FOIA Fee Schedule
The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board is publishing its annual update to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Fee Schedule pursuant to 10 CFR § 1703.107(b)(6) of the Board's regulations.
Effective Date:
July 23, 2012
For Further Information Contact:
Brian Grosner
General Manager
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
625 Indiana Avenue, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20004-2901
Phone: (202) 694-7060
Supplementary Information:
The FOIA requires each Federal agency covered by the Act to specify a schedule of fees applicable to processing of requests for agency records. 5 U.S.C.552(a)(4)(i). On March 15, 1991 the Board published for comment in the Federal Register its proposed FOIA Fee Schedule. 56 FR 11114. No comments were received in response to that notice and the Board is now establishing the Fee Schedule.
Pursuant to 10 CFR § 1703.107(b)(6) of the Board's regulations, the Board's General Manager will update the FOIA Fee Schedule once every 12 months. Previous Fee Schedule updates were published in the Federal Register and went into effect, most recently, on July 29, 2011, 76 FR 43819.
Board Action
Accordingly, the Board issues the following schedule of updated fees for services performed in response to FOIA requests:
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Schedule of Fees for FOIA Services
(Implementing 10 CFR § 1703.107(b)(6))
| Search or Review Charge | $77.00 per hour |
| Copy Charge | (paper) $.12 per page, if done in-house, or generally available commercial rate (approximately $.10 per page) |
| Electronic Media | $5.00 per electronic media |
| Copy Charge | (audio cassette) $3.00 per cassette |
| Duplication of Video | $25.00 for each individual DVD; $16.50 for each additional individual DVD |
| Copy Charge for large documents | (e.g., maps, diagrams) Actual commercial rates |
Dated: July 10, 2012
Debra H. Richardson,
Deputy General Manager