Enclosure (14) to COMDTINST 5230.60A
BUDGET GUIDELINES FOR SECTION 508, FY 2005 2007
The Access Board determined that Section 508 is an economically "significant" regulatory action
under Executive Order 12866 with the Federal portion of the costs to procure, develop and maintain
accessible EIT estimated to range between million and 1 million. Program managers are
responsible for including the Section 508 costs for EIT procured, developed, used or maintained
with their budget submissions. Program managers should conduct market research to ascertain if
additional costs would be incurred because of the new Section 508 requirements. If vendors are
unable to provide an estimate of the additional costs, the following are recommended Access Board
guidelines:
1. General office software (commercial off-the-shelf software) - Cost impact between 0 and 5% of
existing budget.
2. Mission specific software (developed or modified for or by USCG) - Cost impact between 1 and
5% of existing budget.
3. Technical support and services - Cost impact between 0 and 5% of existing budget.
4. Document management and copiers - Cost impact between 5 and 20% of existing budget.
6. Video and Multimedia - Under Section 508 requirements, all pre-recorded or live programming
must be captioned. Cost estimates are between 0 and ,500 per hour of pre-recorded
material, and 0 to
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,200 per hour of live programming. In addition, video and multimedia
programs must be audio described to allow accessibility to persons with visual impairments. For
short pieces of 5 to 20 minutes, the Access Board estimates
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,460 to ,000 per program hour.
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