Fee agreements.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 14

(a) A request must explicitly state a willingness to pay all fees associated with processing the request, fees up to a specified amount, or a request for a fee waiver, if processing fees will likely exceed the statutory entitlements as defined in § 1206.507(b) and (c). (b) If the FOIA office determines that fees for processing the request will exceed the agreed upon amount or the statutory entitlements, the FOIA office will notify the requester that: (1) He/she must provide assurance of payment for all anticipated fees or provide an advance payment if estimated fees are expected to exceed $250.00, or (2) The FOIA office will not be able to fully comply with the FOIA request unless an assurance or advance payment as requested has been provided. (3) He/she may wish to limit the scope of the request to reduce the processing fees. (c) If the FOIA office does not receive a written response within 20 working days after requesting the information, it will presume the requester is no longer interested in the records requested and will administratively close the request without further notification. (d) A commercial-use requester (as defined in§ 1206.507(c)(1)) must: (1) State a willingness to pay all fess associated with processing a request; or (2) State a willingness to pay fees to cover the costs of conducting an initial search for responsive records to determine a fee estimate. (e) If a requester is only willing to pay a limited amount for processing a request and it is for more

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 14:§ 1206.302