I do not have much knowledge of the specifics for how they apply fees to FOIA. But, I do know that people who file for FOIA are often required to pay out thousands of dollars to get those FOIA, largely due to govt. bureaucratic red-tape complicating the process, or requiring multiple filings, re-filings, etc. (which costs extra money) to accomplish the task. Also, parties sometimes need to hire lawyers (more money) to chop through all the red-tape as well.
This is part of the reason for why donating money to organizations that routinely make FOIA requests, like JudicialWatch, ACLJ, and others, is always a good bang for your buck donation strategy.
I do not have much knowledge of the specifics for how they apply fees to FOIA. But, I do know that people who file for FOIA are often required to pay out thousands of dollars to get those FOIA, largely due to govt. bureaucratic red-tape complicating the process, or requiring multiple filings, re-filings, etc. (which costs extra money) to accomplish the task. Also, parties sometimes need to hire lawyers (more money) to chop through all the red-tape as well.
Couple of examples: https://www.hhs.gov/foia/fees/index.html
https://foia.state.gov/Request/Fees.aspx
This is part of the reason for why donating money to organizations that routinely make FOIA requests, like JudicialWatch, ACLJ, and others, is always a good bang for your buck donation strategy.
Interesting. Thanks for the response! Makes me appreciate JW and others more.