Purpose and scope.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 12

(a) (1) Afford an orderly mechanism for the OCC to process expeditiously requests for non-public OCC information; to address the release of non-public OCC information without a request; and, when appropriate, for the OCC to assert evidentiary privileges in litigation; (2) Recognize the public's interest in obtaining access to relevant and necessary information and the countervailing public interest of maintaining the effectiveness of the OCC supervisory process and appropriate confidentiality of OCC supervisory information; (3) Ensure that the OCC's information is used in a manner that supports the public interest and the interests of the OCC; (4) Ensure that OCC resources are used in the most efficient manner consistent with the OCC's statutory mission; (5) Minimize burden on national banks, Federal savings associations, the public, and the OCC; (6) Limit the expenditure of government resources for private purposes; and (7) Maintain the OCC's impartiality among private litigants. (b) (2) This subpart does not apply to: (i) A request for a record or testimony in a proceeding in which the OCC is a party; or (ii) A request for a record that is required to be disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), as described in § 4.12. (3) A request for a record or testimony made by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, a government agency of the United States or a foreign government, a state agency with

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 12:§ 4.31