Fwd: NARA - Derrell
Subject: Fwd: NARA
From: Derrell
Date: April 28, 2000


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Subject: NARA


 This is has just come to me from one of the sites I subscribe to.  
> 
> >The NARA proposal to revamp the system and fees for providing copies of
> >Military Service Records, Bounty-Land Warrant Applications Files, and
> >Pension Application Files has been published in the 25 April 2000 issue
> >of the Federal Register. Public comment is invited and should be
> >directed to
> >NARA Regulation Comment Desk
> >8601 Adelphi Road
> >College Park, MD 20740-6001
> >Fax: 301 713-7270
> >The comment period closes on 26 June 2000. NARA prefers that you use
> >either the postal address or fax number to submit our comments rather
> >than e-mail.
> >A complete copy of the Federal Register notice is available from the
> >NARA Web site at http://www.nara.gov/nara/fees-pro.html.
> >The proposed Reproduction Fee Schedule covers a number of items, but the
> >Military Service Records, and the Pension and Bounty-Land Warrants are
> >of the greatest concern to genealogists. NARA proposes three major
> >changes:
> >1. The NATF Form 80 would be discontinued, to be replaced by two new
> >forms: NATF Form 85 to request both Bounty-Land Warrant application
> >files and Pension files (more than 75 years old), and NATF From 86 to
> >request Military Service Records (more than 75 years old).
> >2. For all three types of files, NARA would no longer send a selection
> >of pages, but would send the complete file. This would eliminate the
> >two-step process currently used and should be beneficial to most
> >genealogists.
> >3. The fees for all three types of files would be raised. For Military
> >Service Records the new fee would be $17.00, regardless of the number of
> >pages included in the file. For Bounty-land Warrants the fee would be
> >$17.25, again without regard to the number of pages. For Pension Files
> >the fee would be $40.00, regardless of the number of pages.
> >Finally, the proposal would go into effect on 1 September 2000, if
> >approved.
> >Many genealogists may consider the proposed fees to be excessive. NARA
> >specifically invites comment on the proposed fee schedule. The FGS/NGS
> >Records Preservation and Access Committee urges everyone who wants to
> >comment to carefully read the full proposal before submitting comments.
> >The proposed fees are intended to cover the actual cost of locating,
> >copying and mailing the records, plus 10% as authorized by law, and are
> >based on the average size of the files. NARA states that the average for
> >Military Service Records and Bounty-land Applications is somewhere under
> >20 pages, while the average for full Pension Files is 105 pages.
> >The FGS/NGS Records Preservation and Access Committee will be looking at
> >the NARA proposal carefully, and will submit comments as appropriate.
> >Individuals who would like to provide input to the Committee's
> >evaluation are welcome to do so but are also encouraged to comment
> >direct to NARA at the address given above. Comments for Committee
> >consideration should be e-mailed to [email protected], or mailed to
> >Federation of Genealogical Societies, Attention: RPAC, PO Box 200940,
> >Austin, TX 78720-0940. In order for the Records Preservation and Access
> >Committee to adequately evaluate such input it must be received by 26
> >May 2000. The deadline for comment to NARA, however, is still 26 June
> >2000.
> >Posting of this message to other mail lists is encouraged. A copy of
> >this message will also be available on the Records Preservation and
> >Access page of the FGS Web site 
> >and on the NGS Web site 
> >****
> >
> 
> 
> Jeanette
> Alabama
> 
> 



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