{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-1515.36","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 1515.36","heading":"Do I have to pay fees if CEQ misses the deadline for responding to my request?","body":"CEQ will not charge search fees or duplication fees if we have failed to grant or deny your request within the period described in § 1515.13, unless:\n(a) CEQ determines that unusual circumstances are present, as described in § 1515.13; and\n(1) CEQ finishes processing your request within 10 working days of the original deadline; or\n(2) Your request seeks more than 5,000 pages of records; CEQ has provided you timely written notice of the unusual circumstances; and we have discussed with you how you could effectively limit the scope of your request (or we made at least three attempts in good faith to do so); or\n(b) A court grants CEQ additional time to process your request due to exceptional circumstances, and we finish processing your request within the period set forth in a court order.","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER V—COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY","SUBCHAPTER B—ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND OPERATIONS","PART 1515—FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT PROCEDURES","Subpart D—Fees for FOIA Requests and Appeals"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-40.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:04Z","sha256":"55634701effeb4d63f4de174ec93f65e19d7011e48127c4960022f7966069da8","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-1515.35","next":"us/40-cfr-1515.37"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}