---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 1401.12"
title: "21"
number: "1401.12"
heading: "Fees to be charged—miscellaneous provisions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/1401.12"
---

# §1401.12. Fees to be charged—miscellaneous provisions.

- (a) Payment for FOIA services may be made by check or money order made payable to the Treasury of the United States.
- (b) ONDCP may require advance payment where the estimated fee exceeds $250, or a requester previously failed to pay within 30 days of the billing date.
- (c) ONDCP may assess interest charges beginning the 31st day of billing. Interest will be at the rate prescribed in section 3717 of [title 31](/cfr/31.md) of the United States Code and will accrue from the date of the billing.
- (d) ONDCP may assess search charges where records are not located or where records are exempt from disclosure.
- (e) ONDCP may aggregate individual requests for fee purposes in accordance with 1401.16.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552

### Source

Source: 85 FR 65696, Oct. 16, 2020, unless otherwise noted.