[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: 14CFR1215.113]



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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. 1215.113  User charges.



    (a) The user shall reimburse NASA the sum of the charges for 

standard and mission-unique services. Charges will be based on the 

service rates applicable for the calendar year.

    (b) For standard services the user shall be charged only for 

services rendered, except that if a total cancellation of service 

occurs, the users shall be charged in accordance with the provisions of 

Sec. 1215.110.

    (1) Standard services which are scheduled, and then cancelled by the



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user less than 12 hours prior to the start of that scheduled service 

period, will be charged as if the scheduled service actually occurred.

    (2) The time scheduled by the user project shall include the slew 

time, set up and/or configuration time, TDRSS contact time, and all 

other conditions for which TDRSS services were allocated to the user.

    (3) Charges will be accumulated by the minute, based on the 

computerized schedule/configuration messages which physically set up the 

TDRSS equipment at the start of a support period and free the equipment 

for other users at the end of a support period.

    (c) The user shall reimburse NASA for the costs of any mission 

unique services provided by NASA.

    (d) Any person or entity which pays to NASA the initial 

administrative charge (see Sec. 1215.115) does so with the 

understanding that it is not refundable whether or not an agreement is 

entered into with NASA for TDRSS services.



[48 FR 9845, Mar. 9, 1983, as amended at 56 FR 28049, June 19, 1991]