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SUBJECT OF THE REQUEST. Explain how the requested information concerns the operations or activities of the government; specifically, will it significantly contribute to the public's understanding of OSM's operations or activities.
CONTRIBUTION TO PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING. Explain how disclosure will inform the public, rather than the requester or a small segment of interested persons. Demonstrate the ability and intent to distribute information in a manner informative to the general public. Describe your qualifications, the nature of the research, the purpose of the requested information, and the intended means of dissemination.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CONTRIBUTION TO PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING. Explain how disclosure will contribute previously unknown facts, or new, meaningful information about OSM's operations and activities, thereby enhancing public knowledge, and how the information is not already available to the general public.
COMMERCIAL INTEREST. Explain why disclosure of the information is not primarily in your commercial interest.
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