Which type of policy is controlled by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve?

Well, if by "the federal reserve", you mean the federal reserve bank, then there are two types of policies. These are expansionary and contractionary monetary policies. In times of recession, The FED uses expansionary policies such as increasing the money supply by buying bonds, lowering the discount rate, and lowering reserve requirements.In times of over expansion, The FED uses contractionary policies such as decreasing the money supply by selling bonds, raising the discount rate, and raising reserve requirements.