This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

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Vol. 66, No. 109

Wednesday, June 6, 2001

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE OF

THE FEDERAL REGISTER

1 CFR Part 11

RIN 3095–ZA03

Prices and Availability of Federal

Register Publications

AGENCY: Administrative Committee of

the Federal Register.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Administrative

Committee of the Federal Register

proposes increases in the prices charged

for the paper and microfiche editions of

Federal Register publications. The price

changes would apply to the daily

Federal Register, the Federal Register

Index and LSA (List of CFR Sections

Affected), the Code of Federal

Regulations, and the Weekly

Compilation of Presidential Documents.

The proposed price increases would

enable the Government Printing Office

to recover more of the costs of

producing and distributing Federal

Register publications.

DATES: Comments will be accepted

through July 6, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

addressed to Michael White. Written

comments may be submitted by U.S.

mail to the Office of the Federal Register

(NF), National Archives and Records

Administration, 700 Pennsylvania Ave.,

NW., Washington, DC 20408–0001, or

by private delivery services to the Office

of the Federal Register, 800 North

Capitol Street, NW., Suite 700,

Washington, DC 20002. Comments may

also be submitted by email to

fedreg.legal@nara.gov, or by fax to 202–

523–6866.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael White at 202–275–4292, ext.

275.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Under the Federal Register Act (44

U.S.C. Chapter 15), the Administrative

Committee of the Federal Register is

responsible for establishing the prices

charged for Federal Register

publications. Federal Register

publications are sold and distributed to

the public by the Government Printing

Office’s (GPO) Superintendent of

Documents. The Administrative

Committee periodically reviews data

submitted by the Superintendent of

Documents to determine whether

subscription rates and single copy

prices of Federal Register publications

produce sufficient revenue to keep pace

with GPO’s printing, handling and

distribution costs, as well as postal rate

increases. GPO receives no

appropriation for any of the costs

associated with producing Federal

Register publications. Sales revenue

must support the cost of the sales

program. The proposed price increases

would enable the Government Printing

Office to recover more of the costs of

producing and distributing Federal

Register publications.

The data submitted by the

Superintendent of Documents indicates

that sales revenue is insufficient to

cover the program costs of certain

Federal Register publications. The

shortfall in sales revenue is attributable

to declining paper subscriptions,

increases in GPO employee pay scales

and benefits, higher paper prices, and a

12.7 percent increase in postal rates in

2001. This proposed rule takes into

account the actual production, handling

and distribution costs for paper

publications over the past year and

projected costs for the remainder of

2001.

The Administrative Committee

published its last price change

regulation on February 23, 2000 (65 FR

8843). In this action, the Administrative

Committee proposes to increase the

subscription rates for the paper editions

of the daily Federal Register, the

Federal Register Index and LSA (List of

CFR Sections Affected), the Code of

Federal Regulations (CFR), and the

Weekly Compilation of Presidential

Documents. The single copy price of the

daily Federal Register would also

increase. The single copy price of the

Weekly Compilation of Presidential

Documents would remain the same.

Prices for the microfiche editions of

the Federal Register and the CFR result

from a competitive bidding process. The

subscription rates would increase for

the microfiche editions of the daily

Federal Register and CFR. The single

copy price for the microfiche editions of

those publications would not change.

GPO has taken aggressive measures to

achieve savings in its sales programs,

such as reducing full time equivalent

employee costs by 29 percent since

1994. However, in addition to the costs

already cited, a number of other factors

have combined to make it necessary to

raise the price of paper publications.

Part of the increase can be attributed to

the rise in the volume of pages printed

per subscription. The number of pages

printed for each subscription to the

Federal Register has increased by more

than 10 percent since 1997 (66,934

pages in 1997 as compared with 77,234

pages in 2000). A sharp decline in the

number of paid subscriptions has also

contributed to the need for price

increases. Since 1994, when the

Administrative Committee began

providing online access to the Federal

Register, subscriptions have fallen by 73

percent. The decline in paper

subscription revenue far exceeds the

savings realized from reduced

production costs. As a result, handling

costs must be allocated over a much

smaller base of orders, forcing increases

in the prices of paper publications.

Subscribers who prefer the

convenience of paper publications

delivered to their place of business

would bear a greater cost burden as a

result of these price increases. But our

customers also have free online access

to Federal Register publications on the

GPO Access service (http://

www.access.gpo.gov/nara). The online

customer base has expanded rapidly

since free online service was introduced

in late 1995. Information retrievals from

the online edition of the Federal

Register grew from just under 15

million documents in calendar year

1996 to over 61 million documents

downloaded in calendar year 2000. Over

the same period, information retrievals

from the online edition of the CFR grew

from about 725,000 documents to more

than 93 million documents

downloaded. Online Federal Register

publications on GPO Access are now

among the most frequently visited

Federal web sites.

The success of the online publications

demonstrates that the Administrative

Committee is fulfilling its mission to

provide the public with essential

information on the functions, actions,

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and regulatory requirements of the

Federal government. At the same time,

the Administrative Committee is

constantly engaged in efforts to improve

the quality of our online publications,

including investments in new

technology applications that will

enhance e-government services to the

public. In addition, GPO recently took

new steps to significantly increase

server capacity to meet the growing

demand for online access to Federal

Register publications. For members of

the public who prefer to read the

printed editions, GPO continues to

provide free access to Federal Register

publications at Federal depository

libraries located throughout the nation

under funding provided by Congress.

The changes to subscription prices in

this proposal amount to a 9.6 percent

increase for the paper edition of the

Federal Register and a 9.2 percent

increase for the printed CFR. The

subscription price of the Weekly

Compilation of Presidential Documents

would increase by 12 percent. The price

changes are reflected in proposed

amendments to 1 CFR part 11. The

following rates would be effective after

the issuance of the final rule. The

annual subscription rate for the daily

Federal Register paper edition would

increase from $638 to $699. For a

combined Federal Register, Federal

Register Index and LSA (List of CFR

Sections Affected) subscription, the rate

would increase from $697 to $764. The

price of a single copy of the daily

Federal Register paper edition would

increase from $9 to $10. The annual

subscription rate for the microfiche

edition of the Federal Register, which

includes the Federal Register Index and

LSA, would increase from $253 to $264.

The annual subscription price for the

Federal Register Index increases from

$28 to $30. The annual subscription

price for the monthly LSA would

increase from $31 to $35. The annual

subscription rate for a full set of the CFR

paper edition would increase from

$1094 to $1195. The annual

subscription rate for the microfiche

edition of the CFR would increase from

$290 to $298. The annual subscription

rates for the Weekly Compilation of

Presidential Documents would increase

from $92 to $103 for delivery by nonpriority mail and from $151 to $169 for

delivery by first-class mail.

Regulatory Analysis

Executive Order 12866

The proposed rule has been drafted in

accordance with Executive Order 12866,

section 1(b), ‘‘Principles of Regulation.’’

The Administrative Committee has

determined that this proposed

rulemaking is not a significant

regulatory action, as defined under

section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

The Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5

U.S.C. 601 et seq., does not apply to rate

increases necessary to recover the costs

to the Government for printing and

distributing Federal Register

publications. This action would not

have a significant impact on small

entities since it would not impose any

substantive requirements, and any

increased costs could be avoided by

accessing Federal Register publications

through the free GPO Access service on

the Internet or at a Federal depository

library.

Federalism

This proposed rule has no Federalism

implications under Executive Order

13132. It would not impose compliance

costs on State or local governments or

preempt State law.

List of Subjects in 1 CFR Part 11

Code of Federal Regulations, Federal

Register, Government publications,

Weekly Compilation of Presidential

Documents.

For the reasons discussed in the

preamble, the Administrative

Committee of the Federal Register

proposes to amend part 11 of chapter I

of title 1 of the Code of Federal

Regulations as set forth below:

PART 11—SUBSCRIPTIONS

1. The authority citation for part 11

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 1506; sec. 6, E.O.

10530, 19 FR 2709, 3 CFR, 1954–1958 Comp.,

p. 189.

2. In § 11.2, revise paragraph (a) to

read as follows:

§ 11.2 Federal Register.

(a) The subscription price for the

paper edition of the daily Federal

Register, including postage, is $699 per

year. A combined subscription to the

daily Federal Register, the monthly

Federal Register Index, and the monthly

LSA (List of CFR Sections Affected),

including postage, is $764 per year for

the paper edition, or $264 per year for

the microfiche edition. Six-month

subscriptions to the paper and

microfiche editions are also available at

one-half the annual rate. Limited

quantities of current or recent issues

may be purchased for $10 per copy for

the paper edition, or $2 per copy for the

microfiche edition.

* * * * *

3. In § 11.3, revise paragraph (a) to

read as follows:

§ 11.3 Code of Federal Regulations.

(a) The subscription price for a

complete set of the Code of Federal

Regulations, including postage, is $1195

per year for the bound, paper edition, or

$298 per year for the microfiche edition.

The Government Printing Office sells

individual volumes of the paper edition

of the Code of Federal Regulations at

prices determined by the

Superintendent of Documents under the

general direction of the Administrative

Committee. The price of a single volume

of the microfiche edition is $2 per copy.

* * * * *

4. In § 11.6, revise paragraph (a) to

read as follows:

§ 11.6 Weekly Compilation of Presidential

Documents.

(a) The subscription price for the

paper edition of the Weekly

Compilation of Presidential Documents

is $103 per year for delivery by nonpriority mail, or $169 per year for

delivery by first-class mail. The price of

an individual copy is $4.

* * * * *

5. Revise § 11.7 to read as follows:

§ 11.7 Federal Register Index.

The annual subscription price for the

monthly Federal Register Index,

purchased separately, in paper form, is

$30.

6. Revise § 11.8 to read as follows:

§ 11.8 LSA (List of CFR Sections Affected).

The annual subscription price for the

monthly LSA (List of CFR Sections

Affected), purchased separately, in

paper form, is $35.

By Order of the Committee.

Raymond A. Mosley,

Secretary, Administrative Committee of the

Federal Register.

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