On July 7, 2020, the Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) denied a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) appeal filed by James Kennedy (Appellant) from an interim response issued by the Department of Energy's Office of Public Information (OPI). On Appeal, the Appellant challenged OPI's denial of the Appellant’s request for a fee waiver. OHA found that the Appellant had not met his burden of demonstrating that disclosure of the requested information would be likely to contribute significantly to public understanding of the operations or activities of the government. Therefore, OHA denied the appeal. OHA Case. No FIA-20-0036