[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 3984-3985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1992]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 9

RIN 3150-AF60


Duplication Fees

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its 
regulations by revising the charges for copying records publicly 
available at the NRC Public Document Room in Washington, DC. The 
amendment is necessary to reflect the change in copying charge 
resulting from the Commission's award of a new contract for the copying 
of records.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 28, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas E. Smith, Public Document Room, 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, telephone 
202-634-3366.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC maintains a Public Document Room 
(PDR) at 2120 L Street, NW (Lower Level), Washington, DC. The PDR 
contains an extensive collection of publicly available technical and 
administrative records that the NRC receives or generates. Requests by 
the public for the duplication of records at the PDR have traditionally 
been accommodated by a duplicating service contractor selected by the 
NRC. The schedule of duplication charges to the public was established 
in the duplicating service contract. The revised fee schedule reflects 
the changes in copying charges to the public that have resulted from 
the awarding of the new contract for the duplication of records at the 
PDR.
    Because this is an amendment dealing with agency practice and 
procedure, the notice provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act do 
not apply pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A). In addition, the PDR users 
were notified on November 14, 1996, that the new contract was being 
awarded and that the new prices would go into effect on November 14, 
1996. The amendment is effective upon publication in the Federal 
Register. Good cause exists to dispense the usual 30-day delay in the 
effective date because the amendment is of a minor and administrative 
nature dealing with agency procedures.

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act

    In accordance with the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 
Fairness Act of 1996, the NRC has determined that this action is not a 
major rule and has verified this determination with the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs of OMB.

Environmental Impact: Categorical Exclusion

    The NRC has determined that this final rule is the type of action 
described in categorical exclusion 10 CFR 51.22(c)(1). Therefore, 
neither an environmental impact statement nor an environmental 
assessment has been prepared for this final rule.

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement

    This final rule does not contain a new or amended information 
collection requirement subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Existing requirements were approved by the 
Office of Management and Budget approval number 3150-0127.

Public Protection Notification

    The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to 
respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently 
valid OMB control number.

Regulatory Analysis

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is amending its regulations 
governing the rates charged for copying records at the NRC Public 
Document Room due to the signing of a new contract for the copying of 
records. This rule has no significant impact on health, safety or the 
environment. There is no substantial cost to licensees, the NRC or 
other Federal agencies.

Backfit Analysis

    The NRC has determined that the Backfit Rule, 10 CFR 50.109, does 
not apply to this final rule and that a backfit analysis is not 
required for this final rule, because these amendments of regulations 
do not involve any provisions which would impose backfits as defined in 
10 CFR 50.109 (a)(1).

List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 9

    Criminal penalties, Freedom of information, Privacy, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Sunshine Act.

    For the reasons set out in the preamble and under the authority of 
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552 and 553, the 
NRC is adopting the following amendment to 10 CFR Part 9.

PART 9--PUBLIC RECORDS

    1. The authority citation for part 9 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: Sec. 161, 68 Stat, 948, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2201); 
sec. 201, 88 Stat. 1242, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5841).

    Subpart A also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552; 31 U.S.C. 9701; Pub. L. 
99-570. Subpart B also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552a. Subpart C also 
issued under 5 U.S.C. 552b.
    2. In Sec. 9.35, paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(2), and (a)(3) are revised 
to read as follows:

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Sec. 9.35  Duplication fees.

    (a)(1) Charges for the duplication of records made available under 
Sec. 9.21 at the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), 2120 L Street, NW. 
(Lower Level), Washington DC, by the duplicating service contractor are 
as follows:
    (i) Paper to paper reproduction is $0.08 per page up to and 
including 8.5x14 inches. Pages 11x17 inches are $0.15. Pages larger 
than 11x17 inches are $1.50 each.

    Note: Pages greater than legal size, 8.5x14 inches and smaller 
than or equal to 11x17 inches shall be reduced to legal size and 
reproduced for $0.08 per page, unless the order specifically 
requests full size reproduction.

    (ii) Microfiche to paper reproduction is $0.08 per page. Aperture 
card blowbacks are $3.00 (reduced size) or $5.00 (full size).
    (iii) Microfiche duplication is $0.75 per card. Aperture card 
duplication is $1.00.
    (iv) Diskette to diskette duplication is $2.92. Video cassette 
duplication is $15.00 per cassette. Audio tape duplication is $3.00 per 
tape. Slide/Negative duplication is $5.00 each; photographs up to 8x10 
inches is $10.00 per print. Electronic full text/citation reproduction 
to diskette is available at $3.00 per diskette or $0.08 per page.
    (v) Rush processing is offered for standard size paper to paper and 
blowbacks, excluding standing order documents and pages reproduced from 
bound volumes. The charge is $0.15 per page. The rush processing for 
microfiche duplication is $1.00. Diskette rush processing is $4.96.
    (vi) Facsimile charges are: $0.30 per page-local calls; $0.50-U.S. 
long distance; and $1.50-foreign long distance.
    (2) Self-service duplicating machines are available at the PDR for 
the use of the public. Paper to paper copying is $0.08. Microfiche to 
paper is $0.10 per page on the reader printers.
    (3) A requester may submit mail-order requests for contractor 
duplication of NRC records by writing, faxing, calling or e-mailing the 
NRC Public Document Room. The charges for any of the requests are the 
same as those set out in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, plus mailing 
or shipping charges.
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    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd day of January, 1997.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John C. Hoyle,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 97-1992 Filed 1-27-97; 8:45 am]
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