[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 5, Parts 1200 to end]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR1215.114]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 1215--TRACKING AND DATA RELAY SATELLITE SYSTEM (TDRSS)--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart 1215.1--Use and Reimbursement Policy for Non-U.S. Government 
                                  Users
 
Sec. 1215.114  Service rates.

    (a) Non-U.S. Government user rates will reflect TDRSS total 
operational and maintenance costs prorated to a per-minute basis.
    (b) Rates for TDRSS services will be set by the Associate 
Administrator for Space Operations each October for the following year, 
January through December. Rate variations will reflect

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changes in operating costs, loading formulas and escalation.
    (c) Projected estimates will include escalation bases on the Bureau 
of Labor Statistics Index for compensation per hour--total private.
    (d) Appendix A is provided for preliminary planning purposes only. 
It delineates the rate per minute by service and type of user. These 
rates are subject to change.
    (e) The per minute charge for TDRSS service is computed by 
multiplying the charge per minute for the appropriate service by the 
number of minutes scheduled and the appropriate factor (for flexible, 
constrained or disruptive/emergency service).

[48 FR 9845, Mar. 9, 1983, as amended at 49 FR 10659, Mar. 22, 1984; 56 
FR 28049, June 19, 1991]