Fees cover overall board administrative expenses such as mailing costs, web development, development of exam materials, and direct expenses related to the oral examination, such as transportation, lodging, and meals for exam committee members (if necessary). In order to keep our fees as low as possible, we try to minimize costs wherever we can, such as utilizing local examiners (whenever possible) and using electronic communication rather than regular mail to transmit material (when confidentiality is not an issue).