TITLE 5 - ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL

CHAPTER VIII - OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL

SUBCHAPTER C - JOINT REGULATIONS WITH THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

PART 1820 - PUBLIC INFORMATION

1820.4 - Free or partially free search time and partially free copying.

  (a) Free search time and partially free copying. Educational and noncommercial scientific institution requesters and news media requesters who are requesting records for noncommercial use are entitled to free copying for the first 100 pages and free search time.

  (b) Partially free search time and partially free copying. Requesters who are not commercial use requesters, educational or noncommercial scientific institution requesters, or news media requesters are all other requesters, and are entitled to two hours of free search time and free copying for the first 100 pages. Requests from record subjects for records about themselves filed in a system of records will continue to be treated under the fee provisions of the Privacy Act, which permits the assessment of fees only for copying.