[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 5]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 14CFR1215.100]



[Page 140-141]

 

                     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. 1215.100  General.









  Subpart 1215.1_Use and Reimbursement Policy for Non-U.S. Government 

                                  Users



Sec.

1215.100 General.

1215.101 Scope.



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1215.102 Definitions.

1215.103 Services.

1215.104 Apportionment and assignment of services.

1215.105 Delivery of user data.

1215.106 User command and tracking data.

1215.107 User data security and frequency authorizations.

1215.108 Defining user service requirements.

1215.109 Scheduling user service.

1215.110 User cancellation of all services.

1215.111 User postponement of service.

1215.112 User/NASA contractual arrangement.

1215.113 User charges.

1215.114 Service rates.

1215.115 Payment and billing.



Appendix A to Part 1215--Estimated Service Rates in 1997 Dollars for 

          TDRSS Standard Services (Based on NASA Escalation Estimate)

Appendix B to Part 1215--Factors Affecting Standard Charges

Appendix C to Part 1215--Typical User Activity Timeline



    Authority: Sec. 203, Pub. L. 85-568, 72 Stat. 429, as amended; 42 

U.S.C. 2473.



    Source: 48 FR 9845, Mar. 9, 1983, unless otherwise noted.







    The TDRSS represents a major investment by the U.S. Government with 

the primary goal of providing improved tracking and data acquisition 

services to spacecraft in low earth orbit or to mobile terrestrial users 

such as aircraft or balloons. It is the objective of NASA to operate as 

efficiently as possible with the TDRSS. This is to the mutual benefit of 

all users. Such user consideration will permit NASA and non-NASA service 

to be delivered without compromising the mission objectives of any 

individual user. To encourage users toward achieving efficient TDRSS 

usage, this reimbursement policy has been established to purposely 

influence users to operate with TDRSS in the most efficient and orderly 

manner possible. Additionally, the reimbursement policy is designed to 

comply with the Bureau of the Budget Circular A-25 on User Charges, 

dated September 23, 1959, which requires that a reasonable charge should 

be made to each identifiable recipient for a measurable unit or amount 

of Government service or property from which a special benefit is 

derived.



[56 FR 28048, June 19, 1991]