[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 39, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 39CFR230.25]

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                        TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
 
                 CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
 
PART 230_OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart B_Rules Governing Compliance With Subpoenas, Summonses, and 
 
Sec.  230.25  Who pays the costs incurred when the Office of Inspector

General responds to a demand for documents or testimony?

    (a) Unless determined by 28 U.S.C. 1821 or other applicable statute, 
the costs of providing testimony, including the cost of transcripts, 
shall be borne by the requesting party. Furthermore, unless limited by 
statute, such costs shall also include reimbursement to the Office of 
Inspector General for the usual and ordinary expenses attendant upon the 
employee's absence from his or her official duties in connection with 
the case or matter, including the employee's salary and applicable 
overhead charges, and any necessary travel expenses as follows:
    (1) The Office of Inspector General is authorized to charge 
reasonable fees to parties demanding documents or information. Such 
fees, calculated to reimburse the Office of Inspector General for the 
cost of responding to a demand, may include the costs of time expended 
by Office of Inspector General employees, including attorneys, to 
process and respond to the demand; attorney time for reviewing the 
demand and for legal work in connection with the demand; expenses 
generated by equipment used to search for, produce, and copy the 
requested information; and travel costs of the employee and the agency 
attorney or other representative, including lodging and per diem. Such 
fees shall be assessed at the rates and in the manner specified in 39 
CFR 265.9.
    (2) At the discretion of the Office of Inspector General where 
appropriate, fees and costs may be estimated and collected before 
testimony is given.
    (b) The provisions of Subpart B do not affect rights and procedures 
governing public access to official documents pursuant to the Freedom of 
Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a.