---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 10400.13"
title: "5"
number: "10400.13"
heading: "Fees to be charged—categories of requesters."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/10400.13"
---

# §10400.13. Fees to be charged—categories of requesters.

- (a) **For fees, there are four categories of FOIA requesters—** commercial use requests; educational and non-commercial scientific institution requests; requests from representatives of the news media; and all other requesters.
- (b) **The specific levels of fees for each of these categories are—**
  - (1) **Commercial use request.** IPEC will recover the full direct cost of providing search, review, and duplication services. Commercial use requests will not receive free search-time or free duplication of documents.
  - (2) **Educational and non-commercial scientific institution requests.** IPEC will charge the cost of duplication, excluding charges for the first 100 pages. Requesters must demonstrate the request is authorized by and under the auspices of a qualifying institution and that the records are sought for scholarly or scientific research not a commercial use.
  - (3) **Requests from representatives of the news media.** IPEC will charge the cost of duplication, excluding charges for the first 100 pages. Requesters must meet the criteria in [§ 10400.3](/cfr/5/10400.3.md), and the request must not be made for a commercial use. A request that supports the news dissemination function of the requester shall not be considered a commercial use.
  - (4) **All other requesters.** IPEC will recover the full direct cost of the search and the duplication of records, excluding the first 100 pages of duplication and the first two hours of search time.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552, 552a

### Source

Source: 88 FR 8208, Feb. 8, 2023, unless otherwise noted.