(a) Ordinarily, CEQ will bill you for fees at the time we respond to your FOIA request.

(b) When CEQ determines or estimates that the total fee for your request will exceed $250, we may require that you pay all or part of the anticipated fee in advance before we will process (or continue to process) your request.

(c) If you have previously failed to pay a FOIA fee that was due to any Government agency within 30 calendar days of the billing date, CEQ may require you to pay the outstanding fee (including interest) and make an advance payment of the anticipated fee for your current request before we will process (or continue to process) your request.

(d) If CEQ requires you to make an advance payment under this section, we will toll the period for processing your request until we receive the payment. If you do not pay within 30 calendar days, we will deny your request.

(e) CEQ will inform you of how to make a payment at the time that we bill you or require you to make an advance payment.