[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 26, 1996)] [Notices] [Page 33113] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-16218] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Notice of Procedural Change in Payment for Selected RIMS Documents June 20, 1996. In an effort to serve the public better and expedite requests for doucments, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission today announces a procedural change in payment for selected RIMS documents. Beginning July 1, 1996, the Commission will begin assessing a charge of 15 cents per page for all print requests of 11 or more pages from the Commission's electronic Records and Information Management System (RIMS) III. This procedural change is consistent with 18 CFR 388.109(a)(4). A charge will be assessed on the number of pages requested from RIMS III, not the number of pages actually selected by the user after the pages have been printed. This change is being made to improve the level of service and reduce the delays and unnecessary burden caused by requests for documents and pages that are not required after they have been printed. Users now have the capability of viewing many documents and individual pages before they submit a print request. RIMS III allows users to view documents and print selected pages. Since 1994, images of selected documents have been available to users for viewing and printing at the FERC's Washington Headquarters. All current documents (11'' x 17'' and smaller) are now being scanned and are available to users at the Commission's Public Reference Room. This does not affect the pages printed from RIMS microfilm or aperture cards (RIMS II). (Aperture cards are still being made for pages larger than 11'' x 17''.) Requests for RIMS pages available only on, and printed from, microfilm and/or aperture cards will be handled and priced as they have been in the past, since documents cannot be viewed prior to being requested. Please contact the staff at the Front Desk (202) 208-1371 of the Public Reference Room for further information. Lois D. Cashell, Secretary. [FR Doc. 96-16218 Filed 6-25-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M