BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF' THE FE □ ERAL RESERVE WASHINGTON, □. SYSTEM C. 20551 ADDRESS OFFICIAL TO THE CORRESPONDENCE BOARD June 2, 2020 Mr. Austin Evers American Oversight 1030 15th Street NW Suite B255 Washington, D.C. 20005 Re: Freedom of Information Act Request No. F-2020-00138 Dear Mr. Evers: This is in response to your letter dated and received by the Board’s Information Disclosure Section on March 9, 2020. Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. §552, you seek the following information from January 30, 2020, through the date of the search: 1 All email communications (including emails messages with complete email chains, email attachments, calendar invitations, and calendar invitation attachments) sent by any of the government officials specified in Column A, below, to anyone at any of the external entities specified in Column B, below, regarding changing financial regulations in response to the outbreak of coronavirus. Column A: Government Officials 1. Jerome Powell, Chair 2. Richard Clarida, Vice Chair 3. Randal Quarles, Vice Chair for Supervision 4. Michelle Bowman, Member 5. Lael Brainard, Member 6. Jon Faust, Senior Adviser the Chairman 7. Michelle Smith, Assistant to the Board and Director 8. Andreas Lehnert, Director, Division of Financial Stability 9. Thomas Laubach, Director, Division of Monetary Affairs Please be advised that the date staff initiated their search, March 10, 2020, was used as the cutoff date for your request. 1 A\11 ICA PVERSIGHT 2 Column B: External Entities 1. Bank Policy Institute (@bpi.com) 2. American Express (@americanexpress.com) 3. Bank of America (@bankofamerica.com) 4. BNY Mellon (@bnymellon.com) 5. Capital One (@capitalone.com) 6. CIBC (@cibc.com) 7. Citigroup (@citigroup.com) 8. Discover (@discover.com) 9. HSBC (@hsbc.com) 10. JP Morgan Chase (@jpmorgan.com) 11. PNC Bank (@pnc.com) 12. State Street (@statestreet.com) 13. TD Bank (@tdbank.com) 14. UBS (@ubs.com) 15. US Bancorp (@usbank.com) 16. Wells Fargo (@wellsfargo.com) Staff searched Board records and consulted with knowledgeable staff but did not locate any documents responsive to your request. If you believe the determination that no responsive records exist is incorrect, you may administratively appeal by writing to Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Attn: FOIA Appeals, 20th Street & Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20551; by facsimile to 202-872-7565; or electronically to FOIA-Appeals@frb.gov. Your appeal must be postmarked or electronically transmitted within 90 days of the date of the response to your request. 2 Very truly yours, Margaret McCloskey Shanks Deputy Secretary of the Board As an alternative to an administrative appeal, you may contact the Board’s FOIA Public Liaison, Ms. Candace Ambrose, at 202-452-3684 for further assistance. Additionally, you may contact the Office of Government Information Services (“OGIS”) at the National Archives and Records Administration to inquire about the FOIA mediation services they offer. The contact information for OGIS is as follows: Office of Government Information Services, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road-OGIS, College Park, MD 207406001; email at ogis@nara.gov; telephone at 202-741-5770 or toll free at 1-877-684-6448; or facsimile at 202-741-5769. 2 A\11 ICA PVERSIGHT