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relate to or wt1l Wum1na.te the manner In which the DePartment or a bureau Is e&n'Y1nC out tdentUlable operattons or activities or the manner In which an operatton or &Cttvtty attecu the pUblic. The connection between the records and the operations and act1vt- ties to which they are satd to relate should be clear and direct. not remote and attenuated. Records developed outside ot the covel11D1ent and submit- ted to or obtaJned by the Department may relate to the operatfons and ac- tiVities ot the lrOvemment if they are lntorm&t1ve on how an &ee11C7 ts c:art7-. Inc out Its reculatoZ'7, enforcement. Procurement or other act1Vities that Involve Pttvue entitles. (U) U a record concerns the oper- attons or actiVities ot the covel11D1ent. Is Its dJsc10sure IUcelJl to contribute to public ~t4nding ot these 01)e1'- ations and actiVities? The lIkeJ1hooc1 ot a contribution to pubUc understand1nc wtll depend on consideration ot the content ot the record. the identity ot the requester. and the Interrelatton- ah1p between the two. Is there a 1011- cal connection between the content ot the requested record and the 01)e1'- attons or &Ct1Vities in which the re- quester ts interested? Are the d1sclau.- ble contents ot the record me&Dtndul- ly lnform&t1ve on the operations or ac- tivttles? Is the tocus of the requester on contrtbutton to DubUc under:R&Dd- Inc. rather than on the tDdlvtclu&l UJl- cIerstandmc ot the requester or a D&n'OW RCment 01 interested I)eISODI1 Does the requester have eZl)eI'ttse In the subject area and the abWty aud in. tention to ortf-'natoe the tnfOI"".Uon to the cenei'aJ pubUc or othenrtse UN the tnformatton in & ma.,ftft' that wtIl contribute to pUbUc u:acIerstuu:IJD of IUVel'mDent operadons or &Cth1ttm fa the requested lnfonaatton eoumt '" the requester becau8e It ~ be In. formattve on IQftI1UDent operaUona or acttvtUea or becllue of the IntrmI1c ftlue of the iDtOl'lD&ttoa tDdeoendent of the Ucht tII&t it may dled on IVY. eI'DIIlent ooenuan. or ~ (18) U there.lJUb' to be. contrt. button. to pUbUc ~ wm that CODtrlbuUon be ftcmUIemID A cantr1button to DUbUc u:acIerstuu:IJD wtIl be 1If~.ft'MUlt if the lnfor-~tton orH.dOMc:t Ia DeW, dearly ~ 203 FW 1 Exhibit 1 Page 10 of 13 pUblic ovemcht of Department opere ationa.. Includtnc the qua.llty of De- partment &Ct1vtties and the effect at policy and recul&ttons on pubUc health and s&tety. or otherwtse con- firms or cl&rUles data on past or present operations ot the DePartment. A contribution wtll not be stPlUlcant if d1Ic1QSUre wtll not have a positive Impact on the level ot pubUc under- standtnc ot the operations or act1vtties Involved that existed pnor to the dis- closure. In parttcular, a staUflcant contrtbutton is not likely to arise trom d1Ic1osure ot 1Df0rmatton already In the pUbUc domain because it baa. tor eump1e. Previously been publlshed or is routtnely anJlable to the ceneral pubUc in a pubUc readfJur I'OOID. (3) Factors to be c:ons1derec1 In deter- mtnt.,.. whether cUscIosure .15 Prtmari- ly In the c:ommen:tallnterest ot the re- quester" are the tollowtnc: merei4l ifttaat that would be tunh- ered by the requested cUaclosure? A commercial Interest Is a commerc1&l. tr&de or profit Interest u these terms are commnDly UDderstood. An entltTs atatua is not determ1Dattve. Not only proflt-rnaHftl' c:an:xnatIoDa. but also Indlvtclu&1s or other orpn'-ttons" may have . ftHft-en:iaI Interest to be aerved by cII8cIoRre. ciependJnc on the circllm.......,. tD1'olved. (W U the I'eQUeIter baa & 1'1Uft-ft>. dallDtereG.. wm dJIc:1osure be primA". ilV In that Jntereat1 The requester's commerc:tal Jnterest Ia the PIUDar7 In. terest. U the mamltude of that Inter. eat 1a aeater than the DUbUc Interest to be MI'Yed by cUIcloIure.. Where & re- quester 1a & I"eIII'eMDC&tlve 01 . Den mecU& orpR'-UoD ~ftl' JntOI'lll&- Uon .. PMt of tile Den. latherm. I)r'OCMI. it DI&F be. PI"UDled that the DUbUc mter.c outweiI:ha the 01'PY''''.... tton'. --erc:1al In&erest. (4) Noftce Q/..YL U . requested atatutoI7 fee waiver 01' reclueUon 1a cIen1ecl the recaa-cer abaIl be notified III ~ The IIOCtce abaIl1nelude: m A It.ttlDellt of the bu1a OD wb1c:h the waDer or redud10n baa been ort.ftfed.. (11) A UItb:Ia of the IWII.a U1cI title. or paaUaDa of -= penon ~ for tile ~tal