Fees in general.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 5

SIGAR shall charge reasonable fees that recoup the full allowable direct costs it incurs in responding to FOIA requests. SIGAR will provide an estimated amount of fees, including a breakdown of the fees for search, review, and/or duplication. SIGAR may assess charges for time spent searching for records even if SIGAR is unable to locate the records or if the records are located and determined to be exempt from disclosure. In general, SIGAR shall apply the following fee schedule, subject to §§ 9301.9 through 9301.11: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (i) The FOIA Officer estimates that the fee will exceed $250; or (ii) [Reserved] (2) The requester has previously failed to pay a fee in a timely fashion. (i) [Reserved] (ii) When the FOIA Officer requires a requester to make an advance payment, the 20-day period described in § 9301.6(c)(1) shall begin when the FOIA Officer receives the payment. (f) (1) The cost of collecting the fee would be equal to or greater than the fee itself; or (2) SIGAR fails to comply with any time limit under the FOIA for responding to a request for records where no unusual or exceptional circumstances apply. (3) SIGAR determines that unusual circumstances apply to the processing of a request, provides timely notice to the requester, and delay is excused for an additional ten days, but SIGAR still fails to respond within the timeframe established by the additional delay. This provision applies only to search fees or duplication fees for educational institution, non-c

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 5:§ 9301.8