Subchapter B. OPEN RECORDS PROCEDURES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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201.11. Hours of access.
201.12. Contact information.
201.13. Request format.
201.14. Mass requests.
201.15. Fee schedule.§ 201.11. Hours of access.
The Right-to-Know Office of the House of Representatives will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday except for official State and Federal holidays and other days the office is closed by direction of the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives.
§ 201.12. Contact information.
Right-to-Know requests must be sent to:
Brooke Lewis Right-to-Know Administrator B-29 Main Capitol P. O. Box 202220 Harrisburg, PA 17120-3052 Phone: (717) 787-2372 Fax: (717) 787-4990 E-mail: blewis@pabmc.net
§ 201.13. Request format.
Requests must be made in writing, must be clearly marked as a right-to-know request and must be submitted in person or by mail, email or facsimile in one of the following manners:
(1) On a form prescribed by the Chief Clerk.
(2) In a manner so that material requested describes records requested with specificity.
§ 201.14. Mass requests.
If the open-records officer determines that a mass request places an unreasonable burden on the House of Representatives, in an analogous manner to that described in section 506(a)(1) of the law (65 P. S. § 67.506(a)(1)) for multiple requests by the same requester, the following apply:
(1) The open-records officer will respond to the common source identified by the open-records officer; respond to individual requests submitted in writing; and, if the request is granted, will make the legislative record accessible at the open-records office.
(2) If the mass request is in electronic format, each requester will be informed of the action under paragraph (1).
§ 201.15. Fee schedule.
(a) General rule. Except as set forth in subsection (b), the following apply:
(1) The fee for providing a document is $.25 per page.
(2) The fee for postage will not exceed actual mailing costs.
(3) The fee for certifying a document is $1 per document, regardless of the number of pages. Each document to be certified requires separate certification and fee.
(b) Payment.
(1) Payment arrangements shall be made between the requester and the open-records officer.
(2) Under section 1307(h) of the law (65 P. S. § 67.1307(h)), if the total fee is estimated to exceed $100, payment may be required prior to the initiation of providing the document. If prepayment is required, a check, certified check or money order shall be made payable to the ‘‘House of Representatives’’ in the total amount of the fee.
Source The provisions of this § 201.15 corrected January 9, 2009, effective December 27, 2008, 39 Pa.B. 238.
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