[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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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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