[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 93 (Monday, May 15, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 25843]
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[FR Doc No: 95-11824]



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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

14 CFR Part 1215

RIN 2700-AA29


Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS)

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: NASA is revising Appendix A to reflect the estimated service 
rates in 1996 dollars for Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System 
(TDRSS) standard services, based on NASA escalation estimates. 14 CFR 
part 1215 sets forth the policy governing the Tracking and Data Relay 
Satellite System (TDRSS) services provided to non-U.S. Government users 
and the reimbursement for rendering such services. The TDRSS represents 
a major investment by the U.S. Government with the primary goal of 
providing improved communications and tracking services to spacecraft 
in low earth orbit or to mobile terrestrial users such as aircraft or 
balloons.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 15, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Office of Space Communications, Code O, NASA Headquarters, 
Washington, DC 20546.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wilson Lundy, 202-358-2030.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This regulation was first published in the 
Federal Register on March 9, 1983 (48 FR 9845). Each year since that 
time, 14 CFR part 1215 has been amended by revising Appendix A to 
reflect the rate changes for the appropriate calendar years (CY). Since 
this revision of Appendix A to 14 CFR part 1215 reflects the rate 
changes for CY 1996 and involves NASA management procedures and 
decisions, no public comment is required.
    The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has determined 
that this rule is not subject to the requirements of the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601-612, since it will not exert a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities, 
and it is not a major rule as defined in Executive Order 12291.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 1215

    Satellites, Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System, 
Communications equipment, Government contract.

    For reasons set out in the preamble, 14 CFR part 1215 is amended as 
follows:

PART 1215--TRACKING AND DATA RELAY SATELLITE SYSTEM (TDRSS)

    1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 1215 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Sec. 203, Pub. L. 85-568, 72 Stat. 429, as amended; 
42 U.S.C. 2473.

    2. Appendix A is revised to read as follows:

Appendix A--[Amended]

    Appendix A to Part 1215--Estimated Service Rates in 1996 Dollars 
for TDRSS Standard Services (Based on NASA Escalation Estimate) 
TDRSS user service rates for services rendered in CY-96 based on 
current projections in 1996 dollars are as follows:
    1. Single Access Service--Forward command, return telemetry, or 
tracking, or any combination of these, the base rate is $186.00 per 
minute for non-U.S. Government users.

    2. Multiple Access Forward Service--Base rate is $42.00 per 
minute for non-U.S. Government users.
    3. Multiple Access Return Service--Base rate is $13.00 per 
minute for non-U.S. Government users.

    Dated: April 13, 1995.
Charles T. Force,
Associate Administrator for Space Communications.
[FR Doc. 95-11824 Filed 5-12-95; 8:45 am]
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