Fee schedules; waiver of fees.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 12

(a) (b) (2) Direct costs mean those expenditures that the Board actually incurs in searching for, reviewing, and duplicating records in response to a request (3) Duplication refers to the process of making a copy, in any format, of a document. (4) Review refers to the process of examining documents that have been located as being potentially responsive to a request for records to determine whether any portion of a document is exempt from disclosure. It includes doing all that is necessary to prepare the documents for release, including the redaction of exempt information. It does not include time spent resolving general legal or policy issues regarding the application of exemptions. (c) (1) (2) (3) (d) (1) A (2) (3) (4) (5) (e) (f) (g) (1) The Board will grant a waiver or reduction of fees where it is determined both that disclosure of the information is in the public interest because it is likely to contribute significantly to public understanding of the operations or activities of the government, and that the disclosure of information is not primarily in the commercial interest of the requester. In making this determination, the Board will consider the following factors: (i) Whether the subject of the records would shed light on identifiable operations or activities of the government with a connection that is direct and clear, not remote or attenuated; and (ii) Whether disclosure of the information is likely to contribute significantly to public understanding of those opera

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 12:§ 261.16