[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 180 (Friday, September 16, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 57681-57682]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-23723]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 180 / Friday, September 16, 2011 /
Proposed Rules
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Research Service
7 CFR Part 505
RIN 0518-8AA04
Modification of Interlibrary Loan Fee Schedule
AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, USDA.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Agricultural Research Service proposes to amend its
regulations on the fee schedule for interlibrary loan from the
collections of the National Agricultural Library.
The revised fee schedule is based on the method of payment used
(traditional invoicing through the National Technical Information
Service (NTIS) or payment through the Online Computer Library Center
(OCLC) network's Interlibrary Fee Management program, a debit/credit
program for interlibrary loan) rather than type of material requested
(loan, photocopy, microform) and eliminates the current billing
surcharge which is instead incorporated into the revised flat fee. The
revision brings these fees up to date in order to support the current
cost of providing the service and will enable customers to estimate
charges more easily and distribute them more effectively within their
own institutions.
DATES: Submit comments on or before November 15, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Kay Derr, Document Delivery Services
Branch, National Agricultural Library, 10301 Baltimore Avenue,
Beltsville, MD 20705-2351. Telephone (301) 504-5879 or fax (301) 504-
6503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed revised fee schedule for
interlibrary loan from the collections of the National Agricultural
Library is shown below.
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Format Fee
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Loan Requests, Copy Requests (paper or $25.00 per request if invoiced
microfilm up to 50 pages), Microfiche through NTIS.
Duplication Requests (up to 5 fiche).
$18.00 per request if paid
through OCLC's Interlibrary
Fee Management (IFM) service.
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This fee schedule applies to interlibrary loan requests only. All
of the current services will continue to be offered under the revised
fee schedule. The lower fee for payment through the IFM program
reflects the lower administrative cost of these transactions due to the
fact that IFM payment is wholly electronic and no invoices have to be
produced or mailed. The National Agricultural Library will continue to
invoice and collect fees through the National Technical Information
Service (NTIS) for libraries which do not pay through IFM. The fee for
invoiced requests is higher in order to cover the fee charged by NTIS
for producing and processing invoices. This change has been reviewed by
the Office of Management and Budget and deemed ``not significant.''
This action is not a ``rule'' as defined under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601, et seq.) and thus is exempt from
provisions of that Act.
This action is not likely to have an impact of $100 million or more
on the U.S. economy and thus is not a ``significant regulatory action''
under Executive Order (``E.O.'') 12866. Therefore, this notice is not
subject to formal Office of Management and Budget review.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 505:
Agricultural research, Agriculture, Libraries, Research, User fees.
For reasons set forth in the preamble, the Agricultural Research
Service proposes to revise 7 CFR part 505 as set forth below:
PART 505--NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY FEES FOR LOANS AND COPYING
Sec.
505.1 Scope and purpose.
505.2 Fees for loans, copying, duplicating and reproduction of
materials in library collections.
505.3 [Reserved]
505.4 [Reserved]
505.5 [Reserved]
505.6 Payment of fees.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 7 U.S.C. 3125a.
Sec. 505.1 Scope and purpose.
These regulations establish fees for loans, copying, duplication,
or reproduction of materials in the collections of the National
Agricultural Library (NAL) within the United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
Sec. 505.2 Fees for loans, copying, duplicating and reproduction of
materials in library collections.
(a) NAL will provide interlibrary loan service (including loans of
original materials from its collections and copies of portions of
documents with copyright compliance) and charge fees for such service
to other non-Federal and non-USDA libraries and institutions. Loans
will be provided within the United States and Canada only. Copies will
be provided within the United States and internationally.
(b) Interlibrary loan service will be provided at a flat fee of $18
per request for libraries paying electronically through OCLC's
Interlibrary Loan Fee Management (IFM) program and at a flat rate of
$25 per request for libraries paying by other methods.
(c) Cost for replacement of lost or damaged items will be the
actual cost to purchase a replacement plus a $50.00 processing fee; or
if replacement cost cannot be determined, a flat rate of $75.00 for
monographs or $150.00 for audiovisuals per item plus a $50.00
processing fee.
(d) Photographic services from NAL Special Collections will be
charged at cost for reproduction of the photo product (slides,
transparencies, etc.)
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plus a preparation fee of $25.00 per half hour or fraction thereof.
Sec. 505.3 [Reserved]
Sec. 505.4 [Reserved]
Sec. 505.5 [Reserved]
Sec. 505.6 Payment of Fees.
NAL charges for interlibrary loans through OCLC's Interlibrary Loan
Fee Management Program (an electronic debit/credit payment program for
libraries using OCLC's resource sharing service) or by invoice through
the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) of the United States
Department of Commerce. Payment for invoiced services will be made by
check, money order or credit card in U.S. funds directly to NTIS upon
receipt of invoice from NTIS. NAL encourages users to establish deposit
accounts with NTIS for payment of interlibrary loan fees. Subject to a
reduction for the actual costs of performing the invoicing service by
NTIS, all funds will be returned to NAL for credit to the
appropriations account charged with the cost of processing the
interlibrary loan request.
Dated: September 6, 2011.
Edward B. Knipling,
Administrator, Agricultural Research Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-23723 Filed 9-15-11; 8:45 am]
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