--part1_4e.5cd7b27.26584389_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_4e.5cd7b27.26584389_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <HAYDEN-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-zb03.mx.aol.com (rly-zb03.mail.aol.com [172.31.41.3]) by air-zb01.mail.aol.com (v73.12) with ESMTP; Thu, 18 May 2000 11:35:35 -0400 Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [209.85.6.30]) by rly-zb03.mx.aol.com (v71.10) with ESMTP; Thu, 18 May 2000 11:35:04 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id IAA05434; Thu, 18 May 2000 08:32:19 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 08:32:19 -0700 (PDT) X-Original-Sender: ldullom@iolinc.net Thu May 18 08:32:05 2000 Message-ID: <01c501bfc0de$74972b40$8038fea9@pepermintpatty> Reply-To: "The Ulloms" <Debbie.Ullom@iName.com> From: ldullom@iolinc.net (Ullom, Larry) Old-To: <VAALLEGH-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 11:33:40 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 Subject: [HAYDEN-L] NARA is trying to increase fees dramatically - Contact NARA before June 26, 2000 Resent-Message-ID: <YndhHD.A.kRB.6zAJ5@bl-14.rootsweb.com> To: HAYDEN-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: HAYDEN-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <HAYDEN-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/828 X-Loop: HAYDEN-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: HAYDEN-L-request@rootsweb.com I received the following email which noted a proposed large increase in fees from the National Archives and Records Administration (effective THIS September). The biggest change will be in the military pension records. We will no longer be able to request just 20 pages or so for $10. We will HAVE to pay for the WHOLE file and it will cost $40 !! I agree that we should band together and voice our protest over this! Here is a summary of the increases (go to the sites to see for yourself: Proposed fees at: http://www.nara.gov/nara/fees-pro.html and current fees at: http://webgopher.nara.gov/11/about/cfr/public/1258.txt): DATES: Comments must be received by June 26, 2000. ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the Regulation Comment Desk (NPLN), Room 4100, National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001. Comments may also be faxed to (301)713-7270. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Allard on (301)713-7360. PROPOSED NEW FEES (with current cost in brackets): - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Type of record and order form Price - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Passenger arrival lists (order form NATF Form 81).......... $17.25 [was $10] (2) Federal Census requests (order form NATF Form 82).......... $17.50 [was $6] (3) Eastern Cherokee applications to the Court of Claims (order $17.50 [was $10] form NATF Form 83)............................................ (4) Land entry records (order form NATF 84).................... $17.75 [was $10] (5) Bounty land warrant application files (order form NATF Form $17.25 [?? was $10 ??] 85)........................................................... (6) Pension files more than 75 years old (order form NATF Form $40.00 [was $10 for up to 20 pages] 85) will ONLY send WHOLE file may be 100+ plus pages................. (7) Military service files more than 75 years old (order form $17.00 [was $10] NATF Form 86)................................................. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) Certification: $6. [was $10] (b) Electrostatic copying (in order to preserve certain records which are in poor physical condition, NARA may restrict customers to photographic or microfilm copies instead of electrostatic copies): - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------- Service Fee - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------- (1) Paper-to-paper copies (up to and including 11 in. by 17 $0.15 per copy. [was $0.10 per copy] in.) made by the customer on a NARA self-service copier. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------- (2) Paper-to-paper copies (up to and including 11 in. by 17 $0.50 per copy. [was $0.50 per copy or $10 for] in.) made by NARA staff. [1st 20 & $5 ea. adtl. block of 20] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------- (3) Oversized electrostatic copies......................... $2.70 per linear foot. [same] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------- (4) Electrostatic copies (22 in. by 34 in.)................ $2.70 per copy. [same] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------- (5) Microfilm or microfiche to paper copies made by the $0.30 per copy. [was $0.25 per copy] customer on a NARA self-service copier. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------- (6) Microfilm or microfiche to paper copies made by NARA $1.90 per copy. [was $1.75 per copy] staff. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------- (c) Original negative microfilm (paper-to-microfilm): $0.70 per image. [was $10 for 1st 15 & $14 ea. adtl. block of 20] (d) Diazo microfiche duplication: $2.50 per fiche. [was $2.10 per fiche] (e) Self-service video copying in the Motion Picture, Sound and Video Research Room: - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------- Service Fee - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------- (1) Initial 90-min use of video copying station with 120- $9.75. [was $20] minute videocassette. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------- (2) Additional 90-minute use of video copying station with $6.25. [was $14] no videocassette. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------- (3) Blank 120-minute VHS videocassette..................... $3.50. [was $6] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------- (f) Self-service Polaroid prints: $5.75 per print. [was $9] (g) Unlisted processes: For reproductions not covered by this fee schedule, see also Sec. 1258.4. Fees for other reproduction processes are computed upon request. ------- -----Original Message----- From: GaleFuller@aol.com <GaleFuller@aol.com> To: ALTALLAP-L@rootsweb.com <ALTALLAP-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 2:41 PM Subject: [ALTALLAPOOSA] Important to Each of You >Dear fellow researchers: > >I know that many of you have ordered documents from the National Archives and >Records Administration called NARA for short. This is the federal agency >which has *our* pension records, bounty land records, military records, >passenger lists as well as other records of importance to a genealogist. > >NARA is proposing a rate increase. Not a small one to cover the cost of >living but a VERY LARGE increase! The records most often sought, the pension >records of our ancestors, will have a 400% increase in Sept. unless we make >our voices heard. > >Several years ago, when NARA was threatened with a dramatic funding cut, they >appealed to genealogist to write and express our opinions and >dissatisfaction. We did and basically *saved* them. Now it is our turn to >speak out on this issue too. > >First visit this site, it is the NARA site that tells you about the proposed >fee increases. Some of you can hyperlink and others will need to copy and >paste the page. Either way, read it carefully. Yes, it is your typical >government document full of mumble jumble and you have to wade through all of >that. But the new fees are listed. All increases are far more than a modest >increase! > >Now is the time we can act together. We can write an email, send a fax or >better yet, a snail mail letter to NARA. In addition, notify your congressman >and any other official you know to express your dissatisfaction in this most >unfair rate increase. > >The time is NOW. The cut off date for getting your opinions in is June 26, >2000. Although the increase is not scheduled until Sept., we must act now to >get them to rethink this gigantic increase. > >Thank you for reading this. Please take the time to write a similar message >to each of the mailing list you receive, and send to them as well as to each >genealogist that you personally correspond with and encourage them to do the >same. Together we can be a Million Genealogist On Line Against Fee >Increases!! > >With elections not far away, I do not think congress wants to make a VERY >Large group of constituents upset!! So go below and click or copy and see >for yourselves what is proposed and then write your letter now, not tomorrow, >not next week. NOW. > > <A HREF="http://www.nara.gov/nara/fees-pro.html">Proposed Rule NARA Fee >Schedule-36 CFR Part 1258</A> or > >http://www.nara.gov/nara/fees-pro.html > >Thanks. Gale ==== HAYDEN Mailing List ==== ---- HAYDEN Family History HomePage ---- Submit your information to be posted Now moving to www.hayden.org --part1_4e.5cd7b27.26584389_boundary--