The Office of Inspector General (OIG) complies with the Department of Interior’s FOIA fee schedule.
FOIA Fees
- In general, OIG FOIA can charge FOIA requesters the time it takes to search for records and for printing records. Fees are typically collected before responsive records are released to the requester.
- While uncommon, OIG FOIA may charge fees for searches that do not yield records and for processing records that are ultimately not released to the requester.
- Fees vary based on the GS-level of the staff performing the search and the requester’s fee category.
- More detailed information about FOIA Fees is available here.
FOIA Fee Waiver
- Under FOIA, a requester may be eligible for fee waiver if he/she meets the criteria outlined in 43 CFR § 2.48.
- Requesters should submit fee waiver justification with the corresponding FOIA request.
- Each fee waiver is judged on its own merit. There are no “blanket” fee waivers. If a requester was granted a fee waiver in the past, he/she is not automatically entitled to future FOIA request fee waivers.