---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 1212.204"
title: "14"
number: "1212.204"
heading: "Fees."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/1212.204"
---

# §1212.204. Fees.

- (a) Fees will not be charged for:
  - (1) Search for a retrieval of the requesting individual's records;
  - (2) Review of the records;
  - (3) Making a copy of a record when it is a necessary part of the process of making the record available for review;
  - (4) Transportation of the record(s);
  - (5) Making a copy of an amended record to provide evidence of the amendment; or
  - (6) **Copies of records if this is determined to be in the best interest of the Government.**
- (b) Fees for the hard-copy duplication of records will be assessed in accordance with [§ 1206.700(a)](/cfr/14/1206.700.md?p=a) of this chapter.
- (c) Where it appears that duplication fees chargeable under this section will exceed $25, the requester shall be provided an estimate of the fees before copies are made. Where possible, the requester will be afforded the opportunity to confer with Agency personnel in a manner which will reduce the fees, yet still meet the needs of the requester.
- (d) Where the anticipated fee chargeable under this section exceeds $25, an advance deposit of part or all of the anticipated fee may be required.

## Notes

### Amendments

[NASA-21-091, 57 FR 4928, Feb. 11, 1992, as amended by NASA-2021-0007, 88 FR 12149, Feb. 27, 2023]

### Authority

Authority: 51 U.S.C. 20101 et seq.; 5 U.S.C. 552a; Pub. L. 115-59, 131 Stat. 1152 (42 U.S.C. 405 note).

### Source

Source: 57 FR 4928, Feb. 11, 1992, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[NASA-21-091, 57 FR 4928, Feb. 11, 1992, as amended by NASA-2021-0007, 88 FR 12149, Feb. 27, 2023]