I apologize for my last post. Evidentially the person who sent me the
info did not have the entire story. Sorry for the misinformation.
Below is what someone else sent me regarding this issue. Some
conflicting information, take it all with a grain of salt since neither
have dates associated with them.
Amy
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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