civilian or military personnel when requested by prospective employers or recognized sources of inquiry for credit or financial purposes. (9) Any services requested by and furnished to a Member of Congress for official use. (10) Any services requested by a State, territorial, county, or municipal government or an agency thereof which is carrying on a function related to or in furtherance of an objective of the Department of Defense. (11) Any services requested by a court when the furnishing of such will serve as a substitute for personal court appearance of a military or civilian employee of the Department of Defense. (12) Any services requested by a nonprofit organization which is carrying on a function related to or in furtherance of an objective of the Federal Government or in the interest of public health and welfare. (13) Any services requested when the cost of such services ultimately would be charged to the Federal Government. (14) Any services requested by donors with respect to their gifts. (15) Any request which results in an unsuccessful search of records other than requests to determine the existence or non-existence of a record. (16) Requests for services which are occasional and incidental (including any request from a resident of a foreign country), not of a type that is requested often, if it is administratively determined that a fee would be inappropriate in such an occasional case. (c) Existing fees. Services to the public (other than those services indicated in Exhibit A) for which fees are currently being collected in accordance with charges established prior to date of Part 144, published at 19 F. R. 7295 shall be continued in effect provided that such services are not exempted from charge by the provisions of paragraph (b) of this section. The charge for such services shall be in conformity with the cost standards established by Bureau of the Budget Circular No. A-28. § 144.6 Changes in existing law. In any case when the collection of a fee for service of the type contained in Exhibit A is prohibited by statute or Executive Order, proposed drafts of such legislation or change in Executive Order as may be necessary to permit the fixing of fees as required by this part shall be submitted by the military department concerned under applicable legislative procedures. § 144.7 Review of schedule of fees. The schedule of fees shall be reviewed whenever significant changes in costs occur and at least once every two years to determine whether a fee should be collected for any additional services rendered the public or whether any of the fees prescribed in the schedule should be changed or discontinued. Appropriate recommendations for change in the schedule of fees shall be submitted to the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Comptroller). The cost standards contained in Bureau of the Budget Circular No. A-28 shall be applied in establishing fees for additional services and for changing existing fees. § 144.8 Implementation. The amended schedule of fees shall be placed into operation as soon as practicable but in no event later than ninety (90) days after February 14, 1956. EXHIBIT A-SCHEDULE OF FEES Applicable to authorized services of copying, certification and search of records rendered to the public by components of the Department of Defense. Requests involving: First print.. $1.50 1.00 Each additional print of same document.. 6. Copies of medical articles and illustrations_ 7. Claims and litigations: a. Requests from litigants pertaining to private litigation (if not covered in 2 above): Fee $0.50 .25 (1) Searching per hour (includes over head costs) 2.00 Each photocopy-. .20 .50 25 Certification and validation with . 55 .60 5.00 2.00 Each photocopy- .20 Certification and validation with seal, each_. .50 Certification and validation without .25 c. Furnishing information from investigative reports, e. g., automobile collision investigations, safety reports: Searches, overhead, analysis and preparation of report (per hour)- 2.00 8. General: Furnishing any additional services (1) 1 Standards contained in BoB Circular A-28 will be utilized in computing costs. Part 146-Procurement Inspection Stamping [Revised] § 146.1 Procurement inspection stamping. (a) Materiel which is government inspected at origin or place of manufacture shall be stamped with the appropriate DOD procurement inspection approval stamp. Such stamping will indicate to government personnel that the materiel has been government inspected and approved for further processing, shipping or subsequent accept ance. (b) The stamping of each individual item is neither required nor prohibited. Ordinarily, the stamping of shipping containers, shipping documents or lot routing tickets adequately serves to provide the necessary indication of inspec tion status and to control or facilitate the movement of materiel. (c) The only two authorized forms of DOD procurement inspection approval stamping are: (1) Stamping to indicate complete compliance with inspection requirements (The square stamp) (2) Stamping to indicate partial compliance with inspection requirements. (The circle stamp) (d) When a DOD procurement inspection approval stamp is affixed to any materiel, it shall not be construed to mean that the materiel has or has not been accepted by the government.1 (e) The use of the DOD Procurement Inspection Approval Stamps will be governed by the following procedures: (1) Complete (Square) Inspection Approval Stamp. This stamp shall be used by or at the direction of the government inspector to identify prime or sub-contract materiel which has successfully passed complete inspection. Complete inspection approval stamping shall identify for government personnel materiel which is in complete conformance with all inspection requirements applicable to the materiel at the time and place of inspection. Complete inspection approval stamping involving any items, parts or components identified previously for partial inspection approval shall establish that the materiel which was once partially approved has subsequently received complete inspection approval. One imprint of the square stamp will serve to void multiple partial approvals. 1 When materiel has been determined to be in conformance with the contract requirements, acceptance on behalf of the government shall ordinarily be accomplished by the execution, and delivery to the contractor, of the acceptance certificate on the applicable inspection and receiving report form, 1. e. DD Form 250, 250-4 and 738, or Standard Form 44. Refer to Armed Services Procurement Regulation, Section XIV, Part II, Acceptance, for full details regarding government acceptance. which complies with all inspection requirements applicable at the time and place of inspection, excepting those listed as uninspected on the Materiel Inspection Receiving Report (DD Form 250-3), packing list or comparable document. (f) The designs of the DOD Procurement Inspection Approval Stamps are shown in this section. Unauthorized use of these stamps is prohibited. Part 148-Use of the Military Sec. 148.1 Purpose 148.2 Scope 148.3 Background 148.4 Policy 148.5 Implementation AUTHORITY: §§ 148.1 to 148.5 issued under sec. 201, 61 Stat. 499, as amended; 5 U. S. C. 171 note. SOURCE: 148.1 to 148.5 appear at 20 F. R. 489, Jan. 21, 1955. § 148.1 Purpose. The purpose of this part is to establish a single policy defining the organizations, agencies and personnel entitled to use the facilities of the Military Postal Service; and to establish procedures to coordinate the uniform implementation of this policy and related postal matters. § 148.2 Scope. The Military Postal Service represents the postal facilities of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force which are maintained and operated for the purpose of providing complete postal services for the U. S. Armed Forces. The Military Postal Service is maintained in areas where the U. S. Civil Postal Service does not operate or in any other place where the military situation requires. It is an extension of the U. S. domestic postal system and operates in conformity with the Postal Manual, U. S. Post Office Department, Title 39, Code of Federal Regulations, and other Post Office Department instructions, as well as military regulations and directives. Mail to, from and between oversea military post offices is subject to the U. S. domestic rate of postage. $148.3 Background. (a) The establishment, operation and use of the U. S. Military Postal Service in sovereign foreign countries is contingent upon agreement with the host government, since it is customary among nations to preserve a monopoly of postal service, including postage revenue and control of customs. International agreements permitting establishment of military postal facilities usually contemplate limiting the use of such facilities to the Armed Forces and certain civilian agencies and organizations serving with or related to the Armed Forces. In time of hostilities or occupation, however, use of military postal facilities may be extended more liberally to U. S. civilian organizations, since reliable international postal service usually is not available then. (b) The cost of operating military postal facilities overseas is borne by the Military Departments. Currently, that cost includes the transportation of military mail between the United States and oversea areas, exclusive of territories and possessions, both by air and surface transport, commercial as well as military. Policy. (a) The following § 148.4 personnel and organizations are entitled to use the facilities of the Military Postal Service: (1) Members and units of the Armed Forces of the United States, including the U. S. Coast Guard, on active duty. (2) U. S. citizen employees of the Department of Defense including the Military Departments of the United States who are serving at military activities in foreign countries. (3) Accredited technicians on duty with and accompanying the Armed Forces of the United States. (4) Representatives of the American Red Cross who are citizens of the United States attached to and accompanying the Armed Forces of the United States. (5) Dependents of the above personnel. (6) International military commands and agencies of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). (7) Masters and civilian crews of ships under the operational control of the Military Sea Transportation Service, under conditions prescribed by the Military Departments. (b) The following are entitled to use the facilities of the Military Postal Service to the extent that the Military Postal facilities of the command permit; or, in the case of an occupied area where the military Commander-in-Chief deems the local civil postal service to be inadequate or insecure: (1) Members of the Armed Forces of allies or contingents thereof assigned or attached to the U. S. Armed Forces. (2) U. S. Governmental Departments and independent agencies, U. S. citizen employees thereof, and their dependents when accompanying the principal. (c) When foreign military units are serving with U. S. Armed Forces, including foreign naval vessels operating in the waters of the United States or U. S. territories or possessions, closed mails may be transmitted through U. S. military channels when requested by the foreign country concerned, in places where adequate international postal facilities are not available. (d) Requests for authority for persons and organizations not enumerated above to use the Military Postal Service in time of peace may be submitted to the Adjutant General in the case of the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations in the case of the Navy, or the Air Adjutant General in the case of the Air Force. Requests which warrant consideration will include the comments and recommendations of the cognizant military area or theater commander when forwarded to the Department. This comment will include a statement concerning eligibility under any existing agreement between the United States and the host country. (e) In the event of national emergency, hostilities or occupation, when international postal service is not available, cognizant military commanders may grant to citizens of the United States in affected areas overseas the privilege of using the facilities of the Military Postal Service. (f) Organizations, agencies and individuals not authorized military postal service under the provisions of this part, but who are currently authorized to use such service, will discontinue the use of the Military Postal Service not later than 60 days subsequent to the date of this part. (g) The use of the Military Postal Service in a sovereign foreign country shall be in compliance with any existing agreement between the United States and the host country. § 148.5 Implementation. The Military Departments will take action necessary to insure: (a) That Title 39, Code of Federal Regulations and local restrictions are enforced to preclude the acceptance of prohibited items of mail by military post offices. (b) That the provisions of any existing agreement with sovereign governments are enforced. (c) That all persons and organizations using the Military Postal Service comply with local customs requirements. (d) That persons or organizations authorized to use the Military Postal Service do not act as intermediaries for persons or organizations not authorized use of the Service. (e) That postal privileges are withdrawn from civilians when there is evidence of abuse of the privilege. (f) That the provisions of § 148.4 (d) are uniformly implemented. To this end, the Military Departments will, through mutual coordination and agreement, specifically approve or disapprove all requests made upon the Department of Defense or any of its agencies for authorization to use facilities of the Military Postal Service which are not provided for under this part. (g) That problems pertaining to these matters which cannot readily be solved by the Military Departments will be referred to the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Manpower and Personnel) for consideration. Part 149-Payments on Incentive-Type and Price-RevisionType Contracts [Added; Superseded] CODIFICATION: Part 149 (§§ 149.1 to 149.3) was superseded by Part 84, 20 F. R. 9180, Dec. 10, 1955. Part 149-Preference to Blind Persons in Operating Vending Stands [Added] |