N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 21 § 10050.4

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 50, December 11, 2024

Section 10050.4 - Fees

(a) There shall be no fee charged for:

(1) inspection of records; or

(2) records that are readily available in digital format, capable of being transmitted via electronic mail, and are the requestor's own electric service customer account records.

(b) Persons requesting records to be made available in paper format or for records not readily available in digital format, will be charged a fee of 25 cents per page for copies of such documents not exceeding 9" x 14", or the actual cost of reproducing any other record in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (c).

(c) In determining the actual cost of reproducing a record, the Authority may charge a fee consisting of:

i. an amount equal to the hourly salary attributed to the lowest paid employee who has the necessary skill required to prepare a copy of the requested record;

ii. the actual cost of the storage devices or media provided to the person making the request in complying with such request;

iii. the actual cost to the Authority of engaging an outside professional service to prepare a copy of a record, but only when the Authority or its service provider's information technology equipment is inadequate to prepare a copy, if such service is used to prepare the copy.

(d) Fees shall not include search time or administrative costs, and no fee shall be charged unless at least two hours of agency employee time is needed to prepare a copy of the record requested. A person requesting a record shall be informed of the estimated cost of preparing a copy of the record if more than two hours of an agency employee²s time is needed, or if an outside professional service would be retained to prepare a copy of the record..

(e) Any fee charged by the Authority pursuant to this Part shall be paid by the person making the request in the manner prescribed by the Authority at the time such fee has been ascertained, and in advance of the delivery of copies of any record referred to in this Part.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 21 § 10050.4

Amended New York State Register August 24, 2022/Volume XLIV, Issue 34, eff. 8/24/2022