[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 75014-75016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30519]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
15 CFR Part 950
[Docket No 121205685-2685-01]
RIN 0648-BC83
Schedule of Fees for Access to NOAA Environmental Data,
Information, and Related Products and Services
AGENCY: National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service
(NESDIS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: In this final rule, NESDIS establishes a new schedule of fees
for the sale of its data, information, and related products and
services to users. NESDIS is revising the fee schedule that has been in
effect since 2011 to ensure that the fees accurately reflect the costs
of providing access to the environmental data, information, and related
products and services. NESDIS is authorized under 15 U.S.C. 1534 to
assess fees, up to fair market value, for access to environmental data,
information, and products derived from, collected, and/or archived by
NOAA. Other than depreciation, costs to upgrade computer hardware and
software systems will not be included in the fees charged to users.
NESDIS is updating its schedule of fees for access to NOAA
Environmental Data, Information, and Related Products and Services as
costs of providing access have changed since 2011.
DATES: Effective Date: January 31, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sherida Wright, (301) 713-922 .
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
NESDIS operates NOAA's National Data Centers for Climate,
Geophysics, Oceans, and Coasts. Through these Data Centers, NESDIS
provides and ensures timely access to global environmental data from
satellites and other sources, provides information services, and
develops science products.
NESDIS maintains some 1,300 data bases containing over 2,400
environmental variables at three National Data Centers and seven World
Data Centers. These centers respond to over 2,000,000 requests for
these data and products annually from over 70 countries. This
collection of environmental data and products is growing rapidly, both
in size and sophistication, and as a result the associated costs have
increased.
Users have the ability to access the data offline, online and
through the NESDIS e-Commerce System (NeS) online store. Our ability to
provide these data, information, products and services depends on user
fees.
New Fee Schedule
The new fee schedule lists both the current fee charged for each
item and the new fee to be charged to users that will take effect
beginning January 31, 2013. The schedule applies to the listed services
provided by NESDIS on or after this date, except for products and
services covered by a subscription agreement in effect as of this date
that extends beyond this date. In those cases, the increased fees will
apply upon renewal of the subscription agreement or at the earliest
amendment date provided by the agreement.
NESDIS will continue to review the user fees periodically, and will
revise such fees as necessary. Any future changes in the user fees and
their effective date will be announced through notice in the Federal
Register.
Classification
This rule has been determined to be not significant for purposes of
E.O. 12866. The provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (5
U.S.C. 553) requiring notice of proposed rulemaking and the opportunity
for public participation are inapplicable because this rule falls
within the public property exception of subparagraph (a)(2) of section
553, as it is limited only to the assessment of fees, per 15 U.S.C.
1534, that accurately reflect the costs of providing access to publicly
available environmental data, information, and related products.
Further, no other law requires that a notice of proposed rulemaking and
an opportunity for public comment be given for this rule. Because a
notice of proposed rulemaking and an opportunity for public comment are
not required to be given for this rule under 5 U.S.C. 553 or by any
other law, the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C.
601 et seq.) are not applicable. Accordingly, no Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis is required and none has been prepared.
List of Subjects in 15 CFR Part 950
Organization and functions (Government agencies).
Michael H. Abreu,
Chief, Financial Officer (CFO/CAO).
For the reasons set forth above, 15 CFR part 950 is amended as
follows:
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PART 950--ENVIRONMENTAL DATA AND INFORMATION
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1. The authority citation for part 950 continues to read as follows:
Authority: (5 U.S.C. 552, 553). Reorganization Plan No. 4 of
1970.
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2. Appendix A to part 950 is revised to read as follows:
Appendix A to Part 950--Schedule of User Fees for Access to NOAA
Environmental Data
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Name of product/data/publication/
information/service Current fee New fee
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NOAA National Data Centers Standard User
Fees:
Department of Commerce Certification $91.00 $86.00
General Certification............... 74.00 72.00
Paper Copy.......................... 2.00 2.00
Online In-Situ Digital Data......... 6.00 (*)
Data Poster......................... 18.00 18.00
Shipping Service
for orders totaling less than 3.00 4.00
$50.00.........................
for orders totaling $50.00 or 3.00 4.00
more...........................
Rush Order Fee...................... 60.00 60.00
Super Rush Order Fee................ 100.00 100.00
Foreign Handling Fee
for orders totaling less than 39.00 67.00
$100.00........................
for orders totaling $100.00 or 39.00 67.00
more...........................
Additional National Climatic Data Center
(NCDC) User Fees:
NEXRAD Doppler Radar Color Prints... 17.00 14.00
Paper Copy from Electronic Media.... 6.00 6.00
Offline In-Situ Digital Data........ 156.00 124.00
Microfilm Copy (roll to paper) per 14.00 14.00
frame from existing film...........
Satellite Image Product............. 83.00 73.00
Offline Satellite Digital Data
(average unit size is 1.2
gigabytes)
Offline Radar Digital Data (Level
II) (average unit size is 4
gigabytes)
Offline Satellite, Radar, and Model 984.00 615.00
Digital Data (average unit size is
1 terabyte)
Conventional CD-ROM/DVD............. 69.00 60.00
Specialized CD-ROM/DVD.............. 158.00 131.00
CD-ROM/DVD Copy, Offline............ 35.00 30.00
CD-ROM/DVD Copy, Online Store....... 17.00 15.00
Facsimile Service................... 80.00 78.00
Order Handling...................... 9.00 8.00
Non-Digital Order Consultation...... 7.00 6.00
Digital Order Consultation.......... 22.00 18.00
Additional National Oceanographic Data
Center (NODC) User Fees:
NODC Non-Serial Publications........ 22.00 27.00
NODC Non-Standard Data; Select/Copy 49.00 59.00
to CD, DVD or Electronic Transfer,
Specialized, Offline...............
NODC Non-Standard Data; 1-1 Direct 19.00 (*)
Copy to CD, DVD, or Electronic
Transfer, Specialized, Offline.....
NODC Digital and Non-Digital Off-the- 7.00 9.00
Shelf Products, Online.............
NODC Digital and Non-Digital Off-the- 9.00 11.00
Shelf Products, Offline............
NODC Order Consultation Fee......... 2.00 2.00
NODC Handling and Packing Fee....... 7.00 8.00
World Ocean Database-World Ocean 11.00 11.00
Atlas 2009 DVDs....................
Additional National Geophysical Data
Center (NGDC) User Fees:
Mini Poster......................... 1.00 1.00
Icosahedron Globe................... .50 1.00
Convert Data to Standard Image...... 5.00 6.00
Single Orbit OLS.................... 16.00 18.00
Single Orbit OLS, Additional Orbits. 5.00 5.00
Single Orbit OLS--Subset............ 16.00 18.00
Single Orbit OLS, Subset- Additional 5.00 5.00
Orbits.............................
Geolocated Data..................... 45.00 47.00
Subset of Pre-existing Geolocated 27.00 28.00
Data...............................
Global DMSP-OLS Nighttime Lights 73,614.00 74,032.00
Annual Composite from One Satellite
Most Recent DMSP-OLS Thermal Band/ 250.00 259.00
Cloud Cover Mosaics from Multiple
Satellites.........................
Nightly DMSP-OLS Mosaics, Visible 235.00 241.00
and Thermal Band Data from One
Satellite..........................
Global DMSP-OLS Nighttime Lights 6,307.00 6,531.00
Lunar Cycle Composite from One
Satellite..........................
Radiance Calibrated Global DMSP-OLS 81,047.00 82,975.00
Nighttime Lights Annual Composite
from One Satellite.................
Research Data Series CD-ROM/DVD..... 25.00 25.00
Custom Analog Plotter Prints........ 60.00 60.00
NOS Bathymetric Maps and 7.00 7.00
Miscellaneous Archived Publication
Inventory..........................
Global DMSP-OLS Annual Composite of 8,032.00 8,305.00
Persistent Nighttime Lights on
Monthly Increments from One
Satellite..........................
Data Poster......................... 18.00 (*)
High Definition Geomagnetic Model... 19,997.00 20,060.00
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* Reflects a product no longer offered.
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