[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 3984-3985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1992]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 9
RIN 3150-AF60
Duplication Fees
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its
regulations by revising the charges for copying records publicly
available at the NRC Public Document Room in Washington, DC. The
amendment is necessary to reflect the change in copying charge
resulting from the Commission's award of a new contract for the copying
of records.
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 28, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas E. Smith, Public Document Room,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, telephone
202-634-3366.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC maintains a Public Document Room
(PDR) at 2120 L Street, NW (Lower Level), Washington, DC. The PDR
contains an extensive collection of publicly available technical and
administrative records that the NRC receives or generates. Requests by
the public for the duplication of records at the PDR have traditionally
been accommodated by a duplicating service contractor selected by the
NRC. The schedule of duplication charges to the public was established
in the duplicating service contract. The revised fee schedule reflects
the changes in copying charges to the public that have resulted from
the awarding of the new contract for the duplication of records at the
PDR.
Because this is an amendment dealing with agency practice and
procedure, the notice provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act do
not apply pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A). In addition, the PDR users
were notified on November 14, 1996, that the new contract was being
awarded and that the new prices would go into effect on November 14,
1996. The amendment is effective upon publication in the Federal
Register. Good cause exists to dispense the usual 30-day delay in the
effective date because the amendment is of a minor and administrative
nature dealing with agency procedures.
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
In accordance with the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996, the NRC has determined that this action is not a
major rule and has verified this determination with the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs of OMB.
Environmental Impact: Categorical Exclusion
The NRC has determined that this final rule is the type of action
described in categorical exclusion 10 CFR 51.22(c)(1). Therefore,
neither an environmental impact statement nor an environmental
assessment has been prepared for this final rule.
Paperwork Reduction Act Statement
This final rule does not contain a new or amended information
collection requirement subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Existing requirements were approved by the
Office of Management and Budget approval number 3150-0127.
Public Protection Notification
The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid OMB control number.
Regulatory Analysis
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is amending its regulations
governing the rates charged for copying records at the NRC Public
Document Room due to the signing of a new contract for the copying of
records. This rule has no significant impact on health, safety or the
environment. There is no substantial cost to licensees, the NRC or
other Federal agencies.
Backfit Analysis
The NRC has determined that the Backfit Rule, 10 CFR 50.109, does
not apply to this final rule and that a backfit analysis is not
required for this final rule, because these amendments of regulations
do not involve any provisions which would impose backfits as defined in
10 CFR 50.109 (a)(1).
List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 9
Criminal penalties, Freedom of information, Privacy, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Sunshine Act.
For the reasons set out in the preamble and under the authority of
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552 and 553, the
NRC is adopting the following amendment to 10 CFR Part 9.
PART 9--PUBLIC RECORDS
1. The authority citation for part 9 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Sec. 161, 68 Stat, 948, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2201);
sec. 201, 88 Stat. 1242, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5841).
Subpart A also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552; 31 U.S.C. 9701; Pub. L.
99-570. Subpart B also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552a. Subpart C also
issued under 5 U.S.C. 552b.
2. In Sec. 9.35, paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(2), and (a)(3) are revised
to read as follows:
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Sec. 9.35 Duplication fees.
(a)(1) Charges for the duplication of records made available under
Sec. 9.21 at the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), 2120 L Street, NW.
(Lower Level), Washington DC, by the duplicating service contractor are
as follows:
(i) Paper to paper reproduction is $0.08 per page up to and
including 8.5x14 inches. Pages 11x17 inches are $0.15. Pages larger
than 11x17 inches are $1.50 each.
Note: Pages greater than legal size, 8.5x14 inches and smaller
than or equal to 11x17 inches shall be reduced to legal size and
reproduced for $0.08 per page, unless the order specifically
requests full size reproduction.
(ii) Microfiche to paper reproduction is $0.08 per page. Aperture
card blowbacks are $3.00 (reduced size) or $5.00 (full size).
(iii) Microfiche duplication is $0.75 per card. Aperture card
duplication is $1.00.
(iv) Diskette to diskette duplication is $2.92. Video cassette
duplication is $15.00 per cassette. Audio tape duplication is $3.00 per
tape. Slide/Negative duplication is $5.00 each; photographs up to 8x10
inches is $10.00 per print. Electronic full text/citation reproduction
to diskette is available at $3.00 per diskette or $0.08 per page.
(v) Rush processing is offered for standard size paper to paper and
blowbacks, excluding standing order documents and pages reproduced from
bound volumes. The charge is $0.15 per page. The rush processing for
microfiche duplication is $1.00. Diskette rush processing is $4.96.
(vi) Facsimile charges are: $0.30 per page-local calls; $0.50-U.S.
long distance; and $1.50-foreign long distance.
(2) Self-service duplicating machines are available at the PDR for
the use of the public. Paper to paper copying is $0.08. Microfiche to
paper is $0.10 per page on the reader printers.
(3) A requester may submit mail-order requests for contractor
duplication of NRC records by writing, faxing, calling or e-mailing the
NRC Public Document Room. The charges for any of the requests are the
same as those set out in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, plus mailing
or shipping charges.
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd day of January, 1997.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John C. Hoyle,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 97-1992 Filed 1-27-97; 8:45 am]
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