Do not ask for all information on a subject unless you really want it all. Narrowing your request will produce faster results and keep costs down, as will specifying time frames for the documents.
Send your $5 application fee along with your request. Government institutions are not obliged to respond to your request if you have not paid the fee and they will not begin processing your request without it. You should also know that the deadlines to respond to requests do not begin until the application fee has been received and—if necessary—the request is clarified.
Although your reasons for asking for the information are your own business and have no bearing on the processing of your request, an explanation may help staff find the material you are seeking. It may be possible for you to personally review the material and select only what interests you for copying.
Keep in touch with the ATIP Coordinator. Include a daytime telephone number with your request. Call or write to the ATIP Coordinator if you receive no response within a reasonable period of time once the 30-day time limit has elapsed.
Keep a copy of your request and all related correspondence for your own files.