5 CFR § 10400.16 - Aggregation of requests for fees.

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title: "5 CFR § 10400.16 - Aggregation of requests for fees."
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title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "10400.16"
section_name: "Aggregation of requests for fees."
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 552, 552a"
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# 10400.16 Aggregation of requests for fees.

When IPEC reasonably believes that a requester or a group of requesters acting in concert is attempting to divide a single request into a series of requests for the purpose of avoiding fees, IPEC may aggregate those requests and charge accordingly. IPEC may presume that multiple requests of this type made within a 30-day period have been made in order to avoid fees. For requests separated by a longer period, IPEC will aggregate them only where there is a reasonable basis for determining that aggregation is warranted in view of all the circumstances involved. Multiple requests involving unrelated matters cannot be aggregated.