The OCC will make covered agreements and annual reports available to the public in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. § 552 et seq.) and the OCC’s rules regarding the availability of information under the Freedom of Information Act (12 CFR part 4, subpart B). A party to a covered agreement may request confidential treatment of proprietary and confidential information in a covered agreement or an annual report under those procedures.

Terms Used In 12 CFR 35.8

  • Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC