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Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 11:55:45 EST

We all need to do our part to keep the prices down at NARA

- Original Message -----
From: Jack Brissee
To: ROOTS-L ; ;
Sent: Wednesday 01 March 2000 14:05
Subject: re: Cost of Military Records Going Up (NARA Statement)

There have been postings on a number of mail lists recently about an
increase in the fees the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA) charges for copies of compiled military service records and
pension records. While NARA is considering a change to the fee structure
for these documents, the information that has been posted is both
premature and somewhat inaccurate. The Records Preservation and Access
Committee, a joint endeavor of the Federation of Genealogical Societies
and the National Genealogical Society, has contacted NARA officials for
clarification. The following is the "official NARA statement" issued in
response to our inquiry:

-Begin NARA Statement: The National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA) will be issuing a proposed rule within the next few weeks that
will revise fees for reproduction, including the "fixed-fee" orders in
the NATF 80 series. The proposed rule will have a 60-day public comment
period, during which time we will actively seek the comments of the
user community.

The proposed rule is presently undergoing internal government review.
When it is released for publication in the Federal Register, NARA will
notify the national genealogical organizations and post a copy of the
proposed rule on its web site. The message will include the exact URL
and the address for sending comments. -End NARA Statement-

The Records Preservation and Access Committee will continue to monitor
this proposal, and will post relevant information on the Records
Preservation and Access pages of the Federation of Genealogical
Societies' Web site (http:www.fgs.org) when it is available.

Please feel free to forward this posting to other mail lists on which
the original posting may have appeared.

Jack Brissee Chair, FGS/NGS Records Preservation and Access Committee

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