Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/12/20/E7-24746/presidential-library-facilities
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A Proposed Rule by the National Archives and Records Administration on 12/20/2007
Comments on the proposed rule must be received by February 19, 2008.
72319-72322 (4 pages)
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/E7-24746 https://www.federalregister.gov/d/E7-24746
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is issuing regulations under the Presidential Libraries Act (PLA) amendments of 1986 (codified at 44 U.S.C. 2112). Section 2112 requires the Archivist of the United States to promulgate architectural and design standards for Presidential libraries and to report to Congress before he accepts title to or enters into an agreement to use land, a facility, and equipment as a Presidential library. The Archivist must also report to Congress before accepting a gift for the purpose of making any physical or material change or addition to an existing library. Because new Presidential libraries have traditionally been built by private, nonprofit charitable foundations, either by themselves or in collaboration with state and local government or universities, this proposed rule will affect these nonfederal entities.
New Presidential libraries have traditionally been built by private, nonprofit charitable foundations that raise money from non-federal sources. State and local governments and universities may help with construction by providing land, money, and infrastructure improvements for the library. Upon completion of the library, the land, facility, and equipment comprising the library are either donated to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) or made available for its use, usually in perpetuity.
The Archivist is authorized to accept new libraries, as well as gifts that modify existing libraries, pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 2112. That provision also requires the Archivist to promulgate architectural and design standards for Presidential libraries and to ensure that an endowment to defray a portion of the cost of building operations is established by the donor of a new library and deposited in the National Archives Trust Fund prior to the Archivist's acceptance of the library.
The endowment requirement applies to the library of any President who took the oath of office as President for the first time on or after January 20, 1985 (i.e., for the libraries of President George H.W. Bush and all subsequent presidents). The amount of the endowment is based on several factors specified in statute, including the size and cost of the facility that is turned over to NARA. This regulation defines the method to be used for calculating size and cost, as well as the equipment covered by the endowment requirement. In connection with determining the size of a Presidential library, NARA uses the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) Standard Method for Measuring Floor Areas in Office Buildings, dated June 7, 1996, ANSI Z76.1-1996.
Before the Archivist can accept and take title to or enter into an agreement to use land, a facility, and equipment as a Presidential library, he must submit a written report on the proposed Presidential archival depository to Congress. The report must include, among other things, certification that the facility and equipment meet the architectural and design standards for Presidential libraries as promulgated by the Archivist, and information about the Start Printed Page 72320cost of the library and the size of the endowment being provided.
We published a notice of proposed rulemaking on August 25, 1998 (63 FR 45203), for a 60-day comment period. No comments were received, but NARA decided to defer completion of the rulemaking. This proposed rule, rewritten in plain language format, replaces the previous proposal and reflects statutory changes that have gone into effect since then.
This proposed rule contains information collection activities which are subject to review and approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. These information collection requirements, contained in §§ 1281.16 and 1281.18 have been approved by OMB under the control number 3095-0036 with a current expiration date of June 30, 2008.
For the reasons set forth in the preamble, NARA proposes to add a new Part 1281 in Subchapter G of Chapter XII, Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, to read as follows:
(a) This part implements provisions of the Presidential Libraries Act, codified at 44 U.S.C. 2112(a) and (g).
(1) The Act requires the Archivist of the United States to promulgate architectural and design standards for new and existing Presidential libraries in order to ensure that such depositories:
(i) Preserve Presidential records subject to Chapter 22 of this title and papers and other historical materials accepted for deposit under section 2111 of this title; and
(ii) Contain adequate research facilities.
(2) In addition the Archivist must submit a written report to the Congress before accepting new libraries or certain proposed physical or material changes or additions to an existing library; and to ensure, for existing libraries subject to the mandatory endowment requirement, that the endowment specified by 44 U.S.C. 2112(g) has been transferred to the National Archives Trust Fund before acceptance by the Archivist.
(b) This part applies to design and construction of new libraries that are offered to NARA on or after the effective date of this regulation and to material changes or additions to new and existing libraries funded wholly by gift on or after that date.
BOMA standard. This term refers to the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) Standard Method for Measuring Floor Areas in Office Buildings, dated June 7, 1996, and also listed as ANSI Z65.1-1996, that has been adopted by NARA as the standard for measuring the size of the facility and the value for calculating the endowment.
Physical or material change or addition. This term means any addition of square footage, as defined by the BOMA Standard, or any physical or material change to the existing structure of an existing library that results in a significant increase in the cost of facility operations.
The Archivist is required by 44 U.S.C. 2112(a)(2) to promulgate architectural and design standards for Presidential Start Printed Page 72321libraries. The standards address the architectural, design, and structural requirements of a new Presidential library and additions or renovations, and they ensure that Presidential libraries are safe and efficient to operate and provide adequate and secure research and museum facilities. A copy of the standards is provided to the foundation upon request and is available from the Office of Presidential Libraries (NL), Room 2200, 8601 Adelphi Rd., College Park, MD 20740-6001.
(a) NARA must submit a report to Congress on a proposed new library pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 2112(a)(3). The foundation that is building the library must help NARA as necessary in compiling the information needed for this report. If a State, political subdivision, university, institution of higher learning, or institute participates in the construction of the new library (e.g., by making land available for the facility), that party is subject to the same requirement. Requested information must be sent to the Office of Presidential Libraries (NL), Room 2200, 8601 Adelphi Rd., College Park, MD 20740-6001 far enough in advance of the anticipated date of transfer of the Library for NARA to compile and submit the report so that it may lie before Congress for the minimum time period specified in 44 U.S.C. 2112(a)(5). The normal lead time for submitting the required information is at least six months in advance of the anticipated date of transfer, but the submission date is subject to negotiation between NARA and the foundation in specific cases. The collection of information by NARA for these purposes has been approved under the Paperwork Reduction Act by the Office of Management and Budget with the control number 3095-0036.
(iv) Measurement of the facility in accordance with § 1281.16;
(iv) For endowment libraries, a measurement of the addition or change to the facility in accordance with § 1281.14; and
(2) A statement of the estimated total cost of the proposed physical or material change or addition to the library, and, for endowment libraries, an estimate of the amount of the additional Start Printed Page 72322endowment required pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 2112(g).
For purposes of 44 U.S.C. 2112(g)(3) and (4), and this part, NARA has adopted the BOMA Standard Method for Measuring Floor Areas in Office Buildings (ANSI Z65.1-1996) as the standard for measuring the size of the facility and the value for calculating the endowment. The architectural and design standards contain the description of the area to be measured as to obtain the useable square footage and the exclusions to the measurement.
§ 1281.18
The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) Standard Method for Measuring Floor Areas in Office Buildings, ANSI Z65.1-1996, dated June 7, 1996, is hereby incorporated by reference in this part. The standard cited in this paragraph is available from the American National Standards Institute, (ANSI), Inc., 11 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036. It is also available for inspection at the Office of the Federal Register, 800 North Capitol Street, NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC. This incorporation by reference will be submitted for approval by the Director of the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. These materials are incorporated by reference as they exist on the date of approval and a notice of any change in these materials will be published in the Federal Register.
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