[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 12, Volume 6]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 12CFR602.10]



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                       TITLE 12--BANKS AND BANKING

 

                 CHAPTER VI--FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION

 

PART 602_RELEASING INFORMATION--Table of Contents

 

                           Subpart C_FOIA Fees

 

Sec. 602.10  Definitions.





    Commercial use request means an information request by an individual 

or entity seeking information for a use or purpose that furthers the 

commercial, trade, or profit interests of that individual or entity.

    Direct costs means the costs FCA incurs in searching for and 

reproducing documents to respond to a FOIA request. For a commercial use 

request, it also means the costs we incur in reviewing documents to 

respond to the request. Direct costs include the pro rated cost of the 

salary of the employee performing the work (based on the basic rate of 

pay plus 16 percent to cover benefits) and the cost of operating 

reproduction equipment. They do not include overhead expenses.

    Educational institution means a preschool, a public or private 

elementary or secondary school, an institution of undergraduate or 

graduate higher education, an institution of professional education, or 

an institution of vocational education that runs a program of scholarly 

research.

    Noncommercial scientific institution means a nonprofit institution 

that conducts scientific research that is not intended to promote any 

particular product or industry.

    Pages mean 8-1/2 x 11 inch or 11 x 14 inch paper copies.

    Representative of the news media means any person actively gathering 

news for an entity that publishes or broadcasts news to the public. News 

means information about current events or of current interest to the 

public.

    Reproduce (or reproduction) means copying a record.

    Review means looking at documents found in response to a FOIA 

request to decide whether any portion should be withheld. It does not 

include the time spent resolving legal or policy issues.

    Search means all time spent looking for material responsive to a 

FOIA request, including page-by-page or line-by-line identification of 

material within documents.