41 C.F.R. § 105-60.305-5 Searches.
Title 41 - Public Contracts and Property Management
(a) GSA may charge for the time spent in the following activities in determining “search time” subject to applicable fees as provided in §105–60.305–10: (1) Time spent in trying to locate GSA records which come within the scope of the request; (2) Time spent in either transporting a necessary agency searcher to a place of record storage, or in transporting records to the locations of a necessary agency searcher; and (3) Direct costs of the use of computer time to locate and extract requested records. (b) GSA will not charge for the time spent in monitoring a requester's inspection of disclosed agency records. (c) GSA may assess fees for search time even if the search proves unsuccessful or if the records located are exempt from disclosure.
Title 41: Public Contracts and Property Management
PART 105–60—PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF AGENCY RECORDS AND INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS
Subpart 105–60.3—Availability of Opinions, Orders, Policies, Interpretations, Manuals, and Instructions
§ 105-60.305-5 Searches.
