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    1. Re: [OHLORAIN] Fee increase for NARA files
    2. Ann E. Ignacio
    3. http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/E7-3162.htm Another page At 07:21 PM 2/27/2007, Patricia wrote: >I haven't been able to access these links. Is anyone else having >this problem? > Patricia Daly-Zake > >Atmmom1@aol.com wrote: > This message was posted on the Huron County Website. It is > information that >genealogists need to be aware of. > >Jean Copeland > > >I was sent this from another board - thought it would be of interest. > > > > [please circulate intact, please note that the Civil War pension as > > well as other military pension/bounty records are not microfilmed > > except for Revolutionary War, only the indexes were. - David > > Samuelsen] > > > > *Warning to all U.S. genealogists! *Two rules published in the Federal > > Register on Monday, February 26, 2007, relate to fees for reproductions > > of records at the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration > > (NARA). In the case of Civil War pension applications, the proposal is > > for a 338% increase! > > > > Page 8327 contains a proposed rule revising fees for reproductions to > > cover NARA's costs for providing copies. On page 8279 is an interim > > final rule removing fee schedule fees for the reproduction of records > > of other Federal agencies stored in NARA records centers. > > > > The proposals are written in the finest governmental "legalese" > > language. However, it is obvious that the proposal is to *INCREASE* all > > fees. No surprise there, right? > > > > Here is the list: > > > > Type of record > > Order form > > Proposed Fee > > > > Passenger arrival lists > > NATF Form 81 > > $25.00 > > > > Federal Census requests > > NATF Form 82 > > $25.00 > > > > Eastern Cherokee applications to the Court of Claims > > NATF Form 83 > > $25.00 > > > > Land entry records > > NATF Form 84 > > $40.00 > > > > Full pension file more than 75 years old (Civil War period). > > NATF Form 85 > > $125.00 (a 338% increase from the present fee of $37.00!) > > > > Full pension file more than 75 years old (non-Civil War) > > NATF Form 85 > > $60.00 > > > > Pension documents packet (selected records). > > NATF Form 85 > > $25.00 > > > > Bounty land warrant application files > > NATF Form 85 > > $25.00 > > > > Military service files more than 75 years old > > NATF Form 86 > > $25.00 > > > > Both rules are open for public comment until April 27, 2007. There's > > much more information available in the Federal Register. > > > > The link to the proposed rule is: > > >http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2 > > 007/E7-3160.htm > > > > > > The link to the interim final rule is: > > >http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2 > > 007/E7-3162.htm > > > > > > >************************************** >AOL now offers free email to everyone. >Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >OHLORAIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >OHLORAIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

    02/27/2007 03:49:25