# 5 C.F.R. § 1631.1 (2026): Definitions

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## Section

- **Citation:** 5 C.F.R. § 1631.1 (2026)
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 5 CFR: Administrative Personnel / Chapter VI: FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD / Part 1631: AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS / Subpart A: Production or Disclosure of Records Under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552 / § 1631.1: § 1631.1   Definitions.

## Text

(a)
Board
means the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.
(b)
Agency
means agency as defined in 5 U.S.C. 552(e).
(c)
Executive Director
means the Executive Director of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, as defined in 5 U.S.C. 8401(13) and as further described in 5 U.S.C. 8474.
(d)
FOIA
means Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552, as amended.
(e)
FOIA Officer
means the Board's General Counsel or his or her designee.
(f)
General Counsel
means the General Counsel of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.
(g)
Working days
or
workdays
means those days when the Board is open for the conduct of Government business, and does not include Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays.
(h)
Requester
means a person making a FOIA request.
(i)
Submitter
means any person or entity which provides confidential commercial information to the Board. The term includes, but is not limited to, corporations, state governments, and foreign governments.
(j)
FOIA Public Liaison
means the Board official who is responsible for assisting in reducing delays, increasing transparency and understanding of the status of requests, and assisting in the resolution of disputes.
(k)
Requestor category
means one of the three categories that agencies place requesters in for the purpose of determining whether a requester will be charged fees for search, review, and/or duplication, including:
(1) Commercial use requestors,
(2) Non-commercial scientific or educational institutions or news media requesters, and
(3) All other requestors.
(l)
Fee waiver
means the waiver or reduction of processing fees if a requester can demonstrate that certain statutory standards are satisfied including that the information is in the public interest and is not requested for a commercial interest.
[55 FR 41052, Oct. 9, 1990, as amended at 79 FR 68094, Nov. 14, 2014; 82 FR 24826, May 31, 2017]

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- [5 C.F.R. § 1631.13 (2026) § 1631.13   Prepayment of fees over $250.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P1631_S1631_13.md)
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