La. Admin. Code tit. 43 § III-101

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section III-101 - Rate Schedule for Copies of Computerized Public Records

A. In accordance with the rule adopted by the Division of Administration pertaining to the uniform fee schedule for copies of public records, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has adopted a rule which institutes a schedule of rates to recover its costs in providing copies of computerized public records to non-governmental, private sector bodies. This schedule includes rates for those records provided on computer magnetic tape, those provided on computer printouts, and those provided via terminals.

1. The rates are as follows.

a. Output from the DNR Information Processing Center

i. Job Set Up/Take Down. Each request received from the private sector for a copy of computerized records requires the involvement of production control technicians who must set up the job, submit the job for processing, review the output according to quality control standards, and prepare the output for transmittal to the requestor. A flat rate of $20 per job is charged.

ii. Systems Analyst and Programmer Involvement. Certain jobs require the involvement of a systems analyst and/or a computer programmer to customize existing "utility" programs to meet the requestor's requirements. Each hour worked by an analyst or programmer is charged at a rate of $50.

iii. CPU-Related Resources. The selection, extraction, processing and sorting of data consume a combination of DNR computer resources, including CPU usage, memory usage, I/O channels, disk access, and tape access. The combined usage of these resources is logged by DNR in units of Standard Unit of Processing (SUP) hour. Each SUP hour is charged at a rate of $450.

iv. Printing. All printing is done on a laser printer producing 8 1/2" x 11" pages. Each image is charged at a rate of $0.10.

v. Magnetic Tapes. Users requesting records on magnetic tape are encouraged to supply their own 2,400 foot tapes. Those not doing so are charged $25 for each tape provided by DNR.

vi. Postage-Charged on an actual cost basis.

b. Output from DNR Computer Terminals. Department of Natural Resources has several computer terminals which are available to the public to access public records. These terminals are located in the Well Files area in the Natural Resources Building in Baton Rouge and in the Conservation District Offices. Currently, no charge is imposed to use these terminals, although there is a $0.25 charge for a copy of any terminal screen which is printed on the terminal printer.

c. Output from Non-DNR Computer Terminals. DNR allows private sector individuals and organizations to dial-up the DNR computer and access public records. Each user of this service must pay a one-time set-up charge of $150, with an annual renewal charge of $100. Each hour of connect time is charged at a rate of $49.80 per hour, plus telephone charges for users outside of Baton Rouge. Transaction-based access is provided at no additional charge, while table-based query-oriented access is provided at a uniform cost based on SUP hour usage. Technical support, if required, is provided at a charge of $50 per hour. Documentation is provided at a charge of $10 per copy.

La. Admin. Code tit. 43, § III-101

Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Management and Finance, LR 11:704 (July 1985), amended LR 19:1031 (August 1993).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 39:241.