Unusual circumstances
Unusual circumstances means, to the extent reasonably necessary for the proper processing of a FOIA request:
(1) The need to search for and collect the requested records from physically separate facilities;
(2) The need to search for, collect and appropriately examine a voluminous amount of separate and distinct records which are demanded in a single request; or
(3) The need for consultation, which shall be conducted with all practicable speed, with another agency having a substantial interest in the determination of the request.
Source
6 CFR § 1001.2
Scoping language
The following definitions apply to this part: