Data circular number revised transmittal memorandum number memorandum head executive department establishment user charge purpose rescission authority coverage objective general policy implementation agency repsonsibility disposition collection activity inquiry circular establishes federal policy regarding fee assessed government service sale government good provides information scope type activity subject user charge basis upon user charge provides guidance agency implementation charge disposition rescinds office management budget circular number dated september transmittal memoranda title independent office appropriation executive order number number provision circular cover federal activity convey special benefit recipient beyond accruing general circular doe number apply activity legislative judicial branch mixed ownership government defined provision circular shall applied agency assessment user charge circular provides guidance agency regarding assessment user charge guidance intended applied extent permitted statute prohibits assessment user charge service address aspect user charge pay much collection statute shall take precedence case sale disposal federal surplus property fringe benefit military personnel civilian guidance provided circular would apply extent number inconsistent analysis would apply regard executive order address user case office management budget circular provides guidance concerning specific user charge guidance circular shall deemed meet requirement example guidance include circular number concerning charge rental circular number concerning management federal information circular number concerning provision specialized technical service state local page objective united state government ensure government good resource provided agency specific recipient self promote efficient allocation nation resource establishing charge special benefit provided recipient least great cost government providing special allow private sector compete government without disadvantage supplying comparable good page general user described assessed identifiable recipient special benefit derived federal activity beyond received general imposition user charge prohibited restricted existing agency review activity periodically recommend legislative change section give guidance drafting legislation implement user special benefit determining special benefit service privilege provides special benefit identifiable recipient beyond accrue general charge imposed recover full cost federal government providing special market special benefit considered accrue user charge imposed government enables beneficiary obtain immediate substantial gain value number measurable monetary term accrue general public receiving guarantee license carry specific activity business various kind public land provides business stability contributes public confidence business activity beneficiary insuring deposit commercial bank performed request convenience beyond service regularly received member industry group general public receiving airman custom inspection regular duty determining amount user charge except provided section user charge sufficient recover full cost federal government defined section providing good government acting capacity except provided section user charge based market price defined section number acting capacity leasing selling good providing service leasing space federally owned business type user charge need number limited recovery full cost yield user charge collected advance simultaneously rendering service unless appropriation authority provided advance allow reimbursable whenever charge rate rather fixed dollar amount order adjust change cost government change market price service provided defined section case government supplying resource provide special benefit identifiable recipient also provide benefit general charge accordance paragraph section public obtains benefit necessary consequence agency provision special benefit identifiable recipient public benefit number independent merely incidental special agency need number allocate cost public seek recover identifiable recipient either full cost federal government providing special benefit market whichever charge made service identification specific beneficiary service considered primarily benefiting broadly general charge direct charge made direct recipient special benefit even though part special benefit passed exception agency head designee make exception general policy provision free service appropriate courtesy foreign government international comparable fee reciprocal basis foreign agency head designee recommend office management budget exception general policy made cost collecting fee would represent unduly large part condition exists opinion agency head justifies exception shall period four year unless renewed agency head designee exception granted section office management budget exception granted section review determine whether condition warrant request exception extension paragraph section shall submitted director office management determining full cost market price full cost includes direct indirect cost part federal government providing cost number limited appropriate share direct indirect personnel including salary fringe benefit medical insurance retirement cost include funded unfunded accrued cost number covered employee contribution specified circular number physical indirect cost including material supply rent imputed rent imputed rental cost depreciation structure based official internal revenue service depreciation guideline unless better estimate annual rate return equal average long term treasury bond rate equipment capital resource management supervisory cost establishment including required environmental impact full cost shall determined estimated best available record cost accounting system need number established solely market price mean price service based competition open creates neither shortage number surplus substantial competitive demand exists market price determined using commercial competitive reference prevailing price competitive market service similar provided government campsite grazing land general vicinity private one adjustment appropriate reflect level quality good absence substantial competitive market price determined taking account prevailing price service substantially similar provided adjusting supply made available price service neither shortage number surplus campsite remote page general policy user charge instituted promulgation statutory prohibition limitation legislation permit charge established legislation seek remove restraint user charge permit establishment guideline provided passage general authority seems restrictive authority level charge proposed based guideline section legislation define general term service charge assessed pricing mechanism specify fee collected advance simultaneously provision service unless appropriation authority provided advance allow reimbursable specify collection credited section legislative proposal number normally specify precise user charge schedule allow administrative updating fee reflect changing cost market number considered feasible collect charge level specified section charge close level excise tax another mean charging specific beneficiary government service user charge number proposed case excise currently finance government service benefit specific agency consider proposing excise would significantly cheaper administer burden excise would rest almost entirely user population gasoline finance highway excise tax imposed administrative action rather require legislation meet criterion section necessary state explicitly rate agency review tax must performed periodically legislation update based change excise proposal must approved assistant secretary policy department developing option institute user charge agency review source statutory authority addition independent office appropriation authorize implementation proposing charge modification existing manager program provide special benefit similar user population joint legislative proposal joint collection effort designed ease burden user whenever every effort made keep cost collection principle embodied circular number performance commercial activity considered designing collection legislative proposal must submitted office management budget accordance requirement circular number ensure proper placement user initiative budget account agency encouraged discus proposal early stage page agency agency responsible initiation adoption user charge schedule consistent policy agency identify service activity covered determine extent special benefit apply principle specified section determining full cost market apply guidance section either institute charge promulgation regulation submit legislation review user charge agency program assurance existing charge adjusted reflect unanticipated change cost market review agency program determine whether fee assessed government service user government good agency discus result biennial review user fee resultant proposal chief financial officer annual report required chief financial officer ensure requirement circular number internal control system appropriate audit standard applied maintain readily accessible record service activity covered extent special benefit exception general policy information used establish charge specific method used determine collection user charge maintain adequate record information used establish charge provide upon request evaluation schedule provide data user charge accordance requirement circular number page disposition unless statute provides user charge collection credited general fund treasury miscellaneous required legislative proposal permit collection retained agency appropriate certain proposal meet guideline section proposal allow agency retention collection appropriate levied order finance service intended provided substantially self sustaining basis thus dependent upon adequate authority fee credited agency appropriation subject limit annual appropriation appropriate request exemption annual appropriation provision service dependent demand irregular unpredictable reimburse agency cost overtime inspector service performed regular duty normal legislative proposal permit fee credited account also consistent full cost recovery guideline contained fee excess full cost recovery increase fee recover portion retirement cost recoups funded unfunded accrual cost number covered employee contribution credited general fund treasury miscellaneous whenever agency prepare legislative proposal expanded federal activity would provide special policy criterion forth circular information concerning consult office management budget examiner responsible agency budget page