B-217851: Jul 31, 1985

The Bureau of Land and Management (BLM) requested a decision on whether it may certify and pay fees assessed by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), formerly the National Archives and Records Service (NARS), to cover the cost of reproducing BLM documents and land records which were in NARA custody. GAO found that since April 1, 1985, NARA was authorized to access and collect fe...

B-217851: Jul 31, 1985

NARA (AND NARS) MAY CHARGE ALL AGENCIES FOR THE COST OF REPRODUCING DOCUMENTS ON THEIR BEHALF UNDER AUTHORITY OF 44 U.S.C. 2116 SINCE THIS IS THE MOST EQUITABLE WAY OF ALLOCATING COSTS IN PERFORMING THIS ACTIVITY. 1985: THIS DECISION IS IN RESPONSE TO AN INQUIRY FROM EDWARD P. WHICH ARE IN THE CUSTODY OF NARA. WE HOLD THAT CERTIFICATION AND PAYMENT ARE AUTHORIZED. THE NARS WAS AUTHORIZED TO ASSESS...