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F o r i n s t a n c e , t h e T r e a s u r y D e p a r t m e n t s t o p p e d p u b l i s h i n g com­ p r e h e n s i v e a n n u a l r e p o r t s i n 1981 ( w i t h t h e 1980 r e p o r t ) . The i n f o r m a t i o n f o r m e r l y c o m p i l e d i n t h e a n n u a l r e p o r t s i s p a r t l y s c a t t e r e d i n o t h e r s o u r c e s n o t w i d e l y a v a i l a b l e , a n d p a r t l y n o t p u b l i s h e d a t a l l . FOIA r e q u e s t s may b e t h e o n l y r e c o u r s e . T he i n c r e a s e d FOIA r e q u e s t f e e s a r e d u e t o O f f i c e o f M a n a g e m e n t a n d B u d g e t (0MB) u n i f o r m FOIA f e e s c h e d u l e g u i d e l i n e s p u b l i s h e d i n t h e M a rc h 2 7 , 1987 FEDERAL REGISTER, p p . 1 0 0 1 2 - 2 1 . 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