# 12 CFR § 4.11: Purpose and scope

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-4.11

## Section

- **Citation:** 12 CFR § 4.11
- **Heading:** Purpose and scope
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 12—Banks and Banking > CHAPTER I—COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY > PART 4—ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS, AVAILABILITY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION, CONTRACTING OUTREACH PROGRAM, POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS > Subpart B—Availability of Information Under the Freedom of Information Act

## Text

(a) Purpose. This subpart sets forth the standards, policies, and procedures that the OCC applies in administering the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552) to facilitate the OCC's interaction with the banking and savings association industries and the public.
(b) Scope. (1) This subpart describes the information that the FOIA requires the OCC to disclose to the public (§ 4.12), and the three methods by which the OCC discloses that information under the FOIA (§§ 4.13, 4.14, and 4.15).
(2) This subpart also sets forth predisclosure notice procedures that the OCC follows, in accordance with Executive Order 12600 (3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 235), when the OCC receives a request under § 4.15 for disclosure of records that arguably are exempt from disclosure as confidential commercial information (§ 4.16). Finally, this subpart describes the fees that the OCC assesses for the services it renders in providing information under the FOIA (§ 4.17).
(3) This subpart does not apply to a request for records pursuant to the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a). A person requesting records from the OCC pursuant to the Privacy Act should refer to 31 CFR part 1, subpart C, and appendix J of subpart C.
[60 FR 57322, Nov. 15, 1995, as amended at 76 FR 43561, July 21, 2011; 81 FR 94244, Dec. 23, 2016]

## Nearby sections

- [12 CFR § 4.1 § 4.1 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-4.1.md)
- [12 CFR § 4.2 § 4.2 Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-4.2.md)
- [12 CFR § 4.3 § 4.3 Comptroller of the Currency.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-4.3.md)
- [12 CFR § 4.4 § 4.4 Washington office and web site.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-4.4.md)
- [12 CFR § 4.5 § 4.5 Other OCC supervisory offices.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-4.5.md)
- [12 CFR § 4.6 § 4.6 Frequency of examination of national banks and Federal savings associations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-4.6.md)
- [12 CFR § 4.7 § 4.7 Frequency of examination of Federal agencies and branches.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-4.7.md)
- [12 CFR § 4.8 § 4.8 Service of process upon the OCC or the Comptroller.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-4.8.md)
- [12 CFR § 4.11 § 4.11 Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-4.11.md)
- [12 CFR § 4.12 § 4.12 Information available under the FOIA.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-4.12.md)
- [12 CFR § 4.13 § 4.13 Publication in the Federal Register.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-4.13.md)
- [12 CFR § 4.14 § 4.14 Public inspection in an electronic format.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-4.14.md)
- [12 CFR § 4.15 § 4.15 How to request records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-4.15.md)
- [12 CFR § 4.16 § 4.16 Predisclosure notice for confidential commercial information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-4.16.md)

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