(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:
Requester
| Search fee
| Review fee
| Duplication fee
|
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Commercial use requester | $70.00 per hour | $70.00 per hour | For photocopies, 20¢ per page.
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Educational & Non-Commercial Scientific institutions | No fee | No fee | For photocopies, the first 100 pages are free; after that, 20¢ per page.
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Representatives of the news media | No fee | No fee | For photocopies, the first 100 pages are free; after that, 20¢ per page.
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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. |