R 221621Z DEC 09

ALCOAST 710/09
COMDTNOTE 5720
SUBJ: CHANGES TO FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) FEE SCHEDULES
A. COAST GUARD FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PRIVACY ACTS MANUAL,
COMDTINST M5260.3(SERIES)
1. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, CHAPTER 11-C OF REFERENCE A IS AMENDED TO
SIMPLIFY ASSESSMENT OF FEES LEVIED FOR PROCESSING FOIA REQUESTS.
2. CHAPTER 11-C-1 IS AMENDED TO RAISE THE THRESHOLD AMOUNT FOR
CHARGING FOIA FEES FROM 10.00 TO 14.00 DOLLARS.
3. CHAPTER 11-C-2-E IS SUPERCEDED. COMPUTE SEARCH AND REVIEW FEES
AS FOLLOWS. CLERICAL CATEGORY: CWO4/E-9/GS-8 AND BELOW AT
4.00 DOLLARS/QUARTER HOUR, PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY: O-1 TO O-6, GS-9
TO GS-15, AND ALL CONTRACTORS AT 7.00 DOLLARS/QUARTER HOUR, AND
MANAGERIAL CATEGORY: O-7/ES-1 AND ABOVE AT 10.25 DOLLARS/QUARTER
HOUR.
4. CHAPTER 11-C-2-F IS AMENDED BY REPLACING THE CURRENT HOURLY RATE
FOR AN OPERATOR/PROGRAMMER CONDUCTING A COMPUTER SEARCH WITH THE
RATE FROM PARAGRAPH 3 ABOVE CORRESPONDING TO THE CATEGORY OF THE
PERSON CONDUCTING THE SEARCH.
5. THIS INFORMATION WILL BE REFLECTED IN THE NEXT REVISION OF
REFERENCE A.
6. POC IS DONALD TAYLOR, 202-475-3519, EMAIL DONALD.G.TAYLOR(AT)
USCG.MIL
7. CAPT M.B. LYTLE, ACTING ASSISSTANT COMMANDANT FOR COMMAND,
CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTERS, AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
SENDS.
8. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.