[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 247 (Monday, December 27, 2010)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 81110-81112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32404]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

15 CFR Part 950

[Docket No. 090113018-9019-01]
RIN 0648-AX74


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 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.

DATES: Effective Date: February 28, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angel Robinson (301) 713-9230 ext 186.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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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 exponentially, 
both in size and sophistication.
    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 February 1, 2011. 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 proprietary exception of subparagraph (a)(2) of section 553. 
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.

List of Subjects in 15 CFR Part 950

    Organization and functions (Government agencies).

Michael H. Abreu,
Chief, Financial Officer (CFO/CAO).

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For the reasons set forth above, 15 CFR Part 950 is amended as follows:

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          $85.00          $91.00
    General Certification...............           68.00           74.00
    Paper Copy..........................            2.00            2.00
    Online In-Situ Digital Data.........            6.00            6.00
    Data Poster.........................           18.00           18.00
    Shipping Service
        for orders totaling less than               3.00            3.00
         $50.00.........................
        for orders totaling $50.00 or               3.00            3.00
         more...........................
    Rush Order Fee......................           60.00           60.00
    Super Rush Order Fee................          100.00          100.00
    Foreign Handling Fee
        for orders totaling less than              22.00           39.00
         $100.00........................
        for orders totaling $100.00 or             22.00           39.00
         more...........................
Additional National Climatic Data Center
 (NCDC) User Fees:
    NEXRAD Doppler Radar Color Prints...           18.00           17.00
    Paper Copy from Electronic Media....            6.00            6.00
    Offline In-Situ Digital Data........          164.00          156.00
    Microfilm Copy (roll to paper) per             13.00           14.00
     frame from existing film...........
    Satellite Image Product.............           82.00           83.00
    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           996.00          984.00
     Digital Data (average unit size is
     1 terabyte)........................
    Conventional CD-ROM/DVD.............           74.00           69.00
    Specialized CD-ROM/DVD..............          165.00          158.00
    CD-ROM/DVD Copy, Offline............           35.00           35.00
    CD-ROM/DVD Copy, Online Store.......           17.00           17.00
    Facsimile Service...................           80.00           80.00
    Order Handling......................               *            9.00
    Non-Digital Order Consultation......               *            7.00
    Digital Order Consultation..........               *           22.00
Additional National Oceanographic Data
 Center (NODC) User Fees:
    NODC Non-Serial Publications........           20.00           22.00
    NODC Non-Standard Data; Select/Copy            42.00           49.00
     to CD, DVD or Electronic Transfer,
     Specialized, Offline...............
    NODC Non-Standard Data; 1-1 Direct             19.00           19.00
     Copy to CD, DVD, or Electronic
     Transfer, Specialized, Offline.....
    NODC Digital and Non-Digital Off-the-           4.00            4.00
     Shelf Products, Online.............
    NODC Digital and Non-Digital Off-the-           6.00            9.00
     Shelf Products, Offline............

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    NODC Order Consultation Fee.........               *            2.00
    NODC Handling and Packing Fee.......               *            7.00
    World Ocean Database-World Ocean                   *           11.00
     Atlas 2009 DVDs....................
Additional National Geophysical Data
 Center (NGDC) User Fees:
    Mini Poster.........................            1.00            1.00
    Icosahedron Globe...................            3.00             .50
    Convert Data to Standard Image......            5.00            5.00
    Single Orbit OLS....................           16.00           16.00
    Single Orbit OLS, Additional Orbits.            5.00            5.00
    Single Orbit OLS--Subset............           16.00           16.00
    Single Orbit OLS, Subset--Additional            5.00            5.00
     Orbits.............................
    Geolocated Data.....................           43.00           45.00
    Subset of Pre-existing Geolocated              26.00           27.00
     Data...............................
    Global DMSP-OLS Nighttime Lights           70,140.00       73,614.00
     Annual Composite from One Satellite
    Most Recent DMSP-OLS Thermal Band/            238.00          250.00
     Cloud Cover Mosaics from Multiple
     Satellites.........................
    Nightly DMSP-OLS Mosaics, Visible             223.00          235.00
     and Thermal Band Data from One
     Satellite..........................
    Global DMSP-OLS Nighttime Lights            6,020.00        6,307.00
     Lunar Cycle Composite from One
     Satellite..........................
    Radiance Calibrated Global DMSP-OLS        77,177.00       81,047.00
     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         7,665.00        8,032.00
     Persistent Nighttime Lights on
     Monthly Increments from One
     Satellite..........................
    Data Poster.........................               *           18.00
    High Definition Geomagnetic Model...               *       19,997.00
* Reflects a new product not previously
 offered................................
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