43 CFR § 2.39
How does your requester category affect the fees you are charged?
August 12, 2025
§ 2.39 How does your requester category affect the fees you are charged?
You will be charged as shown in the following table:
Open Table
| Requester Category | Search fees | Review fees | Duplication fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial use requester | Yes | Yes | Yes. |
| Educational and noncommercial scientific institutions | No | No | Yes (first 100 pages, or equivalent volume, free). |
| Representative of news media requester | No | No | Yes (first 100 pages, or equivalent volume, free). |
| All other requesters | Yes (first 2 hours free) | No | Yes (first 100 pages, or equivalent volume, free). |
[77 FR 76906, Dec. 31, 2012, as amended at 81 FR 11130, Mar. 3, 2016; 81 FR 92694, Dec. 20, 2016]
