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Final Rule

Schedule of Fees for Access to NOAA Environmental Data, Information, and Related Products and Services

Agency
Document Number
2026-07250
Published
April 14, 2026
Effective Date
May 14, 2026

Abstract

In this final rule, NESDIS establishes an updated schedule of fees for special access to NOAA data, information, and related products and services. NOAA continues to make its environmental data available to the public without any fee in most instances consistent with Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). NOAA disseminates this data without any fee primarily via NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information's (NCEI) Archive, Comprehensive Large Array-Data Stewardship System (CLASS), and partners such as the NOAA Open Data Dissemination Program. NESDIS is revising the fee schedule that has been in effect since 2023 to ensure that the fees accurately reflect the costs of providing access to the environmental data, information, and related products and services.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the 2026-07250 Federal Register document?
Document 2026-07250 is a Final Rule published by the Department of Commerce in the Federal Register on April 14, 2026, with an effective date of May 14, 2026. In this final rule, NESDIS establishes an updated schedule of fees for special access to NOAA data, information, and related products and services. NOAA continues to make its environmental data available to the public without any fee in most instances consistent with Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). NOAA disseminates this data without any fee primarily via NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information's (NCEI) Archive, Comprehensive Large Array-Data Stewardship System (CLASS), and partners such as the NOAA Open Data Dissemination Program. NESDIS is revising the fee schedule that has been in effect since 2023 to ensure that the fees accurately reflect the costs of providing access to the environmental data, information, and related products and services. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/14/2026-07250/schedule-of-fees-for-access-to-noaa-environmental-data-information-and-related-products-and-services.
Is document 2026-07250 an economically significant rule?
No. Document 2026-07250 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.
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