For immediate release

The Federal Reserve Board announced on Thursday that beginning in 2006, the content of the Federal Reserve Bulletin will be published on the Board's public web site (www.federalreserve.gov) on a continuing basis, as it becomes available. The quarterly paper version of the Bulletin will no longer be published. However, the Board will print an annual compendium.

The online version of the Bulletin responds to the increased use of the Internet to access information and will make the planning and production of the Bulletin more efficient. Publishing articles and reports on the web as they become available will allow for the more timely introduction of research and information.

The online version of the Bulletin will continue to include topical research articles, Legal Developments, Report on the Condition of the U.S. Banking Industry, and links to other features.

Online access to the Bulletin will be free. A free e-mail notification service will be available to alert subscribers to new articles as they are released.

Articles published in the Bulletin can currently be found online at www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/bulletin/default.htm.

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