### Question
How is the term direct costs defined?


### Answer
The term **direct costs** is defined in *12 CFR § 600.5* as the following:

> those expenditures the Farm Credit Administration actually incurs in searching for and reproducing documents to respond to a request for information. 

#### Citation:
  - *12 CFR § 600.5*
  - Heading: **PART 600—ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS > Subpart A—Farm Credit Administration**

