National defense
- Any information that is specifically authorized
under criteria established by an executive order to be kept secret in the
interest of national defense or foreign policy and is in fact properly
classified pursuant to the executive order
Internal
personnel rules and practices
- Any information related solely to the internal
personnel rules and practices of the Board
Statutory exemption
- Any information specifically
exempted from disclosure by statute (other than 5 USC 552b), if the statute
- (A) requires that the matters be
withheld from the public in such a manner as to leave no discretion on the issue
or
- (B) establishes particular criteria for
withholding or refers to particular types of matters to be withheld
Trade secrets; commercial or financial information
- Any matter that is a trade secret or that
constitutes commercial or financial information obtained from a person and that
is privileged or confidential
Inter or intra-agency memorandums
- Information contained in inter or
intra-agency memos or letters that would not be available by law to a
party (other than an agency) in litigation with an agency
Personnel and medical files
- Any information contained in
personnel and medical files and similar files the disclosure of which would
constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy
Information compiled for law enforcement purposes
- Any records or information
compiled for law enforcement purposes, but only to the extent that the
production of such law enforcement records or information
- Could reasonably be
expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings,
- Would deprive a person of
a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication,
- Could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal
privacy,
- Could reasonably be expected to disclose the identity of a
confidential source, including a state, local, or foreign agency or authority or
any private institution that furnished information on a confidential basis,
- Would disclose techniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations or
prosecutions or would disclose guidelines for law enforcement investigations or
prosecutions if such disclosure could reasonably be expected to risk
circumvention of the law, or
- Could reasonably be expected to endanger the
life or physical safety of any individual
Examination, inspection, operating, or condition reports, and
confidential supervisory information
- Any matter that is contained in or related to
examination, operating, or condition reports prepared by, on behalf of, or
for the use of an agency responsible for the regulation or supervision of
financial institutions, including a state financial institution supervisory
agency
Geological and geophysical information
- and data, including maps, concerning wells
All
five of the federal banking agencies have specific regulations dealing with the
provision of agency information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act