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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
7 CFR Part 800
RIN 0580-AB13
Fees for Official Inspection and Official Weighing Services Under
the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA)
AGENCY: Grain Inspection Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Agriculture (USDA), Grain Inspection,
Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is revising the fee
schedule for official inspection and weighing services performed under
the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA), as amended. The USGSA
provides GIPSA's Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) with the
authority to charge and collect reasonable fees to cover the cost of
performing official services. The fees also cover the costs associated
with managing the program.
After a financial review of GIPSA's Fees for Official Inspection
and Weighing Services, including a comparison of the costs and revenues
associated with official inspection and weighing services, GIPSA is
revising local and national tonnage fees (assessed in addition to all
other applicable fees) for all export grain shipments serviced by GIPSA
field offices.
DATES: Effective Date: May 1, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick McCluskey at GIPSA, USDA,
10383 N. Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, MO 64153; Telephone (816) 659-
8403; Fax Number (816) 872-1258; email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The USGSA (7 U.S.C. 71-81k) authorizes GIPSA to provide official
grain inspection and weighing services, and to charge and collect
reasonable fees for performing these services. The fees collected are
to cover, as nearly as practicable, GIPSA's costs for performing these
services, including associated administrative and supervisory costs.
The fees for official inspection and weighing services were last
amended on May 13, 2004, and became effective on June 14, 2004 (69 FR
26476). After considering several alternatives in 2004, GIPSA adopted a
fee structure to cover program-related costs based on a projected
average tonnage of export grain inspected and/or weighed. This fee
structure was adopted so that local export facilities financially
support their field office administrative costs by evaluating field
offices independently and encouraging FGIS customers to work directly
with each field office to maximize grain handling efficiencies while
raising the awareness of location program costs. In addition, national
costs are collected regardless of where the grain is exported by
assessing an identical fee to each field office to cover every ton of
export grain inspected and/or weighed. This action was also taken to
foster the further development and implementation of grain handling
efficiencies by grain companies, to reduce the cost of GIPSA official
grain inspection and weighing services, and to make GIPSA program costs
more transparent to the grain industry.
When the current fee structure was established in 2004, GIPSA
developed a fee rate to collect sufficient revenue to immediately cover
operating expenses, while striving to create an operating reserve by
fiscal year 2010. This fee structure was designed to collect sufficient
revenue through fiscal year 2007 to achieve an average $1,000,000
balance annually. When GIPSA established the tonnage fees, certain
assumptions were made to establish those fees, including the historic
volume of grain moving through U.S. export facilities, and export
projections. At the time, GIPSA assumed that the inspection volume
would be based on 80 million metric tons (MMT) of grain exports
inspected and/or weighed per year. The inspection volume however, has
fallen well short of the 80 MMT baseline, resulting in a revenue
shortfall, precluding the maintenance of an operating reserve. For
fiscal years 2006 to 2011, GIPSA inspected an average of 78.0 MMT of
export grain. However, in fiscal year 2012, GIPSA only inspected 63.9
MMT, and anticipates inspecting 59.8 MMT during fiscal year 2013 and an
average of 65.00 MMT for fiscal years 2014 to 2017.
GIPSA regularly reviews its user-fee programs to determine if the
fees adequately cover the costs of program delivery. While GIPSA
continuously seeks to reduce its operating costs, GIPSA has determined
that the existing fee structure will not generate sufficient revenue to
cover program costs through fiscal year 2017.
In fiscal year 2009, GIPSA's official inspection and weighing
services program revenue was $31.2 million with program costs of $33.3
million, resulting in a $2.1 million program deficit. In fiscal year
2010, GIPSA revenue was $36.9 million with costs of $35.5 million,
resulting in a $1.4 million margin. In fiscal year 2011, GIPSA revenue
was $37.7 million with costs of $36.6 million, resulting in a $1.1
million margin. In fiscal year 2012, GIPSA revenue was $28.7 million
and costs at $35.1 million, resulting in a $6.4 million program
deficit. Program costs for fiscal years 2013 to 2017 are projected at
$35.1 million. The costs include employee salaries and benefits
including estimated annual cost of living adjustments, and future costs
to replace and maintain aging program equipment in GIPSA offices. These
fees also cover GIPSA's administrative and supervisory costs for the
performance of GIPSA's official inspection and weighing services,
including personnel compensation and benefits, travel, rent,
communications, utilities, contractual services, supplies, and
equipment. Given the above discussion, GIPSA believes that the current
fee structure will not fully fund the delivery of GIPSA's official
inspection and weighing services in future fiscal years and will result
in program deficits.
Discussion of Comments
On January 14, 2013, GIPSA published a notice of proposed
rulemaking in the Federal Register (78 FR 2627-2644), inviting comments
to our proposal that would change the fees for official inspection and
weighing
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services to (1) revise and reallocate national and local administrative
tonnage fees to existing GIPSA field offices and levy the national
administrative tonnage fee on all grain export inspections performed by
official agencies; (2) align fees charged by GIPSA for services
performed in Canada with those fees charged in the U.S. to reflect the
change in delivery of services from the Canadian Grain Commission to
GIPSA; (3) revise stowage exam to be commensurate with fees charged for
other programs; (4) revise scale testing fees to more accurately
capture the cost of providing service, including building improvements
and test car replacement; and (5) revise daily fees for consultative
services not associated with official inspection and weighing services
(i.e. foreign travel) to more accurately capture costs.
GIPSA received five comments from wheat producer organizations,
grain processor organizations, grain handlers, market developers, and
others during the 30-day comment period. No comments were received in
opposition to the rule as proposed.
One commenter, a market development organization representing
American wheat producers supported the proposed rule, stating that the
organization's ``Board of Directors overwhelmingly approved a motion to
support the fee increase as proposed by GIPSA.'' Further, the comment
stated that ``All growers benefit directly from an open and well
functioning market. FGIS provides key services that contribute to
efficient price discovery and the orderly marketing of U.S. grain.''
The commenter also stated ``Presently, overseas buyers are willing to
pay more for U.S. wheat because they have confidence in our industry,
growers and the grain grading system.
Three other commenters also supported the proposed rule. One
commenter stated that: ``The inspection and weighing services performed
by GIPSA are necessary to the export of U.S. grains and oilseeds. It is
critical that our international customers can continue to rely on the
applications of standards to the U.S. grain and oil seed production and
marketing system that facilitate international commerce.'' The comment
also recognized that ``exporters can only deal with increased costs by
recouping them from the cash bids offered for commodities purchased
from farmers.''
Another commenter, representing American soybean producers stated
they ``* * * support the agency's proposed changes to the fee schedule
and further encourage adoption of the recommendations to the fee
schedule contained in the proposed rule to modify the overall structure
of the current user fee system.''
One comment was filed jointly by associations that represent grain
handling and merchandising companies. Their joint comment supported the
proposal with certain conditions. The comment stated ``Rather than
continuing to rely only on the subjective and time- and resource-
consuming rulemaking process to modify fees, we suggest that GIPSA
approach the establishment of fees as an ongoing and market-responsive
process.'' The conditions are discussed herein.
The joint commenters support using a rolling five-year average as
the basis for the tonnage user fee calculation for adjusting fees
continually and more accurately. GIPSA does not agree with the use of a
five-year rolling average as historically it has been less reliable as
a predictive model due to actual fluctuations year over year when
compared to the econometric model used by GIPSA. The following table
demonstrates the outcome of a five-year rolling average approach.
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Rolling 5
Fiscal year Actual year Years
tonnage average used
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2004................................... 76.3 ......... .........
2005................................... 69.9 ......... .........
2006................................... 75.3 ......... .........
2007................................... 76.9 ......... .........
2008................................... 81.4 ......... .........
2009................................... 71.4 76.0 04-08
2010................................... 77.7 75.0 05-09
2011................................... 81.2 76.5 06-10
2012................................... 63.9 77.7 07-11
2013*.................................. 59.8 75.1 08-12
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* Based on actual exports through February 28, 2013 and projected
tonnage from the econometric model using USDA-World Agriculture Supply
and Demand Estimates data.
GIPSA believes the use of a rolling five-year average does not
offer sufficient assurance that it will have adequate funds to operate
the program in a sustainable manner particularly in light of declining
exports. Further, GIPSA believes that a schedule of fees for a five
year period, which are known to stakeholders, allows them to more
accurately plan and budget for known expenses like GIPSA's fees for
service. Finally, GIPSA is required to engage in the notice and comment
rulemaking process prior to making changes to its fee structure to give
stakeholders the opportunity to participate in crafting a final rule.
Therefore, GIPSA is making no change to the final rule based on this
comment.
The joint commenters suggested a maximum three-month operating
reserve with an immediate fee reduction when/if the operating reserve
fund were to reach that cap. GIPSA's goal is to maintain a minimum of
three months of retained earnings as opposed to a maximum level. GIPSA
believes proper business acumen suggests that modifying fees when the
retained earnings reach a 3-month level should be undertaken only after
considering USDA official projections for the upcoming export marketing
year. GIPSA closely monitors the export program costs and revenue on a
monthly basis. GIPSA supports the suggestion to the extent that when
retained earnings reach a 3-month level and future exports are
predicted to surpass expectations, GIPSA would then consider proposing
fee structure modifications through the notice and comment rulemaking
process. Accordingly, we are making no change to the final rule based
on this comment.
The joint commenters further suggest that GIPSA should determine
what programs can be terminated, scaled back or consolidated to reduce
its administrative overhead further. GIPSA agrees that reviewing
programs to extract maximum value from revenue generated is prudent.
Because GIPSA has already cut program costs where possible without
detracting from GIPSA's ability to perform its mission, and continues
to seek additional cost efficiencies, we are making no change to the
final rule based on this comment.
The joint commenters went on to propose that GIPSA should
aggressively seek ways to reduce indirect employee expenses, such as
workers compensation, which is being reallocated from the national
office to local offices. GIPSA believes that workers compensation costs
should be allocated to the local area where the costs originated and
are incurred. GIPSA agrees that undertaking activity to reduce workers
compensation claims through enhanced safety training and education is a
worthy objective, and GIPSA is moving forward with initiatives to
improve its safety training plan to include fall protection training, a
job safety training outline with an annual completion requirement, and
the development of a fall hazard assessment that will be required for
all railcar and rolling stock locations. Based on the initiatives GIPSA
has undertaken, GIPSA is making no change to the final rule based on
this comment.
The joint commenters contend that GIPSA should review cooperative
agreements it has with other federal agencies such as the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), and GIPSA needs to give
serious
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consideration as to how to recover costs from APHIS and impose them on
the export sector through higher official fees. While GIPSA concurs
with the commenter that a review of these fees may be warranted, GIPSA
believes that this suggestion is outside the scope of this rulemaking
and is making no change to the final rule based on this comment.
Finally, GIPSA received one comment from a stakeholder suggesting
GIPSA establish contract and non-contract rates for unit fees. Because
GIPSA believes that the cost to administer such fees would exceed the
administrative benefit of imposing them, we are making no change to the
final rule based on this comment.
Final Action
This final rule revises local and national tonnage fees (assessed
in addition to all other applicable fees) for all export shipments
serviced by GIPSA field offices. In fiscal year 2013, GIPSA is
increasing the local tonnage fees for (1) League City, Texas from
$0.115 to $0.125 per metric ton; (2) New Orleans, Louisiana from $0.015
to $0.033 per metric ton; (3) Portland, Oregon from $0.084 to $0.124
per metric ton and; (4) Toledo, Ohio from $0.132 to $0.233 per metric
ton.
This final rule increases the national tonnage fee approximately 5
percent in fiscal year 2013 from $0.052 to $0.055 per metric ton of
export grain inspected and/or weighed and approximately 2 percent per
year for fiscal years 2014 to 2017. In addition, workers compensation
costs are being shifted from the national to the local level in order
to fully reflect where those program costs originate. GIPSA will now
charge the national tonnage fee of $0.055 per metric ton on export
grain inspected and/or weighed (excluding land carrier shipments to
Canada and Mexico) from delegated states and designated agencies.
GIPSA is amending the fees for official inspection and weighing
services performed in Canada. As a result, the separate unit fees for
official inspection and weighing services performed in Canada are
changed to that of the prevailing U.S. non-contract rate, plus the
prevailing Toledo field office tonnage fee, plus the actual cost of
travel. GIPSA is also replacing the ``Vomitoxin Qualitative'' and
``Vomitoxin Quantitative'' fees with one fee, ``All other Mycotoxins,''
in order to simplify the fee schedule for the testing of mycotoxins,
other than aflatoxin, GIPSA is creating separate fees for applicants
that provide test kits for aflatoxin and all other mycotoxin testing.
The existing Schedule B is deleted and the existing Schedule C is now
Schedule B.
Fees for foreign travel are being changed from the current daily
rate of $510.00 to the same established hourly fee for special projects
and the actual cost of travel, per diem, and related expenditures. All
remaining fees (except those fees for FGIS supervision of domestic
official inspection and weighing services, including land carrier
shipments to Canada and Mexico, performed by delegated States and/or
designated agencies) are being increased approximately 5 percent for
the remainder of fiscal year 2013 and approximately 2 percent in fiscal
years 2014 to 2017 to cover projected costs.
This action is authorized under the USGSA which provides for the
establishment and collection of fees that are reasonable and, as nearly
as practicable, cover the costs of the services rendered, including
associated administrative and supervisory costs. These fees cover the
GIPSA administrative and supervisory costs for the performance of
GIPSA's official inspection and weighing services, including personnel
compensation and benefits, travel, rent, communications, utilities,
contractual services, supplies, and equipment.
Executive Order 12866 and Regulatory Flexibility Act
This final rule has been determined to be not significant for the
purposes of Executive Order 12866 and, therefore, has not been reviewed
by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Pursuant to the requirements set forth in the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601-612), GIPSA has considered the
economic impact of this final rule on small entities. The purpose of
the RFA is to fit regulatory actions to the scale of businesses subject
to such actions in order that small businesses will not be unduly or
disproportionately burdened. This final rule is being implemented
because additional user fee revenue is needed to cover the costs of
providing current and future program operations and services.
The Small Business Administration (SBA) defines small businesses by
their North American Industry Classification System Codes (NAICS).\1\
This final rule affects customers of GIPSA's official inspection and
weighing services in the domestic and export grain markets (NAICS code
115114). Fees for that program are in Schedules A (Tables 1-3), B, and
C of Sec. 800.71 of the USGSA regulations (7 CFR 800.71).
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Under the provisions of the USGSA, grain exported from the U.S.
must be officially inspected and weighed. Mandatory inspection and
weighing services are provided by GIPSA at 40 export facilities and by
delegated States at 11 facilities, and seven facilities for U.S. grain
transshipped through Canadian ports. All of these facilities are owned
by multi-national corporations, large cooperatives, or public entities
that do not meet the requirements for small entities established by the
SBA. Regardless, the regulations are applied equally to all entities,
large or small. The USGSA (7 U.S.C. 87f-1) requires the registration of
all persons engaged in the business of buying grain for sale in foreign
commerce. In addition, those persons who handle, weigh, or transport
grain for sale in foreign commerce must also register. Section 800.30
of the USGSA regulations (7 CFR 800.30) defines a foreign commerce
grain business as a person who regularly engage in buying for sale,
handling, weighing, or transporting grain totaling 15,000 metric tons
or more during the preceding or current calendar year. At present,
there are 129 registrants registered to export grain. While most of the
129 registrants are large businesses, we believe that some may be
considered small.
GIPSA also provides domestic and miscellaneous inspection and
weighing services at locations other than export locations.
Approximately 217 different applicants receive domestic inspection
services each year and approximately 26 different locations receive
track scale tests as a miscellaneous service each year. Most of these
applicants are large businesses. Nonetheless, we believe these
increases will not significantly affect small businesses requesting
these official services. Furthermore, any applicant may use an
alternative source for these services. This decision will not prevent
the business from marketing its product or conducting business as
usual.
GIPSA has determined that the total cost to the grain industry to
implement these changes will be approximately $5.3 million per year.
These calculations are based on the assumption that GIPSA will collect
revenue from 59.8 MMT in fiscal year 2013 and an average of 65.0 MMT
per year for fiscal years 2014 to 2017, which was used to establish the
tonnage fee.
Most users of official inspection and weighing services do not meet
the requirements for small entities. Further, GIPSA is required by
statute to make services available and to recover, as
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nearly as practicable, the costs of providing such services. There will
be no additional reporting, record keeping, or other compliance
requirements imposed upon small entities as a result of this final
rule. GIPSA has not identified any other Federal rules which may
duplicate, overlap or conflict with this final rule. Accordingly, GIPSA
has determined that this final rule will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities as defined in
the RFA.
GIPSA regularly reviews its user-fee financed programs to determine
if the fees are adequate. GIPSA has and will continue to seek out cost
saving measures and implement appropriate changes to reduce its costs.
Such actions can provide alternatives to fee increases. Even with these
efforts, however, GIPSA's existing fee schedule will not generate
sufficient revenue to cover program costs. In fiscal year 2009, GIPSA's
official inspection and weighing services program revenue was $31.2
million with program costs of $33.3 million, resulting in a $2.1
million program deficit. In fiscal year 2010, GIPSA revenue was $36.9
million with costs of $35.5 million, resulting in a $1.4 million
margin. In fiscal year 2011, GIPSA revenue was $37.7 million with costs
of $36.6 million, resulting in a $1.1 million margin. In fiscal year
2012, GIPSA revenue was $28.7 million and costs at $35.1 million,
resulting in a $6.4 million program deficit. Program costs for fiscal
years 2013 to 2017 are projected at $35.1 million. These costs include
employee salaries and benefits including estimated annual cost of
living adjustments if authorized by Congress, future costs to replace
and maintain aging official inspection and weighing services equipment
in GIPSA offices. These fees also cover GIPSA's administrative and
supervisory costs for the performance of GIPSA's official inspection
and weighing services, including personnel compensation and benefits,
travel, rent, communications, utilities, contractual services,
supplies, and equipment. The current fee structure will not fully fund
GIPSA's official inspection and weighing services in future fiscal
years, resulting in program deficits.
This new fee increase will initially increase program revenue in
fiscal year 2013, however this one time increase will not provide
sufficient funds through fiscal year 2017. GIPSA needs to increase fees
by approximately 5 percent in fiscal year 2013 and approximately 2
percent per year in fiscal years 2014 to 2017 in order to cover the
program's operating cost and build an adequate operating reserve. The
annual increases would apply to all fees (except for those fees charged
for FGIS supervision of domestic official inspection and weighing
services, including land carrier shipments to Canada and Mexico,
performed by delegated States and/or designated agencies). GIPSA
believes that an initial increase in fees followed by annual
incremental increases is appropriate at this time. To minimize the
impact of a fee increase, GIPSA has created a fee structure that will
collect sufficient revenue over time to cover operating expenses, while
striving to build an operating reserve by fiscal year 2017. GIPSA will
continue to evaluate the financial status of the official inspection
and weighing services to determine if it is meeting the goal of
building an operating reserve and if other adjustments to the fee
structure are necessary.
Without this fee increase, the operating reserve for GIPSA's
official inspection and weighing services is projected to equal
negative 1.6 months of program obligations at the end of fiscal year
2013 and decline to negative 10.6 months of program obligations by the
end of fiscal year 2017. Financial projections indicate that
implementing these fees will allow GIPSA's official inspection and
weighing services program to cover its costs while building an
operating reserve to ensure the financial stability of the FGIS
program.
This final rule revises local and national tonnage fees (assessed
in addition to all other applicable fees) for all export shipments
serviced by GIPSA field offices. For the remainder of fiscal year 2013,
GIPSA is increasing the local tonnage fees for (1) League City, Texas
from $0.115 to $0.125 per metric ton; (2) New Orleans, Louisiana from
$0.015 to $0.033 per metric ton; (3) Portland, Oregon from $0.084 to
$0.124 per metric ton and; (4) Toledo, Ohio from $0.132 to $0.233 per
metric ton.
This final rule increases the national tonnage fee approximately 5
percent for the remainder of fiscal year 2013 from $0.052 to $0.055 per
metric ton of export grain inspected and/or weighed and approximately 2
percent per year for fiscal years 2014 to 2017. In addition, workers
compensation costs are being shifted from the national to the local
level in order to fully reflect where those program costs originate.
GIPSA will now charge the national tonnage fee of $0.055 per metric ton
on export grain inspected and/or weighed (excluding land carrier
shipments to Canada and Mexico) from delegated states and designated
agencies.
GIPSA is amending the fees for official inspection and weighing
services performed in Canada. These fees currently appear in Schedule B
of Sec. 800.71. As a result, the separate unit fees for official
inspection and weighing services performed in Canada are being changed
to that of the prevailing U.S. non-contract rate, plus the prevailing
Toledo field office tonnage fee, plus the actual cost of travel. GIPSA
is also replacing the ``Vomitoxin Qualitative'' and ``Vomitoxin
Quantitative'' fees with one fee, ``All other Mycotoxins,'' in order to
simplify the fee schedule for the testing of mycotoxins, other than
aflatoxin. GIPSA is creating separate fees for applicants that provide
test kits for aflatoxin and all other mycotoxin testing. The existing
Schedule B is being deleted and the existing Schedule C is becoming
Schedule B.
Fees for foreign travel are being changed from the current daily
rate of $510.00 to the same established hourly fee for special projects
and the actual cost of travel, per diem, and related expenditures. All
remaining fees (except those fees for FGIS supervision of domestic
official inspection and weighing services, including land carrier
shipments to Canada and Mexico, performed by delegated States and/or
designated agencies) are being increased approximately 5 percent in
fiscal year 2013 and approximately 2 percent in fiscal years 2014 to
2017 to cover projected costs.
This action is authorized under the USGSA which provides for the
establishment and collection of fees that are reasonable and, as nearly
as practicable, cover the costs of the services rendered, including
associated administrative and supervisory costs. These fees cover the
GIPSA administrative and supervisory costs for the performance of
GIPSA's official inspection and weighing services, including personnel
compensation and benefits, travel, rent, communications, utilities,
contractual services, supplies, and equipment.
Executive Order 12988
This final rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12988,
Civil Justice Reform. This action is not intended to have retroactive
effect. The USGSA provides in section 87g that no subdivision may
require or impose any requirements or restrictions concerning the
inspection, weighing, or description of grain under the USGSA.
Otherwise, this rule will not preempt any State or local laws, or
regulations, or policies unless they present an irreconcilable conflict
with this rule. There are no administrative procedures which must
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be exhausted prior to any judicial challenge to the provisions of this
rule.
Executive Order 13175
This final rule has been reviewed with the requirements of
Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments. This rule will not have substantial and direct effects on
Tribal governments and will not have significant Tribal implications.
Paperwork Reduction Act
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), the information collection and record keeping requirements
included in this final rule have been approved by the OMB under control
number 0580-0013.
GIPSA is committed to complying with the Government Paperwork
Elimination Act, which requires Government agencies in general to
provide the public the option of submitting information or transacting
business electronically to the maximum extent possible.
E-Government Compliance
GIPSA is committed to complying with the E-Government Act, to
promote the use of the Internet and other information technologies to
provide increased opportunities for citizen access to Government
information and services, and for other purposes.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 800
Administrative practice and procedure, exports, grains, reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
For reasons set out in the preamble, 7 CFR part 800 is amended as
follows:
PART 800--GENERAL REGULATIONS
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1. The authority citation for part 800 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71-87k.
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2. Section 800.71 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 800.71 Fees assessed by the Service.
(a) Official inspection and weighing services. The fees shown in
Schedule A apply to official inspection and weighing services performed
by FGIS in the U.S. and Canada. The fees shown in Schedule B apply to
official domestic inspection and weighing services performed by
delegated States and designated agencies, including land carrier
shipments to Canada and Mexico. The fees charged to delegated States by
the Service are set forth in the State's Delegation of Authority
document. Failure of a delegated State or designated agency to pay the
appropriate fees to the Service within 30 days after becoming due will
result in an automatic termination of the delegation or designation.
The delegation or designation may be reinstated by the Service if fees
that are due, plus interest and any further expenses incurred by the
Service because of the termination, are paid within 60 days of the
termination.
Schedule A--Fees for Official Inspection and Weighing Services
Performed in the United States and Canada \1\
Effective May 1, 2013 Through September 30, 2013
(Fiscal Year 2013)
Table 1--Fees for Official Services Performed at an Applicant's Facility in an Onsite FGIS Laboratory \2\
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Monday to Monday to Saturday,
Friday (6 a.m. Friday (6 p.m. Sunday, and Holidays
to 6 p.m.) to 6 a.m.) overtime \3\
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(1) Inspection and Weighing Services Hourly
Rates (per service representative):
1-year contract ($ per hour)................ $37.80 $39.50 $45.20 $67.20
Noncontract ($ per hour).................... 67.20 67.20 67.20 67.20
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(2) Additional Tests (cost per test, assessed in addition to the hourly rate): \4\
(i) Aflatoxin (rapid test kit method)....................................................... 10.50
(ii) Aflatoxin (rapid test kit method-applicant provides kit) \5\........................... 8.50
(iii) All other Mycotoxins (rapid test kit method).......................................... 19.50
(iv) All other Mycotoxins (rapid test kit method-applicant provides kit) \5\................ 17.50
(v) NIR or NMR Analysis (protein, oil, starch, etc.)........................................ 2.40
(vi) Waxy corn (per test)................................................................... 2.40
(vii) Fees for other tests not listed above will be based on the lowest noncontract hourly
rate
(viii) Other services:
(a) Class Y Weighing (per carrier):
(1) Truck/container................................................................. 0.40
(2) Railcar......................................................................... 1.40
(3) Barge........................................................................... 2.70
(3) Administrative Fee (assessed in addition to all other applicable fees, only one
administrative fee will be assessed when inspection and weighing services are performed on the
same carrier):
(i) All outbound carriers serviced by the specific field office (per-metric ton):
(a) League City......................................................................... 0.180
(b) New Orleans......................................................................... 0.088
(c) Portland............................................................................ 0.179
(d) Toledo.............................................................................. 0.288
(e) Delegated States \6\................................................................ 0.055
(f) Designated Agencies \6\............................................................. 0.055
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\1\ Canada fees include the noncontract hourly rate, the Toledo field office administrative fee, and the actual
cost of travel.
\2\ Fees apply to original inspection and weighing, re-inspection, and appeal inspection service and include,
but are not limited to, sampling, grading, weighing, prior to loading stowage examinations, and certifying
results performed within 25 miles of an employee's assigned duty station. Travel and related expenses will be
charged for service outside 25 miles as found in Sec. 800.72(a).
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\3\ Overtime rates will be assessed for all hours in excess of 8 consecutive hours that result from an applicant
scheduling or requesting service beyond 8 hours, or if requests for additional shifts exceed existing
staffing.
\4\ Appeal and re-inspection services will be assessed the same fee as the original inspection service.
\5\ Applicant must provide the test kit, instrument hardware, calibration control, and all supplies required by
the test kit manufacturer.
\6\ Administrative fee is assessed on export grain inspected and/or weighed, excluding land carrier shipments to
Canada and Mexico.
Table 2--Services Performed at Other Than an Applicant's Facility in an
FGIS Laboratory1 2
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(1) Original Inspection and Weighing (Class X)
Services:
(i) Sampling only (use hourly rates from Table 1)
(ii) Stationary lots (sampling, grade/factor, &
checkloading):
(a) Truck/trailer/container (per carrier)..... $21.00
(b) Railcar (per carrier)..................... 31.20
(c) Barge (per carrier)....................... 196.90
(d) Sacked grain (per hour per service 0.05
representative plus an administrative fee per
hundredweight) (CWT).........................
(iii) Lots sampled online during loading (sampling
charge under (i) above, plus):
(a) Truck/trailer container (per carrier)..... 12.60
(b) Railcar (per carrier)..................... 26.30
(c) Barge (per carrier)....................... 134.60
(d) Sacked grain (per hour per service 0.05
representative plus an administrative fee per
hundredweight) (CWT).........................
(iv) Other services:
(a) Submitted sample (per sample--grade and 12.60
factor)......................................
(b) Warehouseman inspection (per sample)...... 22.10
(c) Factor only (per factor--maximum 2 6.00
factors).....................................
(d) Checkloading/condition examination (use 0.05
hourly rates from Table 1, plus an
administrative fee per hundredweight if not
previously assessed) (CWT)...................
(e) Re-inspection (grade and factor only. 13.70
Sampling service additional, item (i) above).
(f) Class X Weighing (per hour per service 67.20
representative)..............................
(v) Additional tests (excludes sampling):
(a) Aflatoxin (rapid test kit method)......... 31.50
(b) Aflatoxin (rapid test kit method-applicant 29.50
provides kit) \3\............................
(c) All other Mycotoxins (rapid test kit 40.50
method)......................................
(d) All other Mycotoxins (rapid test kit 38.50
method-applicant provides kit) \3\...........
(e) NIR or NMR Analysis (protein, oil, starch, 10.50
etc.)........................................
(f) Waxy corn (per test)...................... 10.50
(g) Canola (per test-00 dip test)............. 10.50
(h) Pesticide Residue Testing: \4\
(1) Routine Compounds (per sample)........ 226.80
(2) Special Compounds (Subject to 120.80
availability)............................
(i) Fees for other tests not listed above will
be based on the lowest noncontract hourly
rate from Table 1
(2) Appeal inspection and review of weighing
service.\5\
(i) Board Appeals and Appeals (grade and factor).. 86.10
(a) Factor only (per factor--max 2 factors)... 45.20
(b) Sampling service for Appeals additional
(hourly rates from Table 1).
(ii) Additional tests (assessed in addition to all
other applicable tests):
(a) Aflatoxin (rapid test kit method)......... 31.50
(b) Aflatoxin (rapid test kit method-applicant 29.50
provides kit) \3\............................
(c) All other Mycotoxins (rapid test kit 49.40
method)......................................
(d) All other Mycotoxins (rapid test kit 47.40
method-applicant provides kit) \3\...........
(e) NIR or NMR Analysis (protein, oil, starch, 18.60
etc.)........................................
(f) Sunflower oil (per test).................. 18.60
(g) Mycotoxin (per test-HPLC)................. 148.10
(h) Pesticide Residue Testing: \4\
(1) Routine Compounds (per sample)........ 226.80
(2) Special Compounds (Subject to 120.80
availability)............................
(i) Fees for other tests not listed above will
be based on the lowest noncontract hourly
rate from Table 1.
(iii) Review of weighing (per hour per service 86.80
representative)..................................
(3) Stowage examination (service-on-request): \4\
(i) Ship (per stowage space) (minimum $268.00 per 53.60
ship)............................................
(ii) Subsequent ship examinations (same as 53.60
original) (minimum $160.80 per ship).............
(iii) Barge (per examination)..................... 43.10
(iv) All other carriers (per examination)......... 16.80
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\1\ Fees apply to original inspection and weighing, re-inspection, and
appeal inspection service and include, but are not limited to,
sampling, grading, weighing, prior to loading stowage examinations,
and certifying results performed within 25 miles of an employee's
assigned duty station. Travel and related expenses will be charged for
service outside 25 miles as found in Sec. 800.72(a).
\2\ An additional charge will be assessed when the revenue from the
services in Schedule A, Table 2, does not cover what would have been
collected at the applicable hourly rate as provided in Sec.
800.72(b).
\3\ Applicant must provide the test kit, instrument hardware,
calibration control, and all supplies required by the test kit
manufacturer.
\4\ If performed outside of normal business, 1\1/2\ times the applicable
unit fee will be charged.
\5\ If, at the request of the Service, a file sample is located and
forwarded by the Agency, the Agency may, upon request, be reimbursed
at the rate of $3.20 per sample by the Service.
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Table 3--Miscellaneous Services \1\
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(1) Grain grading seminars (per hour per service $67.20
representative) \2\..................................
(2) Certification of diverter-type mechanical samplers 67.20
(per hour per service representative) \2\............
(3) Special weighing services (per hour per service
representative): \2\
(i) Scale testing and certification............... 87.40
(ii) Scale testing and certification of railroad 87.40
track scales.....................................
(iii) Evaluation of weighing and material handling 87.40
systems..........................................
(iv) NTEP Prototype evaluation (other than 87.40
Railroad Track Scales)...........................
(v) NTEP Prototype evaluation of Railroad Track 87.40
Scale............................................
(vi) Use of GIPSA railroad track scale test 525.00
equipment per facility for each requested
service. (Track scales tested under the
Association of American Railroads agreement are
exempt.).........................................
(vii) Mass standards calibration and re- 87.40
verification.....................................
(viii) Special projects........................... 87.40
(4) Foreign travel (hourly fee) \3\................... 87.40
(5) Online customized data service:
(i) One data file per week for 1 year............. 525.00
(ii) One data file per month for 1 year........... 315.00
(6) Samples provided to interested parties (per 3.20
sample)..............................................
(7) Divided-lot certificates (per certificate)........ 1.90
(8) Extra copies of certificates (per certificate).... 1.90
(9) Faxing (per page)................................. 1.90
(10) Special mailing.................................. Actual cost
(11) Preparing certificates onsite or during other
than normal business hours (use hourly rates from
Table 1).
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\1\ Any requested service that is not listed will be performed at $67.20
per hour.
\2\ Regular business hours--Monday through Friday--service provided at
other than regular business hours will be charged at 1\1/2\ times the
applicable hourly rate. (See Sec. 800.0(b)(14) for definition of
``business day.'')
\3\ Foreign travel charged hourly fee of $87.40 plus travel, per diem,
and related expenditures.
Schedule B--Fees for FGIS Supervision of Official Inspection and
Weighing Services Performed by Delegated States and/or Designated
Agencies in the U.S.
The supervision fee charged by the Service is $0.011 per metric ton
of domestic U.S. grain shipments inspected and/or weighed, including
land carrier shipments to Canada and Mexico.
(a) Registration certificates and renewals. (1) The nature of your
business will determine the fees that your business must pay for
registration certificates and renewals:
(i) If you operate a business that buys, handles, weighs, or
transports grain for sale in foreign commerce, you must pay $135.00.
(ii) If you operate a business that buys, handles, weighs, or
transports grain for sale in foreign commerce and you are also in a
control relationship (see definition in section 17A(b)(2) of the Act)
with respect to a business that buys, handles, weighs, or transports
grain for sale in interstate commerce, you must pay $270.00.
(2) If you request extra copies of registration certificates, you
must pay $1.90 for each copy.
(b) Designation amendments. If you submit an application to amend a
designation, you must pay $75.00.
(c) If you submit an application to operate as a scale testing
organization, you must pay $250.00.
Schedule A--Fees for Official Inspection and Weighing Services
Performed in the United States and Canada \1\
Effective October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014
(Fiscal Year 2014)
Table 1--Fees for Official Services Performed at an Applicant's Facility in an Onsite FGIS Laboratory \2\
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Monday to Monday to Saturday,
Friday (6 a.m. Friday (6 p.m. Sunday, and Holidays
to 6 p.m.) to 6 a.m.) overtime \3\
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(1) Inspection and Weighing Services Hourly
Rates (per service representative):
1-year contract ($ per hour)................ $38.60 $40.30 $46.20 $68.60
Noncontract ($ per hour).................... 68.60 68.60 68.60 68.60
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(2) Additional Tests (cost per test, assessed in addition to the hourly rate): \4\
(i) Aflatoxin (rapid test kit method)....................................................... 10.80
(ii) Aflatoxin (rapid test kit method-applicant provides kit) \5\........................... 8.80
(iii) All other Mycotoxins (rapid test kit method).......................................... 19.90
(iv) All other Mycotoxins (rapid test kit method-applicant provides kit) \5\................ 17.90
(v) NIR or NMR Analysis (protein, oil, starch, etc.)........................................ 2.50
(vi) Waxy corn (per test)................................................................... 2.50
(vii) Fees for other tests not listed above will be based on the lowest noncontract hourly
rate.
(viii) Other services
(a) Class Y Weighing (per carrier):
(1) Truck/container................................................................. 0.50
(2) Railcar......................................................................... 1.50
(3) Barge........................................................................... 2.80
(3) Administrative Fee (assessed in addition to all other applicable fees, only one
administrative fee will be assessed when inspection and weighing services are performed on the
same carrier):
(i) All outbound carriers serviced by the specific field office (per-metric ton):
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(a) League City......................................................................... 0.184
(b) New Orleans......................................................................... 0.090
(c) Portland............................................................................ 0.183
(d) Toledo.............................................................................. 0.294
(e) Delegated States \6\................................................................ 0.057
(f) Designated Agencies \6\............................................................. 0.057
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\1\ Canada fees include the noncontract hourly rate, the Toledo field office administrative fee, and the actual
cost of travel.
\2\ Fees apply to original inspection and weighing, re-inspection, and appeal inspection service and include,
but are not limited to, sampling, grading, weighing, prior to loading stowage examinations, and certifying
results performed within 25 miles of an employee's assigned duty station. Travel and related expenses will be
charged for service outside 25 miles as found in Sec. 800.72(a).
\3\ Overtime rates will be assessed for all hours in excess of 8 consecutive hours that result from an applicant
scheduling or requesting service beyond 8 hours, or if requests for additional shifts exceed existing
staffing.
\4\ Appeal and re-inspection services will be assessed the same fee as the original inspection service.
\5\ Applicant must provide the test kit, instrument hardware, calibration control, and all supplies required by
the test kit manufacturer.
\6\ Administrative fee is assessed on export grain inspected and/or weighed, excluding land carrier shipments to
Canada and Mexico
Table 2--Services Performed at Other Than an Applicant's Facility in an
FGIS Laboratory1 2
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1) Original Inspection and Weighing (Class X)
Services:
(i) Sampling only (use hourly rates from Table 1).
(ii) Stationary lots (sampling, grade/factor, &
checkloading):
(a) Truck/trailer/container (per carrier)..... $21.50
(b) Railcar (per carrier)..................... 31.90
(c) Barge (per carrier)....................... 200.90
(d) Sacked grain (per hour per service 0.06
representative plus an administrative fee per
hundredweight) (CWT).........................
(iii) Lots sampled online during loading (sampling
charge under (i) above, plus):
(a) Truck/trailer container (per carrier)..... 12.90
(b) Railcar (per carrier)..................... 26.90
(c) Barge (per carrier)....................... 137.30
(d) Sacked grain (per hour per service 0.06
representative plus an administrative fee per
hundredweight) (CWT).........................
(iv) Other services:
(a) Submitted sample (per sample--grade and 12.90
factor)......................................
(b) Warehouseman inspection (per sample)...... 22.60
(c) Factor only (per factor--maximum 2 6.20
factors).....................................
(d) Checkloading/condition examination (use 0.06
hourly rates from Table 1, plus an
administrative fee per hundredweight if not
previously assessed) (CWT)...................
(e) Re-inspection (grade and factor only. 14.00
Sampling service additional, item (i) above).
(f) Class X Weighing (per hour per service 68.60
representative)..............................
(v) Additional tests (excludes sampling):
(a) Aflatoxin (rapid test kit method)......... 32.20
(b) Aflatoxin (rapid test kit method-applicant 30.20
provides kit) \3\............................
(c) All other Mycotoxins (rapid test kit 41.40
method)......................................
(d) All other Mycotoxins (rapid test kit 39.40
method-applicant provides kit) \3\...........
(e) NIR or NMR Analysis (protein, oil, starch, 10.80
etc.)........................................
(f) Waxy corn (per test)...................... 10.80
(g) Canola (per test-00 dip test)............. 10.80
(h) Pesticide Residue Testing: \4\
(1) Routine Compounds (per sample)........ 231.40
(2) Special Compounds (Subject to 123.30
availability)............................
(i) Fees for other tests not listed above will be
based on the lowest noncontract hourly rate from
Table 1..........................................
(2) Appeal inspection and review of weighing
service.\5\
(i) Board Appeals and Appeals (grade and factor).. 87.90
(a) Factor only (per factor--max 2 factors)... 46.20
(b) Sampling service for Appeals additional
(hourly rates from Table 1)
(ii) Additional tests (assessed in addition to all
other applicable tests):
(a) Aflatoxin (rapid test kit method)......... 32.20
(b) Aflatoxin (rapid test kit method-applicant 30.20
provides kit) \3\............................
(c) All other Mycotoxins (rapid test kit 50.40
method)......................................
(d) All other Mycotoxins (rapid test kit 48.40
method-applicant provides kit) \3\...........
(e) NIR or NMR Analysis (protein, oil, starch, 19.00
etc.)........................................
(f) Sunflower oil (per test).................. 19.00
(g) Mycotoxin (per test-HPLC)................. 151.10
(h) Pesticide Residue Testing: \4\
(1) Routine Compounds (per sample)........ 231.40
(2) Special Compounds (Subject to 123.30
availability)............................
(i) Fees for other tests not listed above will
be based on the lowest noncontract hourly
rate from Table 1............................
(iii) Review of weighing (per hour per service 88.60
representative)..................................
(3) Stowage examination (service-on-request): \4\
(i) Ship (per stowage space) (minimum $273.50 per 54.70
ship)............................................
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(ii) Subsequent ship examinations (same as 54.70
original) (minimum $164.10 per ship).............
(iii) Barge (per examination).................... 44.00
(iv) All other carriers (per examination)......... 17.20
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\1\ Fees apply to original inspection and weighing, re-inspection, and
appeal inspection service and include, but are not limited to,
sampling, grading, weighing, prior to loading stowage examinations,
and certifying results performed within 25 miles of an employee's
assigned duty station. Travel and related expenses will be charged for
service outside 25 miles as found in Sec. 800.72(a).
\2\ An additional charge will be assessed when the revenue from the
services in Schedule A, Table 2, does not cover what would have been
collected at the applicable hourly rate as provided in Sec.
800.72(b).
\3\ Applicant must provide the test kit, instrument hardware,
calibration control, and all supplies required by the test kit
manufacturer.
\4\ If performed outside of normal business, 1\1/2\ times the applicable
unit fee will be charged.
\5\ If, at the request of the Service, a file sample is located and
forwarded by the Agency, the Agency may, upon request, be reimbursed
at the rate of $3.30 per sample by the Service.
Table 3--Miscellaneous Services \1\
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------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1) Grain grading seminars (per hour per service $68.60
representative) \2\..................................
(2) Certification of diverter-type mechanical samplers 68.60
(per hour per service representative) \2\............
(3) Special weighing services (per hour per service
representative): \2\
(i) Scale testing and certification............... 89.20
(ii) Scale testing and certification of railroad 89.20
track scales.....................................
(iii) Evaluation of weighing and material handling 89.20
systems..........................................
(iv) NTEP Prototype evaluation (other than 89.20
Railroad Track Scales)...........................
(v) NTEP Prototype evaluation of Railroad Track 89.20
Scale............................................
(vi) Use of GIPSA railroad track scale test 535.50
equipment per facility for each requested
service. (Track scales tested under the
Association of American Railroads agreement are
exempt.).........................................
(vii) Mass standards calibration and re- 89.20
verification.....................................
(viii) Special projects........................... 89.20
(4) Foreign travel (hourly fee) \3\................... 89.20
(5) Online customized data service:
(i) One data file per week for 1 year............. 535.50
(ii) One data file per month for 1 year........... 321.30
(6) Samples provided to interested parties (per 3.30
sample)..............................................
(7) Divided-lot certificates (per certificate)........ 2.00
(8) Extra copies of certificates (per certificate).... 2.00
(9) Faxing (per page)................................. 2.00
(10) Special mailing.................................. Actual cost
(11) Preparing certificates onsite or during other
than normal business hours (use hourly rates from
Table 1).............................................
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\1\ Any requested service that is not listed will be performed at $68.60
per hour.
\2\ Regular business hours--Monday through Friday--service provided at
other than regular business hours will be charged at 1\1/2\ times the
applicable hourly rate. (See Sec. 800.0(b)(14) for definition of
``business day.'')
\3\ Foreign travel charged hourly fee of $89.20 plus travel, per diem,
and related expenditures.
Schedule B--Fees for FGIS Supervision of Official Inspection and
Weighing Services Performed by Delegated States and/or Designated
Agencies in the U.S.
The supervision fee charged by the Service is $0.011 per metric ton
of domestic U.S. grain shipments inspected and/or weighed, including
land carrier shipments to Canada and Mexico.
(a) Registration certificates and renewals. (1) The nature of your
business will determine the fees that your business must pay for
registration certificates and renewals:
(i) If you operate a business that buys, handles, weighs, or
transports grain for sale in foreign commerce, you must pay $135.00.
(ii) If you operate a business that buys, handles, weighs, or
transports grain for sale in foreign commerce and you are also in a
control relationship (see definition in section 17A(b)(2) of the Act)
with respect to a business that buys, handles, weighs, or transports
grain for sale in interstate commerce, you must pay $270.00.
(2) If you request extra copies of registration certificates, you
must pay $2.00 for each copy.
(b) Designation amendments. If you submit an application to amend a
designation, you must pay $75.00.
(c) If you submit an application to operate as a scale testing
organization, you must pay $250.00.
Schedule A--Fees for Official Inspection and Weighing Services
Performed in the United States and Canada \1\
Effective October 1, 2014 Through September 30, 2015
(Fiscal Year 2015)
Table 1--Fees for Official Services Performed at an Applicant's Facility in an Onsite FGIS Laboratory \2\
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Monday to Monday to Saturday,
Friday (6 a.m. Friday (6 p.m. Sunday, and Holidays
to 6 p.m.) to 6 a.m.) overtime \3\
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1) Inspection and Weighing Services Hourly
Rates (per service representative):
1-year contract ($ per hour)................ $39.40 $41.20 $47.20 $70.00
Noncontract ($ per hour).................... 70.00 70.00 70.00 70.00
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(2) Additional Tests (cost per test, assessed in addition to the hourly rate): \4\
(i) Aflatoxin (rapid test kit method)....................................................... 11.10
(ii) Aflatoxin (rapid test kit method-applicant provides kit) \5\........................... 9.10
(iii) All other Mycotoxins (rapid test kit method).......................................... 20.30
(iv) All other Mycotoxins (rapid test kit method-applicant provides kit) \5\................ 18.30
(v) NIR or NMR Analysis (protein, oil, starch, etc.)........................................ 2.60
(vi) Waxy corn (per test)................................................................... 2.60
(vii) Fees for other tests not listed above will be based on the lowest noncontract hourly
rate:
(viii) Other services:
(a) Class Y Weighing (per carrier):
(1) Truck/container................................................................. 0.60
(2) Railcar......................................................................... 1.60
(3) Barge........................................................................... 2.90
(3) Administrative Fee (assessed in addition to all other applicable fees, only one
administrative fee will be assessed when inspection and weighing services are performed on the
same carrier):
(i) All outbound carriers serviced by the specific field office (per-metric ton):
(a) League City......................................................................... 0.188
(b) New Orleans......................................................................... 0.092
(c) Portland............................................................................ 0.187
(d) Toledo.............................................................................. 0.300
(e) Delegated States \6\................................................................ 0.059
(f) Designated Agencies \6\............................................................. 0.059
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\1\ Canada fees include the noncontract hourly rate, the Toledo field office administrative fee, and the actual
cost of travel.
\2\ Fees apply to original inspection and weighing, re-inspection, and appeal inspection service and include,
but are not limited to, sampling, grading, weighing, prior to loading stowage examinations, and certifying
results performed within 25 miles of an employee's assigned duty station. Travel and related expenses will be
charged for service outside 25 miles as found in Sec. 800.72(a).
\3\ Overtime rates will be assessed for all hours in excess of 8 consecutive hours that result from an applicant
scheduling or requesting service beyond 8 hours, or if requests for additional shifts exceed existing
staffing.
\4\ Appeal and re-inspection services will be assessed the same fee as the original inspection service.
\5\ Applicant must provide the test kit, instrument hardware, calibration control, and all supplies required by
the test kit manufacturer.
\6\ Administrative fee is assessed on export grain inspected and/or weighed, excluding land carrier shipments to
Canada and Mexico.
Table 2--Services Performed at Other Than an Applicant's Facility in an
FGIS Laboratory \1\ \2\
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------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1) Original Inspection and Weighing (Class X)
Services:
(i) Sampling only (use hourly rates from Table 1).
(ii) Stationary lots (sampling, grade/factor, &
checkloading):
(a) Truck/trailer/container (per carrier)..... $22.00
(b) Railcar (per carrier)..................... 32.60
(c) Barge (per carrier)....................... 205.00
(d) Sacked grain (per hour per service 0.07
representative plus an administrative fee per
hundredweight) (CWT).........................
(iii) Lots sampled online during loading (sampling
charge under (i) above, plus):
(a) Truck/trailer container (per carrier)..... 13.20
(b) Railcar (per carrier)..................... 27.50
(c) Barge (per carrier)....................... 140.10
(d) Sacked grain (per hour per service 0.07
representative plus an administrative fee per
hundredweight) (CWT).........................
(iv) Other services
(a) Submitted sample (per sample--grade and 13.20
factor)......................................
(b) Warehouseman inspection (per sample)...... 23.10
(c) Factor only (per factor--maximum 2 6.40
factors).....................................
(d) Checkloading/condition examination (use 0.07
hourly rates from Table 1, plus an
administrative fee per hundredweight if not
previously assessed) (CWT)...................
(e) Re-inspection (grade and factor only. 14.30
Sampling service additional, item (i) above).
(f) Class X Weighing (per hour per service 70.00
representative)..............................
(v) Additional tests (excludes sampling):
(a) Aflatoxin (rapid test kit method)......... 32.90
(b) Aflatoxin (rapid test kit method-applicant 30.90
provides kit) \3\............................
(c) All other Mycotoxins (rapid test kit 42.30
method)......................................
(d) All other Mycotoxins (rapid test kit 40.30
method-applicant provides kit) \3\...........
(e) NIR or NMR Analysis (protein, oil, starch, 11.10
etc.)........................................
(f) Waxy corn (per test)...................... 11.10
(g) Canola (per test-00 dip test)............. 11.10
(h) Pesticide Residue Testing: \4\
(1) Routine Compounds (per sample)........ 236.10
(2) Special Compounds (Subject to 125.80
availability)............................
(i) Fees for other tests not listed above will
be based on the lowest noncontract hourly
rate from Table 1............................
(2) Appeal inspection and review of weighing
service.\5\
(i) Board Appeals and Appeals (grade and factor).. 89.70
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(a) Factor only (per factor--max 2 factors)... 47.20
(b) Sampling service for Appeals additional
(hourly rates from Table 1)..................
(ii) Additional tests (assessed in addition to all
other applicable tests):
(a) Aflatoxin (rapid test kit method)......... 32.90
(b) Aflatoxin (rapid test kit method-applicant 30.90
provides kit) \3\............................
(c) All other Mycotoxins (rapid test kit 51.50
method)......................................
(d) All other Mycotoxins (rapid test kit 49.50
method-applicant provides kit) \3\...........
(e) NIR or NMR Analysis (protein, oil, starch, 19.40
etc.)........................................
(f) Sunflower oil (per test).................. 19.40
(g) Mycotoxin (per test-HPLC)................. 154.20
(h) Pesticide Residue Testing: \4\
(1) Routine Compounds (per sample)........ 236.10
(2) Special Compounds (Subject to 125.80
availability)............................
(i) Fees for other tests not listed above will
be based on the lowest noncontract hourly
rate from Table 1............................
(iii) Review of weighing (per hour per service 90.40
representative)..................................
(3) Stowage examination (service-on-request): \4\
(i) Ship (per stowage space) (minimum $279.00 per 55.80
ship)............................................
(ii) Subsequent ship examinations (same as 55.80
original) (minimum $167.40 per ship).............
(iii) Barge (per examination).................... 44.90
(iv) All other carriers (per examination)......... 17.60
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\1\ Fees apply to original inspection and weighing, re-inspection, and
appeal inspection service and include, but are not limited to,
sampling, grading, weighing, prior to loading stowage examinations,
and certifying results performed within 25 miles of an employee's
assigned duty station. Travel and related expenses will be charged for
service outside 25 miles as found in Sec. 800.72(a).
\2\ An additional charge will be assessed when the revenue from the
services in Schedule A, Table 2, does not cover what would have been
collected at the applicable hourly rate as provided in Sec.
800.72(b).
\3\ Applicant must provide the test kit, instrument hardware,
calibration control, and all supplies required by the test kit
manufacturer.
\4\ If performed outside of normal business, 1\1/2\ times the applicable
unit fee will be charged.
\5\ If, at the request of the Service, a file sample is located and
forwarded by the Agency, the Agency may, upon request, be reimbursed
at the rate of $3.40 per sample by the Service.
Table 3--Miscellaneous Services \1\
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(1) Grain grading seminars (per hour per service $70.00
representative) \2\..................................
(2) Certification of diverter-type mechanical samplers 70.00
(per hour per service representative) \2\............
(3) Special weighing services (per hour per service
representative): \2\
(i) Scale testing and certification............... 91.00
(ii) Scale testing and certification of railroad 91.00
track scales.....................................
(iii) Evaluation of weighing and material handling 91.00
systems..........................................
(iv) NTEP Prototype evaluation (other than 91.00
Railroad Track Scales)...........................
(v) NTEP Prototype evaluation of Railroad Track 91.00
Scale............................................
(vi) Use of GIPSA railroad track scale test 546.30
equipment per facility for each requested
service. (Track scales tested under the
Association of American Railroads agreement are
exempt.).........................................
(vii) Mass standards calibration and re- 91.00
verification.....................................
(viii) Special projects........................... 91.00
(4) Foreign travel (hourly fee) \3\................... 91.00
(5) Online customized data service:
(i) One data file per week for 1 year............. 546.30
(ii) One data file per month for 1 year........... 327.80
(6) Samples provided to interested parties (per 3.40
sample)..............................................
(7) Divided-lot certificates (per certificate)........ 2.10
(8) Extra copies of certificates (per certificate).... 2.10
(9) Faxing (per page)................................. 2.10
(10) Special mailing.................................. Actual Cost
(11) Preparing certificates onsite or during other
than normal business hours (use hourly rates from
Table 1).............................................
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\1\ Any requested service that is not listed will be performed at $70.00
per hour.
\2\ Regular business hours--Monday through Friday--service provided at
other than regular business hours will be charged at 1\1/2\ times the
applicable hourly rate. (See Sec. 800.0(b)(14) for definition of
``business day.'')
\3\ Foreign travel charged hourly fee of $91.00 plus travel, per diem,
and related expenditures.
Schedule B--Fees for FGIS Supervision of Official Inspection and
Weighing Services Performed by Delegated States and/or Designated
Agencies in the U.S.
The supervision fee charged by the Service is $0.011 per metric ton
of domestic U.S. grain shipments inspected and/or weighed, including
land carrier shipments to Canada and Mexico.
(a) Registration certificates and renewals. (1) The nature of your
business will determine the fees that your business must pay for
registration certificates and renewals:
(i) If you operate a business that buys, handles, weighs, or
transports grain for sale in foreign commerce, you must pay $135.00.
(ii) If you operate a business that buys, handles, weighs, or
transports grain for sale in foreign commerce and you are also in a
control relationship (see definition in section 17A(b)(2) of the Act)
with respect to a business that buys, handles, weighs, or transports
grain for sale in interstate commerce, you must pay $270.00.
(2) If you request extra copies of registration certificates, you
must pay $2.10 for each copy.
(b) Designation amendments. If you submit an application to amend a
designation, you must pay $75.00.
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(c) If you submit an application to operate as a scale testing
organization, you must pay $250.00.
Schedule A--Fees for Official Inspection and Weighing Services
Performed in the United States and Canada \1\
Effective October 1, 2015 Through September 30, 2016
(Fiscal Year 2016)
Table 1--Fees for Official Services Performed at an Applicant's Facility in an Onsite FGIS Laboratory \2\
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Monday to Monday to Saturday,
Friday (6 a.m. Friday (6 p.m. Sunday, and Holidays
to 6 p.m.) to 6 a.m.) overtime \3\
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(1) Inspection and Weighing Services Hourly
Rates (per service representative):
1-year contract ($ per hour)................ $40.20 $42.10 $48.20 $71.40
Noncontract ($ per hour).................... 71.40 71.40 71.40 71.40
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(2) Additional Tests (cost per test, assessed in addition to the hourly rate): \4\
(i) Aflatoxin (rapid test kit method)....................................................... 11.40
(ii) Aflatoxin (rapid test kit method-applicant provides kit) \5\........................... 9.40
(iii) All other Mycotoxins (rapid test kit method).......................................... 20.80
(iv) All other Mycotoxins (rapid test kit method-applicant provides kit) \5\................ 18.80
(v) NIR or NMR Analysis (protein, oil, starch, etc.)........................................ 2.70
(vi) Waxy corn (per test)................................................................... 2.70
(vii) Fees for other tests not listed above will be based on the lowest noncontract hourly
rate.......................................................................................
(viii) Other services.......................................................................
(a) Class Y Weighing (per carrier):
(1) Truck/container................................................................. 0.70
(2) Railcar......................................................................... 1.70
(3) Barge........................................................................... 3.00
(3) Administrative Fee (assessed in addition to all other applicable fees, only one
administrative fee will be assessed when inspection and weighing services are performed on the
same carrier):
(i) All outbound carriers serviced by the specific field office (per-metric ton):
(a) League City......................................................................... 0.192
(b) New Orleans......................................................................... 0.094
(c) Portland............................................................................ 0.191
(d) Toledo.............................................................................. 0.306
(e) Delegated States \6\................................................................ 0.061
(f) Designated Agencies \6\............................................................. 0.061
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\1\ Canada fees include the noncontract hourly rate, the Toledo field office administrative fee, and the actual
cost of travel.
\2\ Fees apply to original inspection and weighing, re-inspection, and appeal inspection service and include,
but are not limited to, sampling, grading, weighing, prior to loading stowage examinations, and certifying
results performed within 25 miles of an employee's assigned duty station. Travel and related expenses will be
charged for service outside 25 miles as found in Sec. 800.72(a).
\3\ Overtime rates will be assessed for all hours in excess of 8 consecutive hours that result from an applicant
scheduling or requesting service beyond 8 hours, or if requests for additional shifts exceed existing
staffing.
\4\ Appeal and re-inspection services will be assessed the same fee as the original inspection service.
\5\ Applicant must provide the test kit, instrument hardware, calibration control, and all supplies required by
the test kit manufacturer.
\6\ Administrative fee is assessed on export grain inspected and/or weighed, excluding land carrier shipments to
Canada and Mexico.
Table 2--Services Performed at Other Than an Applicant's Facility in an
FGIS Laboratory1 2
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(1) Original Inspection and Weighing (Class X)
Services:
(i) Sampling only (use hourly rates from Table 1)
(ii) Stationary lots (sampling, grade/factor, &
checkloading):
(a) Truck/trailer/container (per carrier)..... $22.50
(b) Railcar (per carrier)..................... 33.30
(c) Barge (per carrier)....................... 209.10
(d) Sacked grain (per hour per service 0.08
representative plus an administrative fee per
hundredweight) (CWT).........................
(iii) Lots sampled online during loading (sampling
charge under (i) above, plus):
(a) Truck/trailer container (per carrier)..... 13.50
(b) Railcar (per carrier)..................... 28.10
(c) Barge (per carrier)....................... 143.00
(d) Sacked grain (per hour per service 0.08
representative plus an administrative fee per
hundredweight) (CWT).........................
(iv) Other services:
(a) Submitted sample (per sample--grade and 13.50
factor)......................................
(b) Warehouseman inspection (per sample)...... 23.60
(c) Factor only (per factor--maximum 2 6.60
factors).....................................
(d) Checkloading/condition examination (use 0.08
hourly rates from Table 1, plus an
administrative fee per hundredweight if not
previously assessed) (CWT)...................
(e) Re-inspection (grade and factor only. 14.60
Sampling service additional, item (i) above).
(f) Class X Weighing (per hour per service 71.40
representative)..............................
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(v) Additional tests (excludes sampling):
(a) Aflatoxin (rapid test kit method)......... 33.60
(b) Aflatoxin (rapid test kit method-applicant 31.60
provides kit)\3\.............................
(c) All other Mycotoxins (rapid test kit 43.20
method)......................................
(d) All other Mycotoxins (rapid test kit 41.20
method-applicant provides kit)\3\............
(e) NIR or NMR Analysis (protein, oil, starch, 11.40
etc.)........................................
(f) Waxy corn (per test)...................... 11.40
(g) Canola (per test-00 dip test)............. 11.40
(h) Pesticide Residue Testing:\4\
(1) Routine Compounds (per sample)........ 240.90
(2) Special Compounds (Subject to 128.40
availability)............................
(i) Fees for other tests not listed above will
be based on the lowest noncontract hourly
rate from Table 1............................
(2) Appeal inspection and review of weighing
service.\5\
(i) Board Appeals and Appeals (grade and factor).. 91.50
(a) Factor only (per factor--max 2 factors)... 48.20
(b) Sampling service for Appeals additional
(hourly rates from Table 1)
(ii) Additional tests (assessed in addition to all
other applicable tests):
(a) Aflatoxin (rapid test kit method)......... 33.60
(b) Aflatoxin (rapid test kit method-applicant 31.60
provides kit)\3\.............................
(c) All other Mycotoxins (rapid test kit 52.60
method)......................................
(d) All other Mycotoxins (rapid test kit 50.60
method-applicant provides kit)\3\............
(e) NIR or NMR Analysis (protein, oil, starch, 19.80
etc.)........................................
(f) Sunflower oil (per test).................. 19.80
(g) Mycotoxin (per test-HPLC)................. 157.30
(h) Pesticide Residue Testing: \4\
(1) Routine Compounds (per sample)........ 240.90
(2) Special Compounds (Subject to 128.40
availability)............................
(i) Fees for other tests not listed above will
be based on the lowest noncontract hourly
rate from Table 1.
(iii) Review of weighing (per hour per service 92.30
representative)..................................
(3) Stowage examination (service-on-request): \4\
(i) Ship (per stowage space) (minimum $285.00 per 57.00
ship)............................................
(ii) Subsequent ship examinations (same as 57.00
original) (minimum $171.00 per ship).............
(iii) Barge (per examination)..................... 45.80
(iv) All other carriers (per examination)......... 18.00
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\1\ Fees apply to original inspection and weighing, re-inspection, and
appeal inspection service and include, but are not limited to,
sampling, grading, weighing, prior to loading stowage examinations,
and certifying results performed within 25 miles of an employee's
assigned duty station. Travel and related expenses will be charged for
service outside 25 miles as found in Sec. 800.72(a).
\2\ An additional charge will be assessed when the revenue from the
services in Schedule A, Table 2, does not cover what would have been
collected at the applicable hourly rate as provided in Sec.
800.72(b).
\3\ Applicant must provide the test kit, instrument hardware,
calibration control, and all supplies required by the test kit
manufacturer.
\4\ If performed outside of normal business, 1\1/2\ times the applicable
unit fee will be charged.
\5\ If, at the request of the Service, a file sample is located and
forwarded by the Agency, the Agency may, upon request, be reimbursed
at the rate of $3.50 per sample by the Service.
Table 3--Miscellaneous Services \1\
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------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1) Grain grading seminars (per hour per service $71.40
representative) \2\..................................
(2) Certification of diverter-type mechanical samplers 71.40
(per hour per service representative) \2\............
(3) Special weighing services (per hour per service
representative): \2\
(i) Scale testing and certification............... 92.90
(ii) Scale testing and certification of railroad 92.90
track scales.....................................
(iii) Evaluation of weighing and material handling 92.90
systems..........................................
(iv) NTEP Prototype evaluation (other than 92.90
Railroad Track Scales)...........................
(v) NTEP Prototype evaluation of Railroad Track 92.90
Scale............................................
(vi) Use of GIPSA railroad track scale test 557.30
equipment per facility for each requested
service. (Track scales tested under the
Association of American Railroads agreement are
exempt.).........................................
(vii) Mass standards calibration and re- 92.90
verification.....................................
(viii) Special projects........................... 92.90
(4) Foreign travel (hourly fee) \3\................... 92.90
(5) Online customized data service:
(i) One data file per week for 1 year............. 557.30
(ii) One data file per month for 1 year........... 334.40
(6) Samples provided to interested parties (per 3.50
sample)..............................................
(7) Divided-lot certificates (per certificate)........ 2.20
(8) Extra copies of certificates (per certificate).... 2.20
(9) Faxing (per page)................................. 2.20
(10) Special mailing.................................. Actual Cost
(11) Preparing certificates onsite or during other
than normal business hours (use hourly rates from
Table 1).
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\1\ Any requested service that is not listed will be performed at $71.40
per hour.
\2\ Regular business hours--Monday through Friday--service provided at
other than regular business hours will be charged at 1\1/2\ times the
applicable hourly rate. (See Sec. 800.0(b)(14) for definition of
``business day.'')
\3\ Foreign travel charged hourly fee of $92.90 plus travel, per diem,
and related expenditures.
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Schedule B--Fees for FGIS Supervision of Official Inspection and
Weighing Services Performed by Delegated States and/or Designated
Agencies in the U.S.
The supervision fee charged by the Service is $0.011 per metric ton
of domestic U.S. grain shipments inspected and/or weighed, including
land carrier shipments to Canada and Mexico.
(a) Registration certificates and renewals. (1) The nature of your
business will determine the fees that your business must pay for
registration certificates and renewals:
(i) If you operate a business that buys, handles, weighs, or
transports grain for sale in foreign commerce, you must pay $135.00.
(ii) If you operate a business that buys, handles, weighs, or
transports grain for sale in foreign commerce and you are also in a
control relationship (see definition in section 17A(b)(2) of the Act)
with respect to a business that buys, handles, weighs, or transports
grain for sale in interstate commerce, you must pay $270.00.
(2) If you request extra copies of registration certificates, you
must pay $2.20 for each copy.
(b) Designation amendments. If you submit an application to amend a
designation, you must pay $75.00.
(c) If you submit an application to operate as a scale testing
organization, you must pay $250.00.
Schedule A--Fees for Official Inspection and Weighing Services
Performed in the United States and Canada \1\
Effective October 1, 2016 Through September 30, 2017
(Fiscal Year 2017)
Table 1--Fees for Official Services Performed at an Applicant's Facility in an Onsite FGIS Laboratory \2\
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Monday to Monday to Saturday,
Friday (6 a.m. Friday (6 p.m. Sunday, and Holidays
to 6 p.m.) to 6 a.m.) overtime \3\
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1) Inspection and Weighing Services Hourly
Rates (per service representative):
1-year contract ($ per hour)................ $41.10 $43.00 $49.20 $72.90
Noncontract ($ per hour).................... 72.90 72.90 72.90 72.90
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(2) Additional Tests (cost per test, assessed in addition to the hourly rate): \4\
(i) Aflatoxin (rapid test kit method)....................................................... 11.70
(ii) Aflatoxin (rapid test kit method-applicant provides kit) \5\........................... 9.70
(iii) All other Mycotoxins (rapid test kit method).......................................... 21.30
(iv) All other Mycotoxins (rapid test kit method-applicant provides kit) \5\................ 19.30
(v) NIR or NMR Analysis (protein, oil, starch, etc.)........................................ 2.80
(vi) Waxy corn (per test)................................................................... 2.80
(vii) Fees for other tests not listed above will be based on the lowest noncontract hourly
rate
(viii) Other services
(a) Class Y Weighing (per carrier)
(1) Truck/container................................................................. 0.80
(2) Railcar......................................................................... 1.80
(3) Barge........................................................................... 3.10
(3) Administrative Fee (assessed in addition to all other applicable fees, only one
administrative fee will be assessed when inspection and weighing services are performed on the
same carrier):
(i) All outbound carriers serviced by the specific field office (per-metric ton):
(a) League City......................................................................... 0.196
(b) New Orleans......................................................................... 0.096
(c) Portland............................................................................ 0.195
(d) Toledo.............................................................................. 0.313
(e) Delegated States \6\................................................................ 0.063
(f) Designated Agencies \6\............................................................. 0.063
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\1\ Canada fees include the noncontract hourly rate, the Toledo field office administrative fee, and the actual
cost of travel.
\2\ Fees apply to original inspection and weighing, re-inspection, and appeal inspection service and include,
but are not limited to, sampling, grading, weighing, prior to loading stowage examinations, and certifying
results performed within 25 miles of an employee's assigned duty station. Travel and related expenses will be
charged for service outside 25 miles as found in Sec. 800.72(a).
\3\ Overtime rates will be assessed for all hours in excess of 8 consecutive hours that result from an applicant
scheduling or requesting service beyond 8 hours, or if requests for additional shifts exceed existing
staffing.
\4\ Appeal and re-inspection services will be assessed the same fee as the original inspection service.
\5\ Applicant must provide the test kit, instrument hardware, calibration control, and all supplies required by
the test kit manufacturer.
\6\ Administrative fee is assessed on export grain inspected and/or weighed, excluding land carrier shipments to
Canada and Mexico.
Table 2--Services Performed at Other Than an Applicant's Facility in an
FGIS Laboratory \1\ \2\
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------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1) Original Inspection and Weighing (Class X)
Services:
(i) Sampling only (use hourly rates from Table 1)
(ii) Stationary lots (sampling, grade/factor, &
checkloading):
(a) Truck/trailer/container (per carrier)..... $23.00
(b) Railcar (per carrier)..................... 34.00
(c) Barge (per carrier)....................... 213.30
(d) Sacked grain (per hour per service 0.09
representative plus an administrative fee per
hundredweight) (CWT).........................
(iii) Lots sampled online during loading (sampling
charge under (i) above, plus):
(a) Truck/trailer container (per carrier)..... 13.80
(b) Railcar (per carrier)..................... 28.70
(c) Barge (per carrier)....................... 145.90
(d) Sacked grain (per hour per service 0.09
representative plus an administrative fee per
hundredweight) (CWT).........................
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(iv) Other services:
(a) Submitted sample (per sample--grade and 13.80
factor)......................................
(b) Warehouseman inspection (per sample)...... 24.10
(c) Factor only (per factor--maximum 2 6.80
factors).....................................
(d) Checkloading/condition examination (use 0.09
hourly rates from Table 1, plus an
administrative fee per hundredweight if not
previously assessed) (CWT)...................
(e) Re-inspection (grade and factor only. 14.90
Sampling service additional, item (i) above).
(f) Class X Weighing (per hour per service 72.90
representative)..............................
(v) Additional tests (excludes sampling):
(a) Aflatoxin (rapid test kit method)......... 34.30
(b) Aflatoxin (rapid test kit method-applicant 32.30
provides kit) \3\............................
(c) All other Mycotoxins (rapid test kit 44.10
method)......................................
(d) All other Mycotoxins (rapid test kit 42.10
method-applicant provides kit) \3\...........
(e) NIR or NMR Analysis (protein, oil, starch, 11.70
etc.)........................................
(f) Waxy corn (per test)...................... 11.70
(g) Canola (per test-00 dip test)............. 11.70
(h) Pesticide Residue Testing: \4\
(1) Routine Compounds (per sample)........ 245.80
(2) Special Compounds (Subject to 131.00
availability)............................
(i) Fees for other tests not listed above will
be based on the lowest noncontract hourly
rate from Table 1.
(2) Appeal inspection and review of weighing
service.\5\
(i) Board Appeals and Appeals (grade and factor).. 93.40
(a) Factor only (per factor--max 2 factors)... 49.20
(b) Sampling service for Appeals additional
(hourly rates from Table 1)
(ii) Additional tests (assessed in addition to all
other applicable tests):
(a) Aflatoxin (rapid test kit method)......... 34.30
(b) Aflatoxin (rapid test kit method-applicant 32.30
provides kit) \3\............................
(c) All other Mycotoxins (rapid test kit 53.70
method)......................................
(d) All other Mycotoxins (rapid test kit 51.70
method-applicant provides kit) \3\...........
(e) NIR or NMR Analysis (protein, oil, starch, 20.20
etc.)........................................
(f) Sunflower oil (per test).................. 20.20
(g) Mycotoxin (per test-HPLC)................. 160.50
(h) Pesticide Residue Testing: \4\
(1) Routine Compounds (per sample)........ 245.80
(2) Special Compounds (Subject to 131.00
availability)............................
(i) Fees for other tests not listed above will
be based on the lowest noncontract hourly
rate from Table 1.
(iii) Review of weighing (per hour per service 94.20
representative)..................................
(3) Stowage examination (service-on-request): \4\
(i) Ship (per stowage space) (minimum $291.00 per 58.20
ship)............................................
(ii) Subsequent ship examinations (same as 58.20
original) (minimum $174.60 per ship).............
(iii) Barge (per examination).................... 46.80
(iv) All other carriers (per examination)......... 18.40
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\1\ Fees apply to original inspection and weighing, re-inspection, and
appeal inspection service and include, but are not limited to,
sampling, grading, weighing, prior to loading stowage examinations,
and certifying results performed within 25 miles of an employee's
assigned duty station. Travel and related expenses will be charged for
service outside 25 miles as found in Sec. 800.72(a).
\2\ An additional charge will be assessed when the revenue from the
services in Schedule A, Table 2, does not cover what would have been
collected at the applicable hourly rate as provided in Sec.
800.72(b).
\3\ Applicant must provide the test kit, instrument hardware,
calibration control, and all supplies required by the test kit
manufacturer.
\4\ If performed outside of normal business, 1\1/2\ times the applicable
unit fee will be charged.
\5\ If, at the request of the Service, a file sample is located and
forwarded by the Agency, the Agency may, upon request, be reimbursed
at the rate of $3.60 per sample by the Service.
Table 3--Miscellaneous Services \1\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1) Grain grading seminars (per hour per service $72.90
representative) \2\..................................
(2) Certification of diverter-type mechanical samplers 72.90
(per hour per service representative) \2\............
(3) Special weighing services (per hour per service
representative): \2\
(i) Scale testing and certification............... 94.80
(ii) Scale testing and certification of railroad 94.80
track scales.....................................
(iii) Evaluation of weighing and material handling 94.80
systems..........................................
(iv) NTEP Prototype evaluation (other than 94.80
Railroad Track Scales)...........................
(v) NTEP Prototype evaluation of Railroad Track 94.80
Scale............................................
(vi) Use of GIPSA railroad track scale test 568.50
equipment per facility for each requested
service. (Track scales tested under the
Association of American Railroads agreement are
exempt.).........................................
(vii) Mass standards calibration and re- 94.80
verification.....................................
(viii) Special projects........................... 94.80
(4) Foreign travel (hourly fee) \3\................... 94.80
(5) Online customized data service:
(i) One data file per week for 1 year............. 568.50
(ii) One data file per month for 1 year........... 341.10
(6) Samples provided to interested parties (per 3.60
sample)..............................................
(7) Divided-lot certificates (per certificate)........ 2.30
(8) Extra copies of certificates (per certificate).... 2.30
(9) Faxing (per page)................................. 2.30
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(10) Special mailing.................................. Actual Cost
(11) Preparing certificates onsite or during other
than normal business hours (use hourly rates from
Table 1).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Any requested service that is not listed will be performed at $72.90
per hour.
\2\ Regular business hours--Monday through Friday--service provided at
other than regular business hours will be charged at \1/2\ times the
applicable hourly rate. (See Sec. 800.0(b)(14) for definition of
``business day.'')
\3\ Foreign travel charged hourly fee of $94.80 plus travel, per diem,
and related expenditures.
Schedule B--Fees for FGIS Supervision of Official Inspection and
Weighing Services Performed by Delegated States and/or Designated
Agencies in the United States
The supervision fee charged by the Service is $0.011 per metric ton
of domestic U.S. grain shipments inspected and/or weighed, including
land carrier shipments to Canada and Mexico.
(a) Registration certificates and renewals. (1) The nature of your
business will determine the fees that your business must pay for
registration certificates and renewals:
(i) If you operate a business that buys, handles, weighs, or
transports grain for sale in foreign commerce, you must pay $135.00.
(ii) If you operate a business that buys, handles, weighs, or
transports grain for sale in foreign commerce and you are also in a
control relationship (see definition in section 17A(b)(2) of the Act)
with respect to a business that buys, handles, weighs, or transports
grain for sale in interstate commerce, you must pay $270.00.
(2) If you request extra copies of registration certificates, you
must pay $2.30 for each copy.
(b) Designation amendments. If you submit an application to amend a
designation, you must pay $75.00.
(c) If you submit an application to operate as a scale testing
organization, you must pay $250.00.
Larry Mitchell,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-08809 Filed 4-12-13; 8:45 am]
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