---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 10400.16"
title: "5"
number: "10400.16"
heading: "Aggregation of requests for fees."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/10400.16"
---

# §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.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552, 552a

### Source

Source: 88 FR 8208, Feb. 8, 2023, unless otherwise noted.