§ 514.16 - How does the Commission adopt the fingerprint processing fee?

§ 514.16 How does the Commission adopt the fingerprint processing fee?

(a) The Commission shall review annually the costs involved in processing fingerprint cards and, by a vote of not less than two of its members, shall adopt preliminary rates for each calendar year the fingerprint processing fee no later than March November 1st of that year, and, if considered necessary, shall modify those rates no later than June 1st of that yeareach year.

(b) The Commission shall publish the fingerprint fee charge processing fee in a notice in the Federal Register.

(c) The fingerprint processing fee shall be based on fees charged by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and costs incurred by the Commission. Commission costs include Commission personnel, supplies, equipment costs, and postage to submit the results to the requesting tribe.