[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 78 (Wednesday, April 23, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 22596]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-09199]
========================================================================
Proposed Rules
Federal Register
________________________________________________________________________
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.
========================================================================
Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 78 / Wednesday, April 23, 2014 /
Proposed Rules
[[Page 22596]]
DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD
10 CFR Part 1703
Proposed FOIA Fee Schedule Update
AGENCY: Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Board's regulations, the Defense Nuclear
Facilities Safety Board is publishing its proposed Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) Fee Schedule Update and solicits comments from
interested organizations and individual members of the public.
DATES: To be considered, comments must be mailed or delivered to the
address listed below by 5:00 p.m. on or before May 23, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the proposed fee schedule should be mailed or
delivered to the Office of the General Counsel, Defense Nuclear
Facilities Safety Board, 625 Indiana Avenue NW., Suite 700, Washington,
DC 20004-2901. All comments will be placed in the Board's public files
and will be available for inspection between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday (except on federal holidays), in the Board's
Public Reading Room at the same address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark T. Welch, General Manager,
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 625 Indiana Avenue NW., Suite
700, Washington, DC 20004-2901, (202) 694-7060.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FOIA requires each Federal agency
covered by the Act to specify a schedule of fees applicable to
processing of requests for agency records. 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(4)(A)(i).
Pursuant to 10 CFR 1703.107(b)(6) of the Board's regulations, the
Board's General Manager will update the FOIA Fee Schedule once every 12
months. Previous Fee Schedule Updates were published in the Federal
Register and went into effect, most recently, on July 23, 2012, 77 FR
41258. The Board's proposed fee schedule is consistent with the
guidance. The components of the proposed fees (hourly charges for
search and review and charges for copies of requested documents) are
based upon the Board's specific cost.
Board Action
Accordingly, the Board proposes to establish the following schedule
of updated fees for services performed in response to FOIA requests:
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Schedule of Fees for FOIA
Services
[Implementing 10 CFR 1703.107(b)(6)]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Search or Review Charge................ $83.00 per hour.
Copy Charge (paper).................... $.05 per page, if done in-
house, or generally available
commercial rate (approximately
$.10 per page).
Electronic Media....................... $5.00 per electronic media.
Copy Charge (audio and video cassette). Actual commercial rates.
Duplication of DVD..................... $25.00 for each individual DVD;
$16.50 for each duplicate DVD.
Copy Charge for large documents (e.g., Actual commercial rates.
maps, diagrams).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dated: April 17, 2014.
Mark T. Welch,
General Manager.
[FR Doc. 2014-09199 Filed 4-22-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3670-01-P