The act has been changed to make it express.... Certainly, even without that particular provision in the act, we've always encouraged good communications between ATIP offices and requesters to clarify, when it's required, the exact nature of information that's requested. Obviously, there is a lot of judgment and discretion in doing that.
If there is any doubt from the ATIP office as to what is being requested or if the scope is not clear, as is often the case from the sorts of requests that are made, then ATIP officers, in my experience, do not hesitate to pick up the phone and talk to the requester.