---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 2507.18"
title: "45"
number: "2507.18"
heading: "Requester categories and fees charged."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/2507.18"
---

# §2507.18. Requester categories and fees charged.

- (a) The FOIA establishes the following categories of requesters and, depending on the category, these types of fees to be paid:
  - (1) **Commercial use requesters—** these pay search, review, and duplication fees.
  - (2) Non-commercial scientific institutions, educational institutions whose purpose is scholarly or scientific research, or news media requesters: these pay only duplication fees.
  - (3) **All other requesters—** these pay search and duplication fees.
- (b) **The fee schedule for search, review, and duplication is as follows—**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552, 42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.

### Source

Source: 87 FR 55309, Sept. 9, 2022, unless otherwise noted.