45 CFR § 2507.18 - Requester categories and fees charged.

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title: "45 CFR § 2507.18 - Requester categories and fees charged."
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section_name: "Requester categories and fees charged."
chapter_name: "CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE"
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part_name: "PROCEDURES FOR DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT"
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# 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. |