Parties seeking official information by litigation request or demand may be charged reasonable fees to reimburse expenses associated with the Government's response. These reimbursable expenses may include the cost of:
(a) Materials and equipment used to search for, copy, and produce responsive information.
(b) Personnel time spent processing and responding to the request or demand.
(c) Attorney time spent assisting with the Government's response, to include reviewing the request or demand and the potentially responsive information.
authority: 5 U.S.C. 301;
50 U.S.C. 3809; and E.O. 11623, 36 FR 19963, 3 CFR, 1971-1975 Comp., p. 614, as amended by E.O. 13286, 68 FR 10619, 3 CFR, 2003 Comp., p. 166
source: 88 FR 59451, Aug. 29, 2023, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 32 CFR 1660.10