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Original publisher: Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : [Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., distributor], 2002. OCLC Number: (OCoLC)49423264 Subject: Freedom of information -- United States. Excerpt: ... 11 in which they will provide in their regulations for expedited proc-essing. The specified categories for compelling need are intended to be narrowly applied. A threat to an individual's life or physical safety qualifying for expedited access should be imminent. A reasonable person should be able to appreciate that a delay in obtaining the requested information poses such a threat. A person ' ' primarily en-gaged in disseminating information ' ' should not include individuals who are engaged only incidentally in the dissemination of informa-tion. The standard of ' ' primarily engaged ' ' requires that information dissemination be the main activity of the requester, although it need not be his or her sole occupation. A requester who only inci-dentally engages in information dissemination, besides other activi-ties, would not satisfy this requirement. The standard of ' ' urgency to inform ' ' requires that the informa-tion requested should pertain to a matter constituting a current ex-igency for the American public and that a reasonable person might conclude that the consequences of delaying a response to a FOIA request would compromise a significant recognized interest. The public's right to know, although a significant and important value, would not by itself be sufficient to satisfy this standard. A requester should keep a copy of the request letter and related correspondence until the request has been finally resolved. D FEES AND FEE WAIVERS. FOIA requesters may have to pay fees covering some or all of the costs of processing their requests. As amended in 1986, the law es-tablishes three types of fees that may be charged. The 1986 law makes the process of determining the applicable fees more com-plicated. However, the 1986 rules reduce or eliminate entirely the cost for s
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