[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR703.7]

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              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
                    CHAPTER VII--LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
 
PART 703--AVAILABILITY OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS RECORDS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 703.7  Fees and charges.

    (a) The Library will charge no fees for:
    (1) Access to or copies of records under the provisions of this part 
when the direct search and reproduction costs are less than $10.
    (2) Records requested which are not found or which are determined to 
be exempt under the provisions of this part.
    (3) Staff time spent in resolving any legal or policy questions 
pertaining to a request.
    (4) Copies of records, including those certified as true copies, 
that are furnished for official use to any officer or employee of the 
federal government.
    (5) Copies of pertinent records furnished to a party having a direct 
and immediate interest in a matter pending before the Library, when 
furnishing such copies is necessary or desirable to the performance of a 
Library function.
    (b) When the costs for services are $10 or more, the Chief, OSS, 
shall assess and collect the fees and charges set out

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in the appendix to this part for the direct costs of search and 
reproduction of records available to the public.
    (c) The Chief, Office Systems Services, is authorized to waive fees 
and charges, in whole or in part, where it is determined that the public 
interest is best served to do so, because waiver is likely to contribute 
significantly to public understanding of the operations or activities of 
the government and is not primarily in the commercial interest of the 
requester. Persons seeking a waiver or reduction of fees may be required 
to submit a written statement setting forth the intended purpose for 
which the records are requested or otherwise indicate how disclosure 
will primarily benefit the public and, in appropriate cases, explain why 
the volume of records requested is necessary. Determinations made 
pursuant to the authority set out herein are solely within the 
discretion of the Chief, OSS.
    (d) Fees and charges for services identified in the appendix to this 
part shall be paid in full by the requester before the records are 
delivered. Payment shall be made in U.S. funds by personal check, money 
order, or bank draft made payable to the Library of Congress. The Chief, 
OSS, shall remit all fees collected to the Director, Financial Services, 
who shall cause the same to be credited to appropriate accounts or 
deposited with the U.S. Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
    (e) The Chief, OSS, shall notify a requester and may require an 
advance deposit where the anticipated fees will exceed $50.

   Appendix A to Part 703--Fees and Charges for Services Provided to 
                          Requesters of Records

    (a) Searches.
    (1) There is no charge for searches of less than one hour.
    (2) Fees charged for searches of one hour or more are based on 
prevailing rates.
    Currently, those charges are:

Personnel searches (clerical)--$15 per hour
Personnel searches (professional)--$25 per hour
Reproduction costs--$.50 per page
Shipping and mailing fees--variable

    (3) In situations involving the use of computers to locate and 
extract the requested information, charges will be based on the direct 
cost to the Library, including labor, material, and computer time.
    (b) Duplication of Records. Fees charged for the duplication of 
records shall be according to the prevailing rates established by the 
Library's Photoduplication Service, or in the case of machine media 
duplication, by the Resources Management Staff, Information Technology 
Services.
    (c) Certifications. The fee charges for certification of a record as 
authentic or a true copy shall be $10.00 for each certificate.
    (d) Other Charges. When no specific fee has been established for a 
service required to meet the request for records, the Chief, Office 
Systems Services, shall establish an appropriate fee based on direct 
costs in accordance with the Office of Management and Budget Circular 
No. A-25.