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:

October 10, 2024

For Further Information Contact:

Tara Tadlock, FOIA Public Liaison

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

625 Indiana Avenue, NW, Suite 700

Washington, DC 20004-2901

Phone: (202) 694-7000

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Schedule of Fees for FOIA Services

(Implementing 10 CFR § 1703.107(b)(6))

Document search charges:

• Manual: Salary rate(s) (basic hourly pay plus 16%) of personnel performing records search or review.

• Electronic: Salary rate(s) (basic hourly pay plus 16%) of personnel performing search or review.

Document Review Charges: Salary rate(s) (basic hourly pay plus 16%) of personnel performing search or review.

Copying charges:

• Paper: $.05 per page, if done in-house, or generally available commercial rate, approximately $0.10 per page.

• Electronic media: Direct cost, including operator time (basic hourly pay plus 16%).

• Audio and video cassette: Actual commercial rates.

• Duplication of CD or DVD: Direct cost, including operator time (basic hourly pay plus 16%).

• Large documents, e.g., maps or diagrams: Actual commercial rates.

Commercial requests: DNFSB will charge requesters who seek records for commercial purposes for the cost of reviewing them to determine whether they are exempt from mandatory disclosure. The agency will assess these charges only when the records are first analyzed to determine the applicability of a specific exemption to a record or portion thereof. DNFSB will not charge for the review of an exemption previously applied at the administrative review level. If a record or portion thereof was withheld in full under an exemption that is subsequently found inapplicable, it may be reviewed again to determine the applicability of other exemptions not previously considered. DNFSB may charge for the cost of such review.