[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 44, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 44CFR5.44]



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              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE

 

 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

                                SECURITY

 

PART 5_PRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION--Table of Contents

 

                             Subpart C_Fees

 

Sec. 5.44  Prepayment of fees.



    (a) When FEMA estimates or determines that allowable charges that a 

requester may be required to pay are likely to exceed $250.00, FEMA may 

require a requester to make an advance payment of the entire fee before 

continuing to process the request.

    (b) When a requester has previously failed to pay a fee charged in a 

timely fashion (i.e., within 30 days of the date of the billing), FEMA 

may require the requester to pay the full amount owed plus any 

applicable interest as provided in Sec. 5.46(d), and to make an advance 

payment of the full amount of the estimated fee before the agency begins 

to process a new request or a pending request from that requester.

    (c) When FEMA acts under paragraphs (a) or (b) of this section, the 

administrative time limits prescribed in subsection (a)(6) of the FOIA 

(i.e., 10 working days from the receipt of initial requests and 20 

working days from receipt of appeals from initial denial, plus 

permissible extensions of these time limits) will begin only after FEMA 

has received fee payments described under paragraphs (a) or (b) of this 

section.



[52 FR 13678, Apr. 24, 1987]