---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 1401.16"
title: "21"
number: "1401.16"
heading: "Aggregation of requests."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/1401.16"
---

# §1401.16. Aggregation of requests.


When ONDCP 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, the Agency may aggregate those requests and charge accordingly. The Agency 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, ONDCP 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.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552

### Source

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