If anyone is thinking about purchasing copies of military records or other documents from
the National Archives - do it soon! The prices are going to be sky high!
Karen Carmack Stadler
1c. NARA Proposes a Copy Fee
A notification to all U.S. genealogists. Two rules published in the Federal Register on
Monday, 26 February 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!
Here is the list of proposed increases:
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 27 April 2007. There's much more
information available in the Federal Register.
The link to the proposed rule, with instructions for commenting is:
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo....
The link to the interim final rule is:
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo....
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