[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 247 (Monday, December 27, 2010)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 81110-81112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32404]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
15 CFR Part 950
[Docket No. 090113018-9019-01]
RIN 0648-AX74
Schedule of Fees for Access to NOAA Environmental Data,
Information, and Related Products and Services
AGENCY: National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service
(NESDIS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: In this final rule, NESDIS establishes a new schedule of fees
for the sale of its data, information, and related products and
services to users. NESDIS is revising the fee schedule to ensure that
the fees accurately reflect the costs of providing access to the
environmental data, information, and related products and services.
NESDIS is authorized under 15 U.S.C. 1534 to assess fees, up to fair
market value, for access to environmental data, information, and
products derived from, collected, and/or archived by NOAA. Other than
depreciation, costs to upgrade computer hardware and software systems
will not be included in the fees charged to users.
DATES: Effective Date: February 28, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angel Robinson (301) 713-9230 ext 186.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
NESDIS operates NOAA's National Data Centers for Climate,
Geophysics, Oceans, and Coasts. Through these Data Centers, NESDIS
provides and ensures timely access to global environmental data from
satellites and other sources, provides information services, and
develops science products.
NESDIS maintains some 1,300 data bases containing over 2,400
environmental variables at three National Data Centers and seven World
Data Centers. These centers respond to over 2,000,000 requests for
these data and products annually from over 70 countries. This
collection of environmental data and products is growing exponentially,
both in size and sophistication.
Users have the ability to access the data offline, online and
through the NESDIS.
e-Commerce System (NeS) online store. Our ability to provide these
data, information, products and services depends on user fees.
New Fee Schedule
The new fee schedule lists both the current fee charged for each
item and the new fee to be charged to users that will take effect
beginning February 1, 2011. The schedule applies to the listed services
provided by NESDIS on or after this date, except for products and
services covered by a subscription agreement in effect as of this date
that extends beyond this date. In those cases, the increased fees will
apply upon renewal of the subscription agreement or at the earliest
amendment date provided by the agreement.
NESDIS will continue to review the user fees periodically, and will
revise such fees as necessary. Any future changes in the user fees and
their effective date will be announced through notice in the Federal
Register.
Classification
This rule has been determined to be not significant for purposes of
E.O. 12866. The provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (5
U.S.C. 553) requiring notice of proposed rulemaking and the opportunity
for public participation are inapplicable because this rule falls
within the proprietary exception of subparagraph (a)(2) of section 553.
Further, no other law requires that a notice of proposed rulemaking and
an opportunity for public comment be given for this rule. Because a
notice of proposed rulemaking and an opportunity for public comment are
not required to be given for this rule under 5 U.S.C. 553 or by any
other law, the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C.
601 et seq.) are not applicable.
List of Subjects in 15 CFR Part 950
Organization and functions (Government agencies).
Michael H. Abreu,
Chief, Financial Officer (CFO/CAO).
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For the reasons set forth above, 15 CFR Part 950 is amended as follows:
PART 950--ENVIRONMENTAL DATA AND INFORMATION
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1. The authority citation for part 950 continues to read as follows:
Authority: (5 U.S.C. 552, 553). Reorganization Plan No. 4 of
1970.
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2. Appendix A to Part 950 is revised to read as follows:
Appendix A to Part 950--Schedule of User Fees for Access to NOAA
Environmental Data
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Name of product/data/publication/
information/service Current fee New fee
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NOAA National Data Centers Standard User
Fees:
Department of Commerce Certification $85.00 $91.00
General Certification............... 68.00 74.00
Paper Copy.......................... 2.00 2.00
Online In-Situ Digital Data......... 6.00 6.00
Data Poster......................... 18.00 18.00
Shipping Service
for orders totaling less than 3.00 3.00
$50.00.........................
for orders totaling $50.00 or 3.00 3.00
more...........................
Rush Order Fee...................... 60.00 60.00
Super Rush Order Fee................ 100.00 100.00
Foreign Handling Fee
for orders totaling less than 22.00 39.00
$100.00........................
for orders totaling $100.00 or 22.00 39.00
more...........................
Additional National Climatic Data Center
(NCDC) User Fees:
NEXRAD Doppler Radar Color Prints... 18.00 17.00
Paper Copy from Electronic Media.... 6.00 6.00
Offline In-Situ Digital Data........ 164.00 156.00
Microfilm Copy (roll to paper) per 13.00 14.00
frame from existing film...........
Satellite Image Product............. 82.00 83.00
Offline Satellite Digital Data
(average unit size is 1.2
gigabytes).........................
Offline Radar Digital Data (Level
II) (average unit size is 4
gigabytes).........................
Offline Satellite, Radar, and Model 996.00 984.00
Digital Data (average unit size is
1 terabyte)........................
Conventional CD-ROM/DVD............. 74.00 69.00
Specialized CD-ROM/DVD.............. 165.00 158.00
CD-ROM/DVD Copy, Offline............ 35.00 35.00
CD-ROM/DVD Copy, Online Store....... 17.00 17.00
Facsimile Service................... 80.00 80.00
Order Handling...................... * 9.00
Non-Digital Order Consultation...... * 7.00
Digital Order Consultation.......... * 22.00
Additional National Oceanographic Data
Center (NODC) User Fees:
NODC Non-Serial Publications........ 20.00 22.00
NODC Non-Standard Data; Select/Copy 42.00 49.00
to CD, DVD or Electronic Transfer,
Specialized, Offline...............
NODC Non-Standard Data; 1-1 Direct 19.00 19.00
Copy to CD, DVD, or Electronic
Transfer, Specialized, Offline.....
NODC Digital and Non-Digital Off-the- 4.00 4.00
Shelf Products, Online.............
NODC Digital and Non-Digital Off-the- 6.00 9.00
Shelf Products, Offline............
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NODC Order Consultation Fee......... * 2.00
NODC Handling and Packing Fee....... * 7.00
World Ocean Database-World Ocean * 11.00
Atlas 2009 DVDs....................
Additional National Geophysical Data
Center (NGDC) User Fees:
Mini Poster......................... 1.00 1.00
Icosahedron Globe................... 3.00 .50
Convert Data to Standard Image...... 5.00 5.00
Single Orbit OLS.................... 16.00 16.00
Single Orbit OLS, Additional Orbits. 5.00 5.00
Single Orbit OLS--Subset............ 16.00 16.00
Single Orbit OLS, Subset--Additional 5.00 5.00
Orbits.............................
Geolocated Data..................... 43.00 45.00
Subset of Pre-existing Geolocated 26.00 27.00
Data...............................
Global DMSP-OLS Nighttime Lights 70,140.00 73,614.00
Annual Composite from One Satellite
Most Recent DMSP-OLS Thermal Band/ 238.00 250.00
Cloud Cover Mosaics from Multiple
Satellites.........................
Nightly DMSP-OLS Mosaics, Visible 223.00 235.00
and Thermal Band Data from One
Satellite..........................
Global DMSP-OLS Nighttime Lights 6,020.00 6,307.00
Lunar Cycle Composite from One
Satellite..........................
Radiance Calibrated Global DMSP-OLS 77,177.00 81,047.00
Nighttime Lights Annual Composite
from One Satellite.................
Research Data Series CD-ROM/DVD..... 25.00 25.00
Custom Analog Plotter Prints........ 60.00 60.00
NOS Bathymetric Maps and 7.00 7.00
Miscellaneous Archived Publication
Inventory..........................
Global DMSP-OLS Annual Composite of 7,665.00 8,032.00
Persistent Nighttime Lights on
Monthly Increments from One
Satellite..........................
Data Poster......................... * 18.00
High Definition Geomagnetic Model... * 19,997.00
* Reflects a new product not previously
offered................................
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[FR Doc. 2010-32404 Filed 12-23-10; 8:45 am]
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