[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR9.33]

[Page 221]
 
                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
PART 9--PUBLIC RECORDS--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart A--Freedom of Information Act Regulations
 
Sec. 9.33  Search, review, and special service fees.

    (a) The NRC charges fees for--
    (1) Search, duplication, and review, when agency records are 
requested for commercial use;
    (2) Duplication of agency records provided in excess of 100 pages 
when agency records are not sought for commercial use and the request is 
made by an educational or noncommercial scientific institution, or a 
representative of the news media;
    (3) Search time that exceeds two hours and duplication of agency 
records of more than 100 pages for requests from all other categories of 
requesters not described in paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this 
section;
    (4) The direct costs of searching for agency records. The NRC will 
assess fees even when no agency records are located as a result of the 
search or when agency records that are located as a result of the search 
are not disclosed; and
    (5) Computer searches which includes the cost of operating the 
Central Processing Unit for the portion of operating time that is 
directly attributable to searching for agency records plus the operator/
programmer salary apportionable to the search.
    (b) The NRC may charge requesters who request the following services 
for the direct costs of the service:
    (1) Certifying that records are true copies;
    (2) Sending records by special methods, such as express mail, 
package delivery service, courier, and other means other than first 
class mail; or
    (3) Producing or converting records to formats specified by a 
requester other than ordinary copying processes that are readily 
available in NRC.