Can fees be reduced or waived?

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 12

You may request that NCUA waive or reduce fees if disclosure of the information you request is in the public interest because it is likely to contribute significantly to public understanding (a) NCUA will make a determination of whether the public interest requirement above is met based on the following factors: (1) Whether the subject of the requested records concerns identifiable operations or activities of the government, with a connection that is direct and clear; (2) Whether the disclosable portions of the requested records are meaningfully informative about government operations and activities in order to be likely to contribute to an understanding of government operations or activities. Information already in the public domain, either in a duplicate or substantially identical form where nothing new would be added to the public's understanding, would not be meaningfully informative; (3) Whether disclosure of the requested information will contribute to public understanding, meaning a reasonably broad audience of persons interested in the subject, as opposed to the individual understanding of the requester. A requester's expertise in the subject area and ability and intention to effectively convey information to the public will be considered. Representatives of the news media are presumed to satisfy this consideration; and (4) Whether the disclosure is likely to contribute significantly to public understanding of government operations or activities. The level of public u

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 12:§ 792.27