agency against a party other than an agency only i f — (i) it has been indexed and either made available or published as provided by this paragraph; or (ii) the party has actual and tim ely notice o f the term s thereof. (3 ) E xcept with respect to the records made available under paragraphs (1 ) and (2 ) o f this subsection, each agency, on re quest fo r identifiable records m ade in accordance w ith published rules stating the time, place, fees to the extent authorized by statute, and procedure to be follow ed, shall make the records prom ptly available to any person. On com plaint, the district court o f the United States in the district in w hich the com plainant resides, o r has his principal place o f business, or in w hich the agency records are situated, has ju risdiction to enjoin the agency fro m w ithholding agency records and to order the production o f any agency records im properly withheld fro m the com plainant. In such a case the court shall determ ine the m atter de novo and the burden is on the agency to sustain its action. In the event o f noncom pliance w ith the order o f the court, the district court m ay punish fo r contem pt the responsible employee, and in the case o f RULES REGARDING INFORMATION 11 a uniform ed service, the responsible m em ber. E xcept as to causes the court considers o f greater im portance, proceedings b efore the district court, as authorized by this paragraph, take precedence on the docket over all other causes and shall be assigned fo r hear ing and trial at the earliest practicable date and expedited in every way. (4 ) Each agency having m ore than one m em ber shall m ain tain and make available fo r public inspection a record o f the final votes o f each m em ber in every agency proceeding. (b ) This section does not apply to m atters that are— (1 ) specifically required by E xecutive order to be kept secret in the interest o f the national defense or foreign policy; (2 ) related solely to the internal personnel rules and prac tices o f an agency; (3 ) specifically exempted fro m disclosure b y statute; (4 ) trade secrets and com m ercial or financial inform ation obtained fro m a person and privileged or confidential; (5 ) inter-agency or intra-agency m emorandums or let ters which would not be available by law to a party other than an agency in litigation with the agency; (6 ) personnel and medical files and sim ilar files the dis closure o f which would constitute a clearly unwarranted in vasion o f personal privacy; (7 ) investigatory files com piled fo r law enforcem ent pur poses except to the extent available by law to a party other than an agency; (8 ) contained in or related to exam ination, operating, or condition reports prepared by, on behalf of, or fo r the use o f an agency responsible fo r the regulation or supervision o f financial institutions; or (9 ) geological and geophysical inform ation and data, in cluding maps, concerning wells. (c ) This section does not authorize w ithholding o f inform ation or lim it the availability o f records to the public, except as specifi cally stated in this section. This section is not authority to w ith hold in form ation from Congress.
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