§ 0.465   Request for copies of materials which are available, or made
available, for public inspection.

   (a) The Commission awards a contract to a commercial duplication firm to
   make copies of Commission records and offer them for sale to the public. In
   addition to the charge for copying, the contractor may charge a search fee
   for locating and retrieving the requested documents from the Commission's
   files.

   Note to paragraph (a): The name, address, telephone number, and schedule of
   fees for the current copy contractor are published at the time of contract
   award of renewal in a public notice and periodically thereafter. Current
   information    is    available    at    http://www.fcc.gov/foia    and
   http://www.fcc.gov/cgb. Questions regarding this information should be
   directed  to  the  Reference  Information  Center  of the Consumer and
   Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0270.

   (b)(1) Records routinely available for public inspection under § § 0.453 and
   0.455 are available to the public through the Commission's current copy
   contractor. Section 0.461 does not apply to such records.

   (2) Audio or video recordings or transcripts of Commission proceedings are
   available to the public through the Commission's current copy contractor. In
   some cases, only some of these formats may be available.

   (c)(1) Contractual arrangements which have been entered into with commercial
   firms, as described in this section, do not in any way limit the right of
   the public to inspect Commission records or to retrieve whatever information
   may be desired. Coin-operated and debit card copy machines are available for
   use by the public.

   (2) The Commission has reserved the right to make copies of its records for
   its own use or for the use of other agencies of the U.S. Government. When it
   serves the regulatory or financial interests of the U.S. Government, the
   Commission will make and furnish copies of its records free of charge. In
   other circumstances, however, if it should be necessary for the Commission
   to make and furnish copies of its records for the use of others, the fee for
   this service shall be ten cents ($0.10) per page or $5 per computer disk in
   addition  to  charges for staff time as provided in § 0.467. For copies
   prepared with other media, such as computer tapes, microfiche, videotape,
   the charge will be the actual direct cost including operator time. Requests
   for copying should be accompanied by a statement specifying the maximum
   copying  fee  the person making the request is prepared to pay. If the
   Commission estimates that copying charges are likely to exceed the greater
   of  $25 or the amount which the requester has indicated that he/she is
   prepared to pay, then it shall notify the requester of the estimated amount
   of fees. Such a notice shall offer the requester the opportunity to confer
   with Commission personnel with the object of revising or clarifying the
   request.

   Note to paragraph (c)(2): The criterion considered in acting on a waiver
   request is whether “waiver or reduction of the fee is in the public interest
   because furnishing the information can be considered as primarily benefiting
   the  general public.” 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(4)(A). A request for a waiver or
   reduction of fees will be decided by the General Counsel as set forth in
   § 0.470(e).

   (3) Certified Documents. Copies of documents which are available or made
   available, for inspection under § § 0.451 through 0.465, will be prepared and
   certified, under seal, by the Secretary or his or her designee. Requests
   shall be in writing, specifying the exact documents, the number of copies
   desired, and the date on which they will be required. The request shall
   allow a reasonable time for the preparation and certification of copies. The
   fee for preparing copies shall be the same as that charged by the Commission
   as described in § 0.465(c)(2). The fee for certification shall be $10 for
   each document.

   (d)(1)  Computer  maintained  databases produced by the Commission and
   available  to  the  public  may be obtained from the FCC's Web site at
   http://www.fcc.gov or if unavailable on the Commission's Web site, from the
   copy contractor.

   Note to paragraph (d)(1): The Commission awards a contract to provide the
   public with access to FCC databases from the copy contractor. See note to
   paragraph (a) of this section.

   (2)  Copies  of  computer  generated data stored as paper printouts or
   electronic media and available to the public may also be obtained from the
   Commission's copy contractor (see paragraph (a) of this section).

   (3) Copies of computer source programs and associated documentation produced
   by the Commission and available to the public may be obtained from the
   Office of the Managing Director.

   (e) This section does not apply to records available on the Commission's Web
   site, http://www.fcc.gov, or printed publications which may be purchased
   from the Superintendent of Documents or private firms (see § § 0.411 through
   0.420), nor does it apply to application forms or information bulletins,
   which  are  prepared for the use and information of the public and are
   available upon request (see § § 0.421 and 0.423) or on the Commission's Web
   site, http://www.fcc.gov/formpage.html.

   (f) Anyone requesting copies of documents pursuant to this section may
   either come in person to the Commission (see § 0.460(a)) or request that the
   copy contractor fulfill the request. If a request goes directly to the
   contractor, the requester will be charged by the contractor pursuant to the
   price list set forth in the latest contract.

   [ 74 FR 14078 , Mar. 30, 2009, as amended at  76 FR 24389 , May 2, 2011]

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