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45 CFR 2507.18: Requester categories and fees charged.

(a) The FOIA establishes the following categories of requesters and, depending on the category, these types of fees to be paid:
(1) Commercial use requesters: these pay search, review, and duplication fees.
(2) Non-commercial scientific institutions, educational institutions whose purpose is scholarly or scientific research, or news media requesters: these pay only duplication fees.
(3) All other requesters: these pay search and duplication fees.
(b) The fee schedule for search, review, and duplication is as follows:
Table 1 to Paragraph (b)
Requester Search fee Review fee Duplication fee
Commercial use requester $70.00 per hour $70.00 per hour For photocopies, 20¢ per page.
Educational & Non-Commercial Scientific institutions No fee No fee For photocopies, the first 100 pages are free; after that, 20¢ per page.
Representatives of the news media No fee No fee For photocopies, the first 100 pages are free; after that, 20¢ per page.
All others The first two hours are free; after that, $70.00 per hour No fee For photocopies, the first 100 pages are free; after that, 20¢ per page.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 45—Public Welfare
Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare
CHAPTER XXV—CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
PART 2507—PROCEDURES FOR DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
Subpart G—Fees

(a) The FOIA establishes the following categories of requesters and, depending on the category, these types of fees to be paid:

(1) Commercial use requesters: these pay search, review, and duplication fees.

(2) Non-commercial scientific institutions, educational institutions whose purpose is scholarly or scientific research, or news media requesters: these pay only duplication fees.

(3) All other requesters: these pay search and duplication fees.

(b) The fee schedule for search, review, and duplication is as follows:

Table 1 to Paragraph (b)

Requester Search fee Review fee Duplication fee

Commercial use requester $70.00 per hour $70.00 per hour For photocopies, 20¢ per page.

Educational & Non-Commercial Scientific institutions No fee No fee For photocopies, the first 100 pages are free; after that, 20¢ per page.

Representatives of the news media No fee No fee For photocopies, the first 100 pages are free; after that, 20¢ per page.

All others The first two hours are free; after that, $70.00 per hour No fee For photocopies, the first 100 pages are free; after that, 20¢ per page.

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