[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 5]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR1215.100]

[Page 143]
 
                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
                   CHAPTER V--NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
                          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.


    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]