80 FR 63914 - Schedule of Fees for Access to NOAA Environmental Data, Information, and Related Products and Services
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 204 (October 22, 2015)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 204 (October 22, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-26850 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 204 (Thursday, October 22, 2015)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 63914-63916] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-26850] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 15 CFR Part 950 [Docket No: 150202106-5879-02] RIN 0648-BE86 Schedule of Fees for Access to NOAA Environmental Data, Information, and Related Products and Services AGENCY: National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In this final rule, NESDIS establishes a new schedule of fees for the sale of its data, information, and related products and services to users. NESDIS is revising the fee schedule that has been in effect since 2013 to ensure that the fees accurately reflect the costs of providing access to the environmental data, information, and related products and services. NESDIS is authorized under 15 U.S.C. 1534 to assess fees, up to fair market value, for access to environmental data, information, and products derived from, collected, and/or archived by NOAA. Other than depreciation, costs to upgrade computer hardware and software systems will not be included in the fees charged to users. NESDIS is updating its schedule of fees for access to NOAA Environmental Data, Information, and Related Products and Services as costs of providing access have changed since 2013. DATES: Effective date: November 23, 2015. [[Page 63915]] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Lewis (301) 713-7073. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background NESDIS operates NOAA's National Center for Environmental Information (NCEI). Through NCEI, NESDIS provides and ensures timely access to global environmental data from satellites and other sources, provides information services, and develops science products. NESDIS maintains some 1,300 databases containing over 2,400 environmental variables at NCEI and seven World Data Centers. These centers respond to over 2,000,000 requests for these data and products annually from over 70 countries. This collection of environmental data and products is growing rapidly, both in size and sophistication, and as a result the associated costs have increased. Users have the ability to access the data offline, online and through the NESDIS e-Commerce System (NeS) online store. Our ability to provide data, information, products and services depends on user fees. New Fee Schedule In this final rule, NESDIS establishes a new schedule of fees for the sale of its data, information, and related products and services to users. NESDIS is revising the fee schedule that has been in effect since 2013 to ensure that the fees accurately reflect the costs of providing access to the environmental data, information, and related products and services. The new fee schedule lists both the current fee charged for each item and the new fee to be charged to users that will take effect beginning November 23, 2015. The schedule applies to the listed services provided by NESDIS on or after this date, except for products and services covered by a subscription agreement in effect as of this date that extends beyond this date. In those cases, the increased fees will apply upon renewal of the subscription agreement or at the earliest amendment date provided by the agreement. NESDIS will continue to review the user fees periodically, and will revise such fees as necessary. Any future changes in the user fees and their effective date will be announced through notice in the Federal Register. Classification This rule has been determined to be not significant for purposes of E.O. 12866. The provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553) requiring notice of proposed rulemaking and the opportunity for public participation are inapplicable because this rule falls within the public property exception of subparagraph (a)(2) of section 553, as it is limited only to the assessment of fees, per 15 U.S.C. 1534, that accurately reflect the costs of providing access to publicly available environmental data, information, and related products. Further, no other law requires that a notice of proposed rulemaking and an opportunity for public comment be given for this rule. Because a notice of proposed rulemaking and an opportunity for public comment are not required to be given for this rule under 5 U.S.C. 553 or by any other law, the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) are not applicable. Accordingly, no Regulatory Flexibility Analysis is required and none has been prepared. List of Subjects in 15 CFR Part 950 Organization and functions (Government agencies). Cherish Johnson, Chief, Financial Officer (CFO/CAO). For the reasons set forth above, 15 CFR part 950 is amended as follows: PART 950--ENVIRONMENTAL DATA AND INFORMATION 0 1. The authority citation for part 950 continues to read as follows: Authority: (5 U.S.C. 552, 553). Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970. 0 2. Appendix A to Part 950 is revised to read as follows: Appendix A to Part 950--Schedule of User Fees for Access to NOAA Environmental Data ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Name of product/data/publication/ information/service Current fee New fee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOAA National Center for Environmental Information: Department of Commerce Certification $86.00 $16.00 General Certification............... 72.00 92.00 Paper Copy.......................... 2.00 3.00 Data Poster......................... 18.00 18.00 Shipping Service.................... 4.00 8.00 Rush Order Fee...................... 60.00 60.00 Super Rush Order Fee................ 100.00 100.00 Foreign Handling Fee................ 67.00 43.00 NEXRAD Doppler Radar Color Prints... 14.00 21.00 Paper Copy from Electronic Media.... 6.00 8.00 Offline In-Situ Digital Data........ 124.00 175.00 Microfilm Copy (roll to paper) per 14.00 20.00 frame from existing film........... Satellite Image Product............. 73.00 92.00 Offline Satellite, Radar, and Model 615.00 753.00 Digital Data (average unit size is 1 terabyte)........................ Conventional CD-ROM/DVD............. 60.00 110.00 Specialized CD-ROM/DVD.............. 131.00 208.00 CD-ROM/DVD Copy, Offline............ 30.00 43.00 CD-ROM/DVD Copy, Online Store....... 15.00 16.00 Facsimile Service................... 78.00 89.00 Order Handling...................... 8.00 11.00 Non-Digital Order Consultation...... 6.00 10.00 Digital Order Consultation.......... 18.00 28.00 Non-Serial Publications............. 27.00 32.00 Non-Standard Data; Select/Copy to 59.00 77.00 CD, DVD or Electronic Transfer, Specialized, Offline............... Digital and Non-Digital Off-the- 9.00 13.00 Shelf Products, Online............. Digital and Non-Digital Off-the- 11.00 17.00 Shelf Products, Offline............ Order Consultation Fee.............. 2.00 4.00 Handling and Packing Fee............ 8.00 12.00 World Ocean Database-World Ocean 15.00 * Atlas 2009 DVDs.................... Mini Poster......................... 1.00 2.00 [[Page 63916]] Icosahedron Globe................... 1.00 1.00 Convert Data to Standard Image...... 6.00 8.00 Single Orbit OLS & Subset........... 18.00 19.00 Single Orbit OLS & Subset, 5.00 6.00 Additional Orbits.................. Geolocated Data..................... 47.00 50.00 Subset of Pre-existing Geolocated 28.00 32.00 Data............................... Global Nighttime Lights Annual 74,032.00 74,924.00 Composite from One Satellite....... Most Recent DMSP-OLS Thermal Band/ 259.00 * Cloud Cover Mosaics from Multiple Satellites......................... Daily or Nightly Global Mosaics 241.00 332.00 (visible & thermal band, single spectral band or environmental data).............................. Global Nighttime Lights Lunar Cycle. 6,531.00 8,259.00 Radiance Calibrated Global DMSP-OLS 82,075.00 * Nighttime Lights Annual Composite from One Satellite................. Research Data Series CD-ROM/DVD..... 25.00 25.00 Custom Analog Plotter Prints........ 60.00 * NOS Bathymetric Maps and 7.00 8.00 Miscellaneous Archived Publication Inventory.......................... Global Annual Composite of Nighttime 8,305.00 10,794.00 Lights in Monthly Increments From One Satellite...................... High Definition Geomagnetic Model... 20,060.00 20,262.00 Provision of Global Nighttime VIIRS .............. 55,727.00 day/night band data in geotiff format............................. Provision of Global Nighttime VIIRS .............. 27,888.00 day/night band data in HDF5 Format. Provision of regional data from the .............. 14,306.00 VIIRS instrument on a daily basis.. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Reflects a product no longer offered. 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requirements regarding registration set on whether it is appropriate for the FAA the UAS registration task force in
forth in 49 U.S.C. 44101(a), and further to continue to exercise discretion with developing its recommendations. The
prescribed in regulation at 14 CFR part respect to requiring registration of comment period will remain open after
47. certain UAS based on their weight and this period and the Department will
Historically, the FAA, through the performance capabilities. The task force consider the comments received, in
exercise of its discretion, has not will meet and provide its addition to the UAS registration task
enforced the statutory requirements for recommendations to the Department by force’s recommendations, in developing
aircraft registration in 49 U.S.C. 44101 November 20, 2015. To facilitate the a stream-lined registration process for
for model aircraft. As evidenced by the task force’s work, we are requesting small UAS, including model aircraft.
recent reports of unsafe UAS operations, information and data from the public in Issued in Washington, DC, on October 19,
the lack of awareness of operators the following areas: 2015.
regarding what must be done to operate 1. What methods are available for
Anthony R. Foxx,
UAS safely in the NAS, and the lack of identifying individual products? Does
identification of UAS and their every UAS sold have an individual Secretary of Transportation.
operators pose significant challenges in serial number? Is there another method Michael P. Huerta,
ensuring accountability for responsible for identifying individual products sold Administrator of the Federal Aviation
use. Without increased awareness and without serial numbers or those built Administration.
knowledge of the statutory and from kits? [FR Doc. 2015–26874 Filed 10–20–15; 11:15 am]
regulatory requirements for safe 2. At what point should registration BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P
operation, the risk of unsafe UAS occur (e.g. point-of-sale or prior-to-
operations will only rise. Aircraft operation)? How should transfers of
identification and marking will assist ownership be addressed in registration?
3. If registration occurs at point-of- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
the Department in identifying owners of
UAS that are operated in an unsafe sale, who should be responsible for National Oceanic and Atmospheric
manner, so we may continue to educate submission of the data? What burdens Administration
these users, and when appropriate, take would be placed on vendors of UAS if
enforcement action. DOT required registration to occur at 15 CFR Part 950
Requiring registration of all UAS, point-of-sale? What are the advantages
including those operated for hobby or of a point-of-sale approach relative to a [Docket No: 150202106–5879–02]
recreation, embraces and applies the prior-to-operation approach?
Academy of Model Aeronautics’ 4. Consistent with past practice of RIN 0648–BE86
(AMA)’s policy of identification to UAS discretion, should certain UAS be
operators who may not be modelers excluded from registration based on Schedule of Fees for Access to NOAA
registered with the AMA. Additionally, performance capabilities or other Environmental Data, Information, and
it would ensure consistency with other characteristics that could be associated Related Products and Services
UAS operations currently required to be with safety risk, such as weight, speed,
registered, such as public aircraft, those AGENCY: National Environmental
altitude operating limitations, duration
operated under exemptions, and Satellite, Data and Information Service
of flight? If so, please submit
certificated aircraft, as well as those (NESDIS), National Oceanic and
information or data to help support the
operations contemplated in the small Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
suggestions, and whether any other
UAS NPRM. Department of Commerce.
criteria should be considered.
Based on the Department’s experience 5. How should a registration process ACTION: Final rule.
in registering small UAS authorized by be designed to minimize burdens and
exemptions granted under the authority SUMMARY: In this final rule, NESDIS
best protect innovation and encourage
of section 333 of the FAA establishes a new schedule of fees for
growth in the UAS industry?
Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, 6. Should the registration be the sale of its data, information, and
and the comments received on the electronic or web-based? Are there related products and services to users.
proposed registration requirements in existing tools that could support an NESDIS is revising the fee schedule that
the small UAS NPRM, it is apparent that electronic registration process? has been in effect since 2013 to ensure
the current paper-based system for 7. What type of information should be that the fees accurately reflect the costs
aircraft registration is too burdensome collected during the registration process of providing access to the
for small UAS, to include model to positively identify the aircraft owner environmental data, information, and
aircraft. To facilitate compliance with and aircraft? related products and services. NESDIS
the statutory obligation for registration, 8. How should the registration data be is authorized under 15 U.S.C. 1534 to
the DOT is currently evaluating options stored? Who should have access to the assess fees, up to fair market value, for
for a streamlined, electronic-based registration data? How should the data access to environmental data,
registration system for small UAS. The be used? information, and products derived from,
Department has convened a UAS 9. Should a registration fee be collected, and/or archived by NOAA.
registration task force, under the FAA’s collected and if so, how will the Other than depreciation, costs to
authority in 49 U.S.C. 106(p)(5) to registration fee be collected if upgrade computer hardware and
designate aviation rulemaking registration occurs at point-of-sale? Are software systems will not be included in
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committees. This task force will provide there payment services that can be the fees charged to users. NESDIS is
recommendations on the type of leveraged to assist (e.g. PayPal)? updating its schedule of fees for access
registration platform needed to 10. Are there additional means to NOAA Environmental Data,
accommodate small UAS, as well as the beyond aircraft registration to encourage Information, and Related Products and
information that will need to be accountability and responsible use of Services as costs of providing access
provided to register these aircraft. The UAS? have changed since 2013.
UAS registration task force also will Comments received by November 6, DATES: Effective date: November 23,
explore and provide recommendations 2015 would be most helpful in assisting 2015.
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Name of product/data/publication/information/service Current fee New fee
Icosahedron Globe ........................................................................................................................................... 1.00 1.00
Convert Data to Standard Image ..................................................................................................................... 6.00 8.00
Single Orbit OLS & Subset .............................................................................................................................. 18.00 19.00
Single Orbit OLS & Subset, Additional Orbits .................................................................................................. 5.00 6.00
Geolocated Data ............................................................................................................................................... 47.00 50.00
Subset of Pre-existing Geolocated Data .......................................................................................................... 28.00 32.00
Global Nighttime Lights Annual Composite from One Satellite ....................................................................... 74,032.00 74,924.00
Most Recent DMSP–OLS Thermal Band/Cloud Cover Mosaics from Multiple Satellites ............................... 259.00 *
Daily or Nightly Global Mosaics (visible & thermal band, single spectral band or environmental data) ......... 241.00 332.00
Global Nighttime Lights Lunar Cycle ................................................................................................................ 6,531.00 8,259.00
Radiance Calibrated Global DMSP–OLS Nighttime Lights Annual Composite from One Satellite ................ 82,075.00 *
Research Data Series CD–ROM/DVD ............................................................................................................. 25.00 25.00
Custom Analog Plotter Prints ........................................................................................................................... 60.00 *
NOS Bathymetric Maps and Miscellaneous Archived Publication Inventory ................................................... 7.00 8.00
Global Annual Composite of Nighttime Lights in Monthly Increments From One Satellite ............................. 8,305.00 10,794.00
High Definition Geomagnetic Model ................................................................................................................. 20,060.00 20,262.00
Provision of Global Nighttime VIIRS day/night band data in geotiff format ..................................................... ........................ 55,727.00
Provision of Global Nighttime VIIRS day/night band data in HDF5 Format .................................................... ........................ 27,888.00
Provision of regional data from the VIIRS instrument on a daily basis ........................................................... ........................ 14,306.00
* Reflects a product no longer offered.
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| FR Citation | 80 FR 63914 | |
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