12 CFR § 268.701 - Purpose and application.

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title: "12 CFR § 268.701 - Purpose and application."
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title_name: "Banks and Banking"
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section_name: "Purpose and application."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM"
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part_number: "268"
part_name: "RULES REGARDING EQUAL OPPORTUNITY"
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authority: "12 U.S.C. 244 and 248(i), (k) and (1)."
regulatory_source: "68 FR 18085, Apr. 15, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
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# 268.701 Purpose and application.

(a) *Purpose.* The purpose of this subpart H is to prohibit discrimination on the basis of a disability in programs or activities conducted by the Board.

(b) *Application.* (1) This subpart H applies to all programs and activities conducted by the Board. Such programs and activities include:

(i) Holding open meetings of the Board or other meetings or public hearings at the Board's office in Washington, DC;

(ii) Responding to inquiries, filing complaints, or applying for employment at the Board's office;

(iii) Making available the Board's library facilities; and

(iv) Any other lawful interaction with the Board or its staff in any official matter with people who are not employees of the Board.

(2) This subpart H does not apply to Federal Reserve Banks or to financial institutions or other companies supervised or regulated by the Board.