Computer search is based on the direct cost of the central processing unit, input-output devices, and memory capacity of the computer configuration. Review time refers to examining documents responsive to a FOIA request to determine whether one or more of the statutory exemptions permit withholding the document or portions thereof. It also includes processing the documents for disclosure, such as excising them for release. Review does not include time spent resolving general legal or policy issues on application of the exemptions. Duplication refers to the process of making a copy of a document in response to a FOIA request.
Every effort is made to ensure that the copy provided is in a reasonably usable form.
If the best available copies are not usable, the master copy can be made available for review upon appointment. Paper office copies are 15 cents per page. Costs for other types of records are based on the actual cost of duplication, including the operator's time and cost of materials. Duplication fees are only assessed for pages actually released, in whole or in part. Minimum fees are not normally assessed.