Notice2024-25826
Veterinary Services User Fees
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November 8, 2024
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Agriculture DepartmentAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Abstract
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing its proposed adjusted user fee rates for the costs of providing certain goods and services, including veterinary diagnostic goods and services and veterinary services for imports and exports of live animals and animal products. This includes the basis for any proposed adjusted fee change. This action is necessary because the regulations provide that APHIS will issue such a notice. This action would ensure that the fees charged more closely align with the costs of providing the goods or services.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 217 (Friday, November 8, 2024)]
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[FR Doc No: 2024-25826]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2023-0058]
Veterinary Services User Fees
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is
announcing its proposed adjusted user fee rates for the costs of
providing certain goods and services, including veterinary diagnostic
goods and services and veterinary services for imports and exports of
live animals and animal products. This includes the basis for any
proposed adjusted fee change. This action is necessary because the
regulations provide that APHIS will issue such a notice. This action
would ensure that the fees charged more closely align with the costs of
providing the goods or services.
DATES: We will consider all comments we receive on or before December
9, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
Enter APHIS-2023-0058 in the Search field. Select the Documents tab,
then select the Comment button in the list of documents.
<bullet> Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2023-0058, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD,
APHIS, Station 2C-10.16, Unit 25, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
Any comments we receive on this docket may be viewed at
<a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> or in our reading room which is located in room 1620 of
the USDA South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to
help you, please call (202) 799-7039 before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the user fee
activities covered by this notice, contact Ms. Lisa Slimmer, User Fee
Financial Team Manager, Veterinary Services Money Management, 920 Main
Campus Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606; (919) 414-7205.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The regulations in 9 CFR part 130 (referred to below as the
regulations or the user fee regulations), cover user fees to reimburse
the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) for the costs of providing veterinary
diagnostic services and import/export related services for live
animals, animal products and byproducts, poultry, birds, germplasm,
organisms, and vectors. These user fees are authorized by section
2509(c) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act (FACT
Act) of 1990, as amended (21 U.S.C. 136a(c)), which provides that the
Secretary of Agriculture may, among other things, prescribe regulations
and collect fees to recover the costs of providing import/export
related services for animals, animal products and byproducts, birds,
germplasm, organisms, and vectors, and for veterinary diagnostics
relating to the control and eradication of communicable diseases of
livestock or poultry within the United States.
Since fiscal year 1992, APHIS has received no directly appropriated
funds to cover the cost of certain veterinary diagnostics or to provide
import/export related services for animals, animal products and
byproducts, birds, germplasm, organisms, and vectors. Our ability to
provide these services depends on user fees. User fees are associated
with providing services for live animal, animal product, bird, and
germplasm imports and exports and the user fees fund, among other
things, quarantine services, the processing of import permit
applications, port of entry inspections, inspections and approvals of
import/export facilities and establishments, endorsements of export
certificates, and services related to emergency situations that arise
during the export or import process.
On August 1, 2023, APHIS published a final rule \1\ in the Federal
Register that revised the regulations (88 FR 49994-50002, Docket No.
APHIS-2021-0052). This rule removed tables providing the individual
fees from the regulations and instead indicated that they are posted on
the following website: <a href="http://www.aphis.usda.gov/business-services/vs-fees">www.aphis.usda.gov/business-services/vs-fees</a>. It
also provided that, on an annual basis, APHIS would propose changes to
the fee rates through publication of a notice in the Federal Register.
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\1\ To view the proposed rule, final rule, and the comments we
received, go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. Enter APHIS-2021-0052 in the
Search field.
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This is the first such notice. Below, we provide a general overview
of the factors that led most of our proposed adjusted fees to increase,
then provide a summary of the cost components for our fees, as set
forth in the revised regulations. In this discussion, we provide three
examples to demonstrate the fee calculations. Then, we proceed table by
table, sequentially, for each table set forth in the previous
regulations. In each table, the first column sets forth the current fee
and the second column sets forth the proposed adjusted fee.
Overview of Factors Leading to Proposed Adjusted Fee Increases
As we forecasted in the proposed rule (see footnote 1) on which the
August 2023 final rule was based, most rates will change and increase.
The increase in fees within the tables throughout this notice are based
on several factors including: Time, inflation, increase in subject
matter expert workload, a shift in the level of work complexity, and
trade and the general economy. As we stated in that same proposed rule,
this is primarily because the current fees were established in 2011 and
2012 using the best available 2009 data. The actual costs of providing
the services have increased in the intervening decade. This increase in
costs pertains not only to direct costs, but also to indirect costs
associated with the services. As noted in our proposed rule, the 2011
and 2012 fees did not anticipate the high level of information
technology investment needed to meet customer demand to conduct
business with APHIS' Veterinary Services (VS). Additionally,
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the capital required to keep our facilities operational is subject to
the same inflationary pressures as the general economy.
Another factor impacting fee classes is an increased level of
effort and expertise associated with providing certain services.
Changing trade requirements in the intervening years have resulted in
additional complexities in the work in this field, such as the issuance
of export health certificates. For example, many trading partners
(importing countries) have historically accepted VS forms with minimal
health information. These VS forms contained all health information on
one page. Also, the use of forms allowed information to be presented in
a standardized way, making review of certificates a more consistent
process across importing countries and species. Over the past years,
many countries have changed their import requirements and now require
country- and species-specific health certificates for the export of
live animals from the United States. These health certificates vary
widely in terms of information they contain, the requirements they
cite, and the type of certificate that can be used. Most are two or
more pages long, and all information must be reviewed and verified for
each animal or shipment being exported. This has increased the level of
effort needed to complete the work. It also means that the subject
matter expertise needed to complete the work is much greater now than
previously as a result of these growing complexities.
Finally, as we also noted in the proposed rule, on which the August
2023 final rule was based, the Office of Management and Budget circular
A-25 requires user fees to be sufficient to recover the full cost to
the Federal Government of providing the service. Calculations include
imputed costs; these imputed costs are outside of APHIS' control.
Imputed costs are the costs incurred by the U.S. Department of Labor,
U.S. Office of Personnel Management, the U.S. Department of State
(State Department), and the Department of Justice in order to provide
retirement, health, life insurance, worker's compensation, judgment
fund, and other related benefits to the Agency and employees who
provide the services covered by the fees. These costs have gone up,
and, as noted above, must be factored into the fee setting.
Fee Amount Calculations
We have summarized the fee amount calculation formulas below. In
addition to the formulas, we have provided three examples to
demonstrate application of the formulas.
Paragraph (a) of Sec. 130.2 of the revised regulations provides
that, with limited exceptions, APHIS will calculate user fees as
follows:
<bullet> APHIS will prorate the total inspection, certification, or
laboratory service program personnel direct pay (on board and in hiring
process including benefits) for the previous fiscal year to each fee
based upon the direct time factor percentage of employee's average time
to perform and complete each fee code process and then multiply by the
next year's percentage of cost-of-living increase.
<bullet> APHIS will prorate total direct operating costs for the
previous fiscal year based upon the direct time factor percentage of
employee's average time to perform and complete each fee code process
to each fee and then multiply by the anticipated percentage of
inflation for the next year.
<bullet> APHIS will add estimates for Program, Agency, and
Department support costs, imputed costs, and reserves by applying a
percentage based on most recent information to the sum of the direct
pay plus direct operating costs.
<bullet> APHIS will round calculated fees up to the next $0.25 for
all fees less than $10 or round up to the nearest dollar for all fees
greater than $10.
Additional discussion on APHIS' calculations of the proposed
adjusted fees in this notice is below:
The prior year (2023) costs are obtained from the official
financial systems of record. As part of our accounting procedures, we
maintain separate accounting hierarchies to record costs that can be
charged to each program (e.g., Import Export and Veterinary
Diagnostics). Costs are those things on which an organization spends
its budget, such as salaries and benefits for employees, rent,
equipment, travel, and so on. We are required to capture the full cost
of the services that we provide.
As discussed in our August 1, 2023, final rule, Import Export and
Veterinary Diagnostics projected program costs will include:
<bullet> Direct pay (including benefits). The wage labor costs (on
board and in the hiring process), including benefits, for employees who
specifically support and provide the required service.
<bullet> Direct operating costs. Costs attributed to travel and
transportation for personnel; materials, supplies, and other necessary
items; training; general office supplies; rent; facility maintenance;
equipment purchase and maintenance; utilities; contractual services;
and information system operations, maintenance, and development.
<bullet> Consumer price index. The measure of the average change
over time in prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of
consumer goods and services, as determined by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics annually.
<bullet> Cost of living. The adjusted annual rate used to determine
the cost of maintaining a certain standard of living based on the
economic assumptions in the Office of Management and Budget's
Presidential Economic Assumptions.
<bullet> Imputed costs. Office of Workers' Compensation costs from
the Department of Labor; costs of employee leave earned in a prior
fiscal year and used in the current fiscal year; Office of Personnel
Management and Department of State (State Department) costs to provide
retirement, health, and life insurance benefits to employees;
unemployment compensation costs; and Department of Justice judgment
fund costs.
<bullet> Program, Agency, and Department support. Indirect or
direct costs of the program, including supporting services provided to
the industry.
<bullet> Reserve. Funds above expected obligations that are
required to effectively manage uncertainties in demand and timing to
ensure sufficient operating funds in cases of bad debt, customer
insolvency, fluctuations in activity volumes, information technology
development costs, cash flow, facilities capital needs, or fluctuations
in activity volumes caused by unforeseen global and national events.
Reserve
As discussed in our October 3, 2022, proposed rule, and reiterated
in the August 1, 2023, final rule, the reserve would be calculated each
year based on the forecasted needs identified during the annual fee
setting session by estimating 25 percent or 90 days of annual
expenditures adding a prorated component of forecasted IT and
facilities capital needs and investments, and offsetting that sum by
the existing amount in the reserve.
Therefore, we estimate the reserve component costs annually as
follows:
At the time each year that we calculate our proposed user fee
rates, we estimate cash flow needs by estimating 25 percent or 90 days
of annual expenditures, whichever is greater.
We forecast information technology and facilities capital needs and
investments, including any major purchases or improvement of equipment
or systems, for the next 5 fiscal years,
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and assign an estimated date by year at which we anticipate these costs
to be actualized. Based on the expected time of cost actualization
within that 5-year forecast, we will add a component of that cost to
the above cash flow needs. Finally, this sum of expenses calculated
will be offset by the existing amount in the reserve, and the
difference to be collected is calculated for each user fee.
Reserve levels will be set at a level meant to reflect the
forecasted needs, as articulated above, but are monitored and adjusted
annually as needs or costs change. We intend to closely monitor the
operations and operating environment including demand, costs changes,
administrative policies, investment needs, and the economic environment
closely and propose adjustments, as needed, in our fees annually to
ensure an adequate reserve balance to ensure cash flow and capital
planning needs are met.
Capital costs included in the reserve calculation are items such as
facility design, development and maintenance costs, equipment, and
other items as needed to ensure facilities and equipment are kept at
acceptable standards for both Import Export and Veterinary Diagnostics.
Plans are reviewed annually and forecasted for 5 years as costs are
gathered for our annual update. Facilities, equipment, and other shared
items that may house or support both user fee and non-user fee
functions are shared proportionately. The cost model only includes
those costs attributable to the user fee services. The total capital
costs included in this update are $2,228,707.50 for Import Export and
$1,350,000.00 for Veterinary Diagnostics to ensure funding is available
as costs are actualized.
Information technology costs included in the reserve calculation
are also projected for the following 5 years and include items such as
systems modernization, particularly for trade modernization systems,
billing system replacement and other user fee related operational
systems enhancements or maintenance. Technology costs that may support
both user fee and non-user fee functions are shared proportionately
based upon the most appropriate driver of the costs. The total
information technology costs included in this update is $6,461,071.38
for Import Export to ensure funding is available as costs are
actualized. There are no planned information technology development or
maintenance user fee expenses for Veterinary Diagnostics at this time.
The reserve percentage to be applied to recover the costs derived
is expressed as a percentage (total reserve target divided by the total
of prior year expenses including vacancies plus cost of living and
consumer price index costs). To allocate the identified reserve costs
per service, a rate of 25.69 percent and 18.32 percent was derived for
Import Export and Veterinary Diagnostics respectively.
Then, to ensure full cost recovery, we identified and added an
appropriate amount of imputed costs. These are costs borne by other
Federal agencies (such as the U.S. Treasury and the Office of Personnel
Management) in support of the user fee programs. We used percentage of
full time equivalent as the basis to identify the portion of these
costs to attribute to the Import Export and Veterinary Diagnostics
programs.
General Formula
The Veterinary Services User Fee cost model structure is developed
in Microsoft Excel using cost allocation by direct time factors to each
service provided. To determine the current costs for the general
formula, of Import Export and Veterinary Diagnostic services, we first
calculated the actual and projected costs of the current programs using
the models. Tables A through D below set out examples of the
calculations for certain fees. The costs for the general formula model
are shown in table A.
Table A--General Formula Model Projected Costs
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Veterinary
Cost category Import export diagnostics
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Fiscal Year 2023 Actual Costs by Category With Future Projected Costs by Program for General Fee Formula
(rounded to two decimal points)
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Salary and Benefits Prior Year (PY) 2023............................... $28,624,842.48 $4,214,611.00
Operating Costs PY 2023................................................ 6,476,340.71 2,525,556.00
Future projected costs:
Staffing and benefits full year........................................ 5,183,454.49 604,664.81
Cost of Living adjustment (COLA) (5.2% multiplied by the sum of 2023 1,758,031.44 250,602.37
salary and benefits and future salary and benefits)...................
Consumer price index (CPI) (3.7% multiplied by the sum of 2023 239,624.61 93,445.58
operating costs)......................................................
Reserve shared costs (estimated target to collect expressed as a 10,862,184.92 1,408,757.00
percentage of prior year expenses, COLA and CPI is 25.69% and 18.32%
for import export and veterinary diagnostics respectively)............
Imputed Costs (estimated target to collect expressed as a percentage of 3,427,788.13 580,751.96
prior year expenses salary and benefits, future staffing and COLA is
25.69% and 18.32% per activity for import export and veterinary
diagnostics respectively).............................................
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Sub-total Expenses................................................. 56,572,266.78 9,678,388.72
Program, Agency, Department Support (19% of sub-total expenses)........ 10,748,730.69 1,838,893.86
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Total Projected Program Costs.................................. 67,320,997.47 11,517,282.58
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The differing proposed adjusted fees are the result of the average
level of effort identified to complete each service, for which a user
fee is assessed, referred to as the direct time factor in minutes. To
determine the direct time factor in minutes for each service, we
conducted labor surveys for each of the organizations providing the
services. The level of effort is a good indicator of resources
consumed. Two examples of the general formula are shown in table B.
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Table B--General Formula Fee Calculation
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Step Import export Veterinary diagnostics
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Example: Service provided..................... Slaughter Animals Complement Fixation Test.\1\
(except poultry and
including ruminants)
moving to Canada Or
Mexico.
1. Direct Time Factor per service (in 35.75................ 9.50.
minutes).
2. Total Prior Year Volume for service....... 1,727.00............. 55,555.00.
3. Annual Direct minutes for service (total 61,740.25............ 527,768.00.
prior year volume, step 2, multiplied by
direct time factor per service step 1).
4. Total Direct Time Factor minutes per 34,491,538.00........ 2,143,306.00.
program.
5. Percent of Direct Labor Minutes (Annual 0.18%................ 24.62%.
Direct Minutes, step 3, for service divided
by total direct time factor minutes, step 4).
6. Total Direct Labor Costs (includes salary $60,517.24........... $1,186,698.48.
and benefits and future staffing and
benefits) for service (Percent of direct
labor minutes, step 5, multiplied by total
labor costs of salary and benefits PY 2023
plus Future staffing and benefits (Import
Export is $28,624,842,48 plus 5,183,454.49
and Veterinary Diagnostics is 4,214,611 plus
$604,664.81).
7. Per share labor for service (total direct $35.04............... $21.36.
labor costs step 7, divided by the prior year
volume for the service, step 2).
8. Cost of living adjustment (5.2% multiplied $1.82................ $1.11.
by the Per Share Labor for service, step 7).
9. Total Direct Labor costs per service (step $36.86............... $22.47.
7 plus step 8).
10. Total Direct Operating Costs (percent of $11,592.72........... $621,892.91.
direct labor costs step 5 multiplied by total
operating costs for Import Export of
$6,476,340.71 and for Veterinary Diagnostics
of $2,525,556.00).
11. Per share operating costs for service $6.71................ $11.19.
(total direct operating costs step 10 divided
by prior year volume step 2).
12. Per Share consumer price index (CPI) for $0.25................ $0.41.
service (2023 CPI of 3.7% multiplied by the
Per Share Operating Costs for service, step
11).
13. Total Operating costs per service (Total $6.96................ $11.61.
operating costs per service, step 11 plus Per
share CPI for service, step 12).
14. Sub-Total of total operating and labor $43.83............... $34.08.
costs per service, step 9, plus step 13.
15. Reserve shared costs (25.69% and 18.32% $11.26............... $6.24.
multiplied by the Sub-Total in step 14 for
Import Export and Veterinary Diagnostics
respectively).
16. Imputed shared costs (9.638% and 11.45% $3.55................ $2.57.
multiplied by the Sub-Total in step 9 for
Import Export and Veterinary Diagnostics
respectively).
17. Sub-Total of Direct Labor, Direct Op Costs $58.64............... $42.89.
with imputed and reserve shared costs (step 9
plus step 13 plus step 15 plus step 16).
18. Program, Agency & Departmental support $11.14............... $8.15.
shared costs (19% of Sub-total of Direct
Labor, Direct Op Costs with imputed and
reserve shared costs step 17).
19. Total of Direct Labor, Operating Costs $69.78............... $51.04.
with imputed, reserve and program, agency &
department support shared costs (step 17 plus
step 18).
20. New fee calculated is above $10 so it is $70.00............... $52.00.\2\
rounded to the next whole dollar.
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\1\ The complement fixation test (CFT) is a classical immunological assay used to detect the presence of
specific antibodies or antigens in a serum.
\2\ The table is rounded to two decimal or percentage places.
Alternate Fee Structure
Paragraph (b) of Sec. 130.2 provides an alternate fee structure in
instances when there is no identifiable volume in the previous year,
when the fee is rarely charged, or when APHIS cannot readily identify
level of effort. In such instances, we will calculate the fee based on
the last available historic data, including inflation, program, agency,
department and support costs, imputed costs, and reserve.
Examples of this calculation are the fee for the housing, care,
feed, and handling of miniature horses while in import-related
quarantine and for Latex Agglutination.
There was no identifiable volume for the prior year and no
identifiable level of effort upon which to base salary and benefits
expenses for future years. As table C indicates below, we begin with
the current fee. To that we add the intervening inflation of 36 percent
representing inflation from 2012 to 2023 to arrive at a new base fee.
To ensure full costs, imputed, reserve, and program, agency and
department support costs are added as a percentage of the new base fee.
The components are summed to arrive at a final fee. The final fee is
then rounded to the next whole dollar if it is greater than $10. This
is demonstrated in table C.
Table C--Import Export and Veterinary Diagnostics Alternate Fee
Structure Calculation
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Import export Veterinary
------------------- diagnostics
Service description ---------------
Miniature horses/ Latex
head/day agglutination
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Current Fee.......................... $97.00 $18.00
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Inflation 2012-2023 (36% of current 34.92 6.48
fee)................................
New base fee (current fee plus 131.92 24.48
inflation adjustment)...............
Total Imputed costs shared per 12.71 2.80
service (9.64% & 11.45% percent
multiplied by the new base fee
respectively for Import Export and
Veterinary Diagnostics).............
Reserve costs shared per service 33.89 4.48
(25.69% & 18.32% percent multiplied
by the new base fee respectively for
Import Export and Veterinary
Diagnostics)........................
Program, Agency & Department support 25.06 4.65
costs shared per service (19% of new
base fee)...........................
Sub-Total new base fee plus imputed, 203.59 36.42
plus reserve and plus program,
agency & departmental costs shared
per service.........................
New fee is above $10 so it is rounded 204.00 37.00
to the next whole dollar............
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Animal Import Center Space
Paragraph (c) of Sec. 130.2 provides that APHIS will calculate
fees for exclusive use of space in animal import centers, as follows:
<bullet> APHIS will calculate fees by using direct employee average
time (with benefits) and adding a prorated portion of currently
identifiable expenses (facilities, rent, support cost, and admin
support costs), program, agency, department and support expenses,
imputed costs, and reserve.
<bullet> APHIS will combine the costs to determine the monthly cost
of providing the service at a single location within the animal import
center.
<bullet> APHIS will calculate the costs of the other locations
within the animal import center based on the square footage of the
location.
The typical staffing for barn services includes maintenance
workers, facility supervisor, animal health technicians (AHT),
supervisory AHT, and Veterinary Medical Officers (VMO). Time surveys
and follow up discussions quantified level of effort providing services
at the barn from which direct labor costs were calculated.
Administrative personnel costs supporting all animal import center
services (such as Veterinarian in charge, administrative office,
program assistant and other AHT) were allocated to the barn costs based
upon the percentage full time equivalent for the animal import center.
The administrative personnel provide oversight and support to the
animal import center including the barn needs. Operating costs required
for barn operation and support were analyzed over a 2-year period of
time to ensure all costs were gathered as some costs may be biennial.
Costs such as rent, utilities, travel, equipment, and supplies or other
such costs which may support both user fee and non-user fee functions
are shared proportionately by percentage of full time equivalent or
square footage as appropriate. The cost model barn rate calculation
only includes those costs attributable to the user fee services
provided. Reserve, imputed, and program, agency and departmental shared
costs were added to the base.
Once all monthly costs are derived for Newburg (barn A), they are
further broken down to cost per square foot for the square footage of
barn A. This cost per square foot of barn A is then applied to the
appropriate square footage of barns B and C to arrive at their monthly
fee. An example of Newburg Barn A costs is shown in table D below.
Table D--Newburg Barn A Rates
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Barn A rates per
Service description month
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Direct labor costs................................... $30,032.23
Operating costs...................................... 33,792.31
Total Direct Costs................................... 63,824.54
Total Imputed costs shared per activity (9.637% of 2,894.21
direct labor costs).................................
Total Reserve cost shared (25.69% percent of total 16,396.52
direct costs).......................................
Total Program, Agency & Department support costs 12,126.66
shared (19% of total direct costs)..................
Allocated Administrative support costs............... 9,126.72
Total Monthly costs for Barn A, Newburg (total direct 104,368.67
costs plus imputed, plus reserve, plus program,
agency and department and plus allocated
administrative costs)...............................
New fee calculated is above 10 so it is rounded to 104,369.00
the next whole dollar...............................
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Hourly Rate and Minimum User Fees (Import Export)
Finally, paragraph (d) of Sec. 130.2 indicates that APHIS will
charge an hourly rate-based user fee for services listed in Sec. 130.4
of the revised regulations. Examples of services charged the hourly
rate include obtaining samples required to be tested, either to obtain
import permits or to ensure compliance with import permits, and
inspecting means of conveyance used to export animals or birds.
As noted above, APHIS charges an hourly rate-based user fee for
certain import- or export-related veterinary services. These services
are currently listed in Sec. 130.4(a)(1) through (18) of the
regulations, except those services covered by flat rate user fees
elsewhere in part 130. Prior to the August 2023 final rule, these fees
were set forth in Sec. 130.30 of the regulations. Tables 1 through 25
below set out the current and proposed adjusted fees for hourly rates
and services provided. The current hourly fee as of October 1, 2012,
and proposed hourly fee rates are listed in table 1 below.
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Table 1--Hourly Rate and Minimum User Fees Import Export
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Proposed
Hourly rate Current adjusted fees
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Per hour................................ $132.00 $166.00
Per quarter hour........................ 33.00 42.00
Per service minimum fee................. 40.00 51.00
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Overtime Hourly Rate
Paragraph (b) of Sec. 130.4 currently provides there is an
additional amount charged hourly to perform the services listed in the
section on a Sunday, on a holiday, or at any time outside the normal
tour of duty for the employee providing the service. Prior to the
August 2023 final rule, this overtime hourly rate had been set forth in
Sec. 130.30 of the regulations. The current hourly fee as of October
1, 2012, and proposed overtime hourly rates are listed in table 2
below.
Table 2--Overtime Hourly Rate
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Overtime rates (outside the employee's
normal tour of duty) Current Proposed fee
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Premium hourly rate Monday through Saturday and holidays
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Per hour................................ $156.00 $196.00
Per quarter hour........................ 39.00 49.00
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Premium hourly rate for Sundays
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Per hour................................ 176.00 221.00
Per quarter hour........................ 44.00 56.00
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User Fees
APHIS charges user fees for services rendered by an APHIS
representative for each animal or bird receiving standard housing,
care, feed, and handling while quarantined in an APHIS-owned or
operated animal import center or quarantine facility. Prior to the
August 2023 final rule, these fees were set forth in Sec. 130.2 of the
regulations. The current fee as of October 1, 2012, and proposed fee
rates are listed in table 3 below. Each user fee listed in the table is
assessed per animal or bird quarantined by APHIS.
Table 3--Animal or Bird Daily User Fee
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Proposed
Animal or bird Current fee adjusted fee
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Birds (excluding ratites and pet birds imported in accordance with part
93 of this subchapter)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
0-250 grams............................. $3.00 $5.00
251-1,000 grams......................... 9.25 10.00
Over 1,000 grams........................ 21.00 30.00
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Domestic or zoo animals (except equines, birds, and poultry)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bison, bulls, camels, cattle, or zoo 162.00 341.00
animals................................
All others, including, but not limited 43.00 69.00
to, alpacas, llamas, goats, sheep, and
swine..................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Equines (including zoo equines, but excluding miniature horses)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1st through 3rd day (fee per day)....... 429.00 586.00
4th through 7th day (fee per day)....... 310.00 196.00
8th and subsequent days (fee per day)... 264.00 196.00
Miniature horses........................ 97.00 204.00
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Poultry (including zoo poultry)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Doves, pigeons, quail................... 5.75 9.25
Chickens, ducks, grouse, guinea fowl, 10.00 16.00
partridge, pea fowl, pheasants.........
Large poultry and large waterfowl, 24.00 51.00
including, but not limited to,
gamecocks, geese, swans, and turkeys...
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratites
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chicks (less than 3 months old)......... 15.00 32.00
Juveniles (3 months through 10 months 22.00 47.00
old)...................................
Adults (11 months old or older)......... 43.00 91.00
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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APHIS also charges user fees for birds or poultry, including zoo
birds or poultry, receiving nonstandard housing, care, or handling to
meet special requirements while quarantined in an APHIS-owned or
operated Animal Import Center or quarantine facility. Prior to the
August 2023 final rule, these fees were also set forth in Sec. 130.2
of the regulations. The current fee as of October 1, 2012, and proposed
adjusted fees are listed in table 4 below. The user fees listed in
table 4 are assessed for each bird or poultry quarantined by APHIS.
Special requirements may be requested by the importer or required by an
APHIS representative. Certain conditions or traits, such as pregnancy
or aggression, may necessitate special requirements for certain birds
or poultry.
Table 4--Bird or Poultry (Nonstandard Housing, Care, or Handling) Daily
User Fee
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Proposed
Bird weight Current fee adjusted fee
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Birds 0-250 grams and doves, pigeons and $9.25 $14.00
quail..................................
Birds 251-1,000 grams and poultry such 21.00 28.00
as chickens, ducks, grouse, guinea
fowl, partridge, pea fowl, and
pheasants..............................
Birds over 1,000 grams and large poultry 40.00 51.00
and large waterfowl, including, but not
limited to gamecocks, geese, swans, and
turkeys................................
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User Fees for Exclusive Use of Space at APHIS Animal Import Centers
An importer may request to exclusively occupy a space at an APHIS
animal import center. If this occurs, APHIS charges for the use of the
space. Prior to the August 2023 final rule, these fees were set forth
in Sec. 130.3 of the regulations. The current fee as of October 1,
2012, and proposed user fee for spaces at APHIS animal import centers
are listed in table 5 below.
Table 5--Animal Import Center Monthly User Fee
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Proposed
Newburgh, NY \1\ Current fee adjusted fee
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Space A 5,396 ft\2\ (503.1 m\2\)........ $94,249.00 $104,369.00
Space B 8,903 ft\2\ (827.1 m\2\)........ 155,504.00 172,201.00
Space C 905 ft\2\ (84.1 m\2\)........... 15,807.00 17,504.00
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\1\Square foot (f\2\); square meter (m\2\).
User Fees for Processing Import Permit Applications
APHIS charges user fees for any service rendered by an APHIS
representative for processing applications for permits to import
certain animals and animal products (using VS forms 16-3 and 17-129).
Prior to the August 2023 final rule, these fees were set forth in Sec.
130.4 of the regulations. The current fees as of October 1, 2012, and
proposed adjusted fees are listed in table 6 below.
Table 6--User Fees for Processing Import Permit Applications
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Proposed
Service Unit Current fee adjusted fee
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Import compliance assistance
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Simple (4 hours or less)...................... Per shipment.................... $111.00 $249.00
Complicated (more than 4 hours)............... Per shipment.................... 565.00 762.00
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Processing an application for a permit to import live animals, animal products or by products, organisms,
vectors, or germ plasm (embryos or semen) or to transport organisms or vectors \1\
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Initial permit................................ Per application................. 150.00 303.00
Amended permit................................ Per amended application......... 75.00 176.00
Renewed permit \2\............................ Per application................. 97.00 176.00
Processing an application for a permit to Per application................. 512.00 1,075.00
import fetal bovine serum when facility
inspection is required.
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\1\ Using Veterinary Services Form 16-3, ``Application for Permit to Import or Transport Controlled Material or
Organisms or Vectors,'' or Veterinary Services Form 17-129, ``Application for Import or In Transit Permit
(Animals, Animal Semen, Animal Embryos, Birds, Poultry, or Hatching Eggs).''
\2\ Permits to import germ plasm and live animals are not renewable.
User Fees for Inspection of Live Animals at Land Border Ports Along the
United States-Mexico Border
APHIS charges user fees for any service rendered by an APHIS
representative for live animals presented for importation into or entry
into the United States through a land border port along the United
States-Mexico border. Prior to the August 2023 final rule, these fees
were set forth in Sec. 130.6 of the regulations. The current fees as
of October 1, 2012, and proposed adjusted fees are listed in table 7
below.
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Table 7--User Fees for Inspection of Live Animals at Land Border Ports
Along the United States-Mexico Border
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Proposed
Type of live animal Current per adjusted per
head user fee head user fee
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Any ruminants (including breeder $14.00 $11.00
ruminants) not covered below...........
Feeder.................................. 4.00 8.25
Horses, other than slaughter............ 70.00 288.00
In-bond or in-transit................... 9.25 20.00
Slaughter............................... 6.00 13.00
------------------------------------------------------------------------
User Fees for Import or Entry Services for Live Animals at Land Border
Ports Along the United States-Canada Border
APHIS charges user fees for any service rendered by an APHIS
representative for live animals presented for importation into or entry
into the United States through a land border port along the United
States-Canada border. Prior to the August 2023 final rule, these fees
were set forth in Sec. 130.7 of the regulations. The current fees as
of October 1, 2012, and proposed adjusted fees are listed in table 8
below.
Table 8--User Fees for Import or Entry Services for Live Animals at Land Border Ports Along the United States-
Canada Border
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Proposed
Type of live animal Unit Current fee adjusted fee
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Animals being imported into the United States: Breeding animals (Grade animals, except horses)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sheep and goats............................... Per head........................ $1.00 $2.25
Swine......................................... Per head........................ 1.25 2.00
All others.................................... Per head........................ 5.25 17.00
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Feeder animals
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cattle (not including calves)................. Per head........................ 2.50 2.75
Sheep and calves.............................. Per head........................ 1.00 2.25
Swine......................................... Per head........................ 0.50 0.50
Horses (including registered horses) other Per head........................ 46.00 49.00
than slaughter and in-transit.
Poultry (including eggs), imported for any Per load........................ 80.00 88.00
purpose.
Registered animals, all types (except horses). Per head........................ 9.75 11.00
Slaughter animals, all types (except poultry). Per load........................ 40.00 79.00
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Animals transiting \1\ the United States
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cattle........................................ Per head........................ 2.50 11.00
Sheep and goats............................... Per head........................ 0.50 1.25
Swine......................................... Per head........................ 0.50 1.75
Horses and all other animals.................. Per head........................ 11.00 118.00
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\1\ The user fee in this section will be charged for in-transit authorizations at the port where the
authorization services are performed.
User Fees for Other Services
APHIS charges user fees for services rendered by an APHIS
representative for certain other services that are not specifically
addressed elsewhere in the regulations. Prior to the August 2023 final
rule, these fees were set forth in Sec. 130.8 of the regulations. The
current user fees as of October 1, 2012, and proposed adjusted fees are
listed in in table 9 below.
Table 9--User Fees for Other Services
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Proposed
Service Unit Current fee adjusted fee
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Germ plasm being exported, Embryo \1\
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Up to 5 donor pairs........................... Per certificate................. $132.00 $163.00
Each additional group of donor pairs, up to 5 Per group of donor pairs........ 59.00 100.00
pairs per group on the same certificate.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Germ plasm being exported, Semen \1\
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Semen......................................... Per certificate................. 81.00 171.00
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Release from export agricultural hold
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Simple (2 hours or less)...................... Per release..................... 111.00 118.00
Complicated (more than 2 hours)............... Per release..................... 286.00 601.00
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ This user fee includes a single inspection and resealing of the container at the APHIS employee's regular
tour of duty station or at a limited port. For each subsequent inspection and resealing required, the hourly
user fee in Sec. 130.4 will apply.
User Fees for Pet Birds
APHIS charges user fees for pet birds of U.S. origin returning to
the United States, except pet birds of U.S. origin returning from
Canada to home quarantine. Prior to the August 2023 final rule, these
fees were set forth in Sec. 130.10 of the regulations. The current
fees as of October 1, 2012, and proposed adjusted fees are listed in
table 10 below.
Table 10--User Fees for Pet Birds
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current per Proposed
Service lot fee adjusted fee
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pet birds which have been out of the $172.00 $362.00
United States 60 days or less..........
Pet birds which have been out of the 409.00 938.00
United States more than 60 days........
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pet Birds Quarantined in an Animal Import Center or Other APHIS-Owned
or Supervised Quarantine Facility (Fee Includes Standard Care, Feed,
and Handling)
APHIS charges user fees for each pet bird quarantined in an animal
import center or other APHIS-owned or supervised quarantine facility.
The current user fees as of October 1, 2012, and proposed adjusted fees
are listed in table 11 below. These user fees include standard care,
feed, and handling. Based on the information provided to APHIS
personnel, APHIS personnel at the Animal Import Center or other APHIS-
owned or -supervised quarantine facility will determine the appropriate
number of birds that should be housed per isolette. Additionally, if
the importer requests additional services, then the user fees for those
services will be calculated at the hourly rate user fee listed pursuant
to Sec. 130.4, for each employee required to perform the service.
Table 11--Pet Birds Quarantined in an Animal Import Center or Other
APHIS-Owned or Supervised Quarantine Facility
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Proposed
Number of birds in isolette Current fee adjusted fee
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1....................................... $15.00 $22.00
2....................................... 18.00 24.00
3....................................... 21.00 26.00
4....................................... 24.00 30.00
5 or more............................... 29.00 32.00
------------------------------------------------------------------------
User Fees for Inspecting and Approving Import/Export Facilities and
Establishments
APHIS charges user fees for the inspection of various import and
export facilities and establishments. Prior to the August 2023 final
rule, these fees were set forth in Sec. 130.11 of the regulations. The
current user fees as of October 1, 2012, and proposed adjusted fees are
listed in table 12 below. These user fees do not apply to inspection
activities covered in Sec. 130.3. They also do not apply to
biosecurity level two laboratories, which are charged the hourly rate,
in Sec. 130.4.
Table 12--User Fees for Inspecting and Approving Import/Export Facilities and Establishments
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Proposed
Service Unit Current fee adjusted fee
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Embryo collection center inspection and Per year........................ $604.00 767.00
approval (all inspections required during the
year for facility approval).
Inspection for approval of biosecurity level Per inspection.................. 1,554.00 3262.00
three labs (all inspections related to
approving the laboratory for handling one
defined set of organisms or vectors).
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Inspection for approval of slaughter establishment
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Initial approval (all inspections)............ Per year........................ 593.00 938.00
Renewal (all inspections)..................... Per year........................ 514.00 703.00
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Inspection of approved establishments, warehouses, and facilities under 9 CFR parts 94 through 96
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Approval (compliance agreement) (all Per year........................ 633.00 747.00
inspections for first year of 3-year
approval).
Renewal (all inspections for second and third Per year........................ 366.00 513.00
years of 3-year approval).
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
User Fees for Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostics Laboratory (FADDL)
Veterinary Diagnostics
APHIS charges user fees for diagnostic reagents provided by FADDL.
Prior to the August 2023 final rule, these fees were set forth in Sec.
130.14 of the regulations. The current fees as of October 1, 2006, and
proposed adjusted fees are listed in table 13 below.
Table 13--User Fees for Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostics Laboratory (FADDL) Veterinary Diagnostics
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Proposed
Reagent Unit Current fee adjusted fee
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bovine antiserum, any agent................... 1 mL............................ $165.00 $334.00
Caprine antiserum, any agent.................. 1 mL............................ 202.00 409.00
Cell culture antigen/microorganism............ 1 mL............................ 111.00 225.00
Equine antiserum, any agent................... 1 mL............................ 204.00 413.00
Fluorescent antibody conjugate................ 1 mL............................ 179.00 363.00
Guinea pig antiserum, any agent............... 1 mL............................ 200.00 405.00
Monoclonal antibody........................... 1 mL............................ 243.00 492.00
Ovine antiserum, any agent.................... 1 mL............................ 193.00 391.00
Porcine antiserum, any agent.................. 1 mL............................ 167.00 338.00
Rabbit antiserum, any agent................... 1 mL............................ 196.00 397.00
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
APHIS charges user fees for veterinary diagnostic tests performed
at FADDL. Prior to the August 2023 final rule, these fees were set
forth in paragraph (b) of Sec. 130.14. The current fees as of October
1, 2006, and proposed adjusted fees are listed in table 14 below.
Table 14--User Fees for Certain Veterinary Diagnostic Tests Performed at FADDL
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Proposed
Test Unit Current fee adjusted fee
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agar gel immunodiffusion...................... Test............................ $33.00 67.00
Card.......................................... Test............................ 18.00 37.00
Complement fixation........................... Test............................ 40.00 81.00
Direct immunofluorescent antibody............. Test............................ 25.00 51.00
Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay............. Test............................ 29.00 60.00
Fluorescent antibody neutralization (classical Test............................ 215.00 436.00
swine fever).
Hemagglutination inhibition................... Test............................ 63.00 128.00
Immunoperoxidase.............................. Test............................ 32.00 65.00
Indirect fluorescent antibody................. Test............................ 39.00 79.00
In-vitro safety............................... Test............................ 630.00 618.00
In-vivo safety................................ Test............................ 5,509.00 11,147.00
Latex agglutination........................... Test............................ 26.00 53.00
Tube agglutination............................ Test............................ 30.00 61.00
Virus isolation (oesophageal/pharyngeal)...... Test............................ 199.00 403.00
Virus isolation in embryonated eggs........... Test............................ 383.00 775.00
Virus isolation, other........................ Test............................ 171.00 178.00
Virus neutralization.......................... Test............................ 58.00 118.00
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
APHIS charges user fees for other veterinary diagnostic tests
performed at FADDL. Prior to the August 2023 final rule, these fees
were set forth in paragraph (c) of Sec. 130.14. The current fees as of
October 1, 2006, and proposed adjusted fees are listed in table 15
below.
Table 15--User Fees for Other Veterinary Diagnostic Services Performed at FADDL
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Proposed
Veterinary diagnostic service Unit Current fee adjusted fee
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bacterial isolation........................... Test............................ $123.00 $249.00
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Hourly user fee services \1\.................. Hour............................ 492.00 996.00
Hourly user fee services--Quarter hour........ Quarter hour.................... 123.00 249.00
Infected cells on chamber slides or plates.... Slide........................... 53.00 108.00
Reference animal tissues for Set............................. 187.00 379.00
immunohistochemistry.
Sterilization by gamma radiation.............. Can............................. 1,923.00 3,891.00
Training (school or technical assistance)..... Per person per day.............. 1,006.00 2036.00
Virus titration............................... Test............................ 123.00 249.00
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\1\ For all veterinary diagnostic services for which there is no flat rate user fee, the hourly rate user fee
will be calculated for the actual time required to provide the service.
User Fees for Veterinary Diagnostic Isolation and Identification Tests
Performed at the National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL)
(Excluding FADDL) or Other Authorized Site
APHIS charges user fees for veterinary diagnostic isolation and
identification tests performed at NVSL (excluding FADDL) or other
authorized sites. Prior to the August 2023 final rule, these fees were
set forth in Sec. 130.15 of the regulations. The current fees as of
October 1, 2011, and proposed fee rates are listed in table 16 below.
Table 16--User Fees for Veterinary Diagnostic Isolation and Identification Tests Performed at NVSL (Excluding
FADDL) or Other Authorized Site
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Proposed
Test Unit Current fee adjusted fee
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bacterial identification, automated........... Isolate......................... $58.00 $124.00
Bacterial identification, non-automated....... Isolate......................... 98.00 199.00
Bacterial isolation........................... Sample.......................... 40.00 81.00
Bacterial serotyping, all other............... Isolate......................... 58.00 118.00
Bacterial serotyping, Pasteurella multocida... Isolate......................... 20.00 42.00
Bacterial serotyping, Salmonella.............. Isolate......................... 40.00 97.00
Bacterial toxin typing........................ Isolate......................... 131.00 404.00
Bacteriology requiring special Test............................ 101.00 215.00
characterization.
DNA fingerprinting............................ Test............................ 64.00 430.00
DNA probe..................................... Test............................ 89.00 181.00
Fluorescent antibody.......................... Test............................ 20.00 42.00
Mycobacterium identification (biochemical).... Isolate......................... 125.00 253.00
Mycobacterium identification (gas Procedure....................... 105.00 213.00
chromatography).
Mycobacterium isolation, animal inoculations.. Submission...................... 900.00 1,822.00
Mycobacterium isolation, all other............ Submission...................... 165.00 334.00
Mycobacterium paratuberculosis isolation...... Submission...................... 79.00 160.00
Phage typing, all other....................... Isolate......................... 46.00 94.00
Phage typing, Salmonella enteritidis.......... Isolate......................... 26.00 53.00
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
APHIS charges user fees for virology identification tests performed
at NVSL (excluding FADDL) or other authorized sites. Prior to the
August 2023 final rule, these fees were also set forth in Sec. 130.15
of the regulations. The current fees as of October 1, 2011, and
proposed fee rates are listed in table 17 below.
Table 17--User Fees for Virology Identification Tests Performed at NVSL (Excluding FADDL) or Other Authorized
Site
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Proposed
Test Unit Current fee adjusted fee
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fluorescent antibody tissue section........... Test............................ $31.00 $63.00
Virus isolation............................... Test............................ 52.00 108.00
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
User Fees for Veterinary Diagnostic Serology Tests Performed at NVSL or
at Authorized Sites
APHIS charges user fees for veterinary diagnostic serology tests
performed at NVSL or at authorized sites. Prior to the August 2023
final rule, these fees were set forth in Sec. 130.16 of the
regulations. The current fees as of October 1, 2011, and proposed fee
rates are listed in table 18 below.
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Table 18--User Fees for Veterinary Diagnostic Serology Tests Performed at NVSL or at Authorized Sites
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Proposed
Test Unit Current fee adjusted fee
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Brucella ring (BRT)........................... Test............................ $40.00 $84.00
Brucella ring, heat inactivated (HIRT)........ Test............................ 40.00 81.00
Brucella ring, serial (Serial BRT)............ Test............................ 59.00 120.00
Buffered acidified plate antigen presumptive.. Test............................ 8.00 17.00
Card.......................................... Test............................ 4.50 8.75
Complement fixation........................... Test............................ 18.00 52.00
Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay............. Test............................ 18.00 49.00
Indirect fluorescent antibody................. Test............................ 16.00 52.00
Microscopic agglutination--includes up to 5 Sample.......................... 26.00 60.00
serovars.
Microscopic agglutination--each serovar in Sample.......................... 4.75 9.75
excess of 5 serovars.
Particle concentration fluorescent immunoassay Test............................ 39.00 79.00
(PCFIA).
Plate......................................... Test............................ 7.75 17.00
Rapid automated presumptive................... Test............................ 7.25 15.00
Rivanol....................................... Test............................ 7.75 16.00
Tube agglutination............................ Test............................ 7.75 17.00
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APHIS charges user fees for virology serology tests performed at
NVSL (excluding FADDL) or at authorized sites. Prior to the August 2023
final rule, these fees were also set forth in Sec. 130.16 of the
regulations. The current fees as of October 1, 2011, and proposed fee
rates are listed in table 19 below.
Table 19--User Fees for Virology Serology Tests Performed at NVSL (Excluding FADDL) or at Authorized Sites
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Proposed
Test Unit Current fee adjusted fee
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agar gel immunodiffusion...................... Test............................ $18.00 $33.00
Complement fixation........................... Test............................ 18.00 52.00
Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay............. Test............................ 18.00 49.00
Hemagglutination inhibition................... Test............................ 16.00 52.00
Indirect fluorescent antibody................. Test............................ 16.00 52.00
Latex agglutination........................... Test............................ 18.00 37.00
Peroxidase linked antibody.................... Test............................ 17.00 35.00
Plaque reduction neutralization............... Test............................ 19.00 54.00
Rabies fluorescent antibody neutralization.... Test............................ 50.00 102.00
Virus neutralization.......................... Test............................ 14.00 52.00
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User Fees for Other Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Tests Performed at
NVSL or at Authorized Sites
APHIS charges user fees for veterinary diagnostics tests performed
at the Pathobiology Laboratory at NVSL (excluding FADDL) or at
authorized sites. Prior to the August 2023 final rule, these fees were
set forth in Sec. 130.17 of the regulations. The current fees as of
October 1, 2011, and proposed fee rates are listed in table 20 below.
Table 20--User Fees for Veterinary Diagnostics Tests Performed at the Pathobiology Laboratory at NVSL (Excluding
FADDL) or at Authorized Sites
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Proposed
Test Unit Current fee adjusted fee
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aflatoxin quantitation........................ Test............................ $33.00 $67.00
Aflatoxin screen.............................. Test............................ 31.00 63.00
Agar gel immunodiffusion spp. identification.. Test............................ 14.00 29.00
Antibiotic (bioautography) quantitation....... Test............................ 72.00 146.00
Antibiotic (bioautography) screen............. Test............................ 130.00 264.00
Antibiotic inhibition......................... Test............................ 72.00 146.00
Arsenic....................................... Test............................ 19.00 39.00
Ergot alkaloid screen......................... Test............................ 72.00 146.00
Ergot alkaloid confirmation................... Test............................ 94.00 191.00
Feed microscopy............................... Test............................ 72.00 146.00
Fumonisin only................................ Test............................ 40.00 81.00
Gossypol...................................... Test............................ 107.00 217.00
Mercury....................................... Test............................ 158.00 320.00
Metals screen................................. Test............................ 48.00 98.00
Metals single element confirmation............ Test............................ 14.00 29.00
Mycotoxin: aflatoxin-liver.................... Test............................ 130.00 264.00
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Mycotoxin screen.............................. Test............................ 52.00 106.00
Nitrate/nitrite............................... Test............................ 72.00 146.00
Organic compound confirmation................. Test............................ 96.00 195.00
Organic compound screen....................... Test............................ 165.00 334.00
Parasitology.................................. Test............................ 31.00 60.00
Pesticide quantitation........................ Test............................ 144.00 292.00
Pesticide screen.............................. Test............................ 66.00 134.00
pH............................................ Test............................ 29.00 59.00
Plate cylinder................................ Test............................ 107.00 217.00
Selenium...................................... Test............................ 48.00 98.00
Silicate/carbonate disinfectant............... Test............................ 72.00 146.00
Temperature disks............................. Test............................ 142.00 288.00
Toxicant quantitation, other.................. Test............................ 120.00 243.00
Toxicant screen, other........................ Test............................ 36.00 73.00
Vomitoxin only................................ Test............................ 58.00 118.00
Water activity................................ Test............................ 36.00 73.00
Zearaleone quantitation....................... Test............................ 58.00 118.00
Zearaleone screen............................. Test............................ 31.00 63.00
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User Fees for Veterinary Diagnostic Reagents Produced at NVSL or Other
Authorized Sites
APHIS charges user fees for bacteriology reagents produced by the
Diagnostic Bacteriology Laboratory at NVSL (excluding FADDL) or other
authorized sites. Prior to the August 2023 final rule, these fees were
set forth in Sec. 130.18 of the regulations. The current fees as of
October 1, 2011, and proposed fee rates are listed in table 21 below.
Table 21--User Fees for Veterinary Diagnostic Reagents Produced at NVSL or Other Authorized Sites
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Proposed
Reagent Unit Current fee adjusted fee
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Anaplasma card test antigen................... 2 mL............................ $103.00 $209.00
Anaplasma card test kit without antigen....... Kit............................. 139.00 282.00
Anaplasma CF antigen.......................... 2 mL............................ 47.00 96.00
Anaplasma stabilate........................... 4.5 mL.......................... 188.00 404.00
Avian origin bacterial antiserums............. 1 mL............................ 52.00 215.00
Bacterial agglutinating antigens other than 5 mL............................ 59.00 140.00
brucella and salmonella pullorum.
Bacterial conjugates.......................... 1 mL............................ 105.00 108.00
Bacterial ELISA antigens...................... 1 mL............................ 32.00 65.00
Bacterial or protozoal antiserums, all other.. 1 mL............................ 66.00 146.00
Bacterial reagent culture \1\................. Culture......................... 79.00 242.00
Bacterial reference culture \2\............... Culture......................... 249.00 645.00
Bacteriophage reference culture............... Culture......................... 188.00 381.00
Bovine serum factor........................... 1 mL............................ 19.00 39.00
Brucella abortus CF antigen................... 60 mL........................... 165.00 350.00
Brucella agglutination antigens, all other.... 60 mL........................... 165.00 334.00
Brucella buffered plate antigen............... 60 mL........................... 188.00 404.00
Brucella canis tube antigen................... 25 mL........................... 124.00 264.00
Brucella card test antigen (packaged)......... Package......................... 98.00 199.00
Brucella card test kit without antigen........ Kit............................. 119.00 $248.00
Brucella cells................................ Gram............................ 20.00 41.00
Brucella cells, dried......................... Pellet.......................... 6.25 13.00
Brucella ring test antigen.................... 60 mL........................... 263.00 527.00
Brucella rivanol solution..................... 60 mL........................... 32.00 65.00
Dourine CF antigen............................ 1 mL............................ 97.00 597.00
Dourine stabilate............................. 4.5 mL.......................... 116.00 235.00
Equine and bovine origin babesia species 1 mL............................ 139.00 334.00
antiserums.
Equine negative control CF antigen............ 1 mL............................ 293.00 593.00
Flazo-orange.................................. 3 mL............................ 14.00 29.00
Glanders CF antigen........................... 1 mL............................ 84.00 170.00
Hemoparasitic disease CF antigens, all other.. 1 mL............................ 590.00 1,194.00
Leptospira transport medium................... 10 mL........................... 4.75 9.75
Monoclonal antibody........................... 1 mL............................ 103.00 209.00
Mycobacterium spp. old tuberculin............. 1 mL............................ 26.00 53.00
Mycobacterium spp. PPD........................ 1 mL............................ 20.00 41.00
Mycoplasma hemagglutination antigens.......... 5 mL............................ 197.00 430.00
Negative control serums....................... 1 mL............................ 20.00 43.00
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Rabbit origin bacterial antiserum............. 1 mL............................ 56.00 114.00
Salmonella pullorum microagglutination antigen 5 mL............................ 17.00 35.00
Stabilates, all other......................... 4.5 mL.......................... 730.00 1,478.00
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\1\ A reagent culture is a bacterial culture that has been subcultured one or more times after being tested for
purity and identity. It is intended for use as a reagent with a diagnostic test such as the leptospiral
agglutination test.
\2\ A reference culture is a bacterial culture that has been thoroughly tested for purity and identity. It
should be suitable as a master seed for future cultures.
APHIS charges user fees for virology reagents produced by the
Diagnostic Virology Laboratory at NVSL (excluding FADDL) or at
authorized sites. Prior to the August 2023 final rule, these fees were
set forth in Sec. 130.18 of the regulations. The current user fees as
of October 1, 2011, and proposed fee rates are listed in table 22
below.
Table 22--User Fees for Virology Reagents
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Proposed
Reagent Unit Current fee adjusted fee
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Antigen, except avian influenza and chlamydia 2 mL............................ $67.00 $140.00
psittaci antigens, any.
Avian antiserum except avian influenza 2 mL............................ 53.00 135.00
antiserum, any.
Avian influenza antigen, any.................. 2 mL............................ 36.00 76.00
Avian influenza antiserum, any................ 6 mL............................ 113.00 242.00
Bovine or ovine serum, any.................... 2 mL............................ 139.00 280.00
Cell culture.................................. Flask........................... 165.00 683.00
Chlamydia psittaci spp. of origin monoclonal Panel........................... 101.00 205.00
antibody panel.
Conjugate, any................................ 1 ml............................ 80.00 167.00
Diluted positive control serum, any........... 2 mL............................ 27.00 57.00
Equine antiserum, any......................... 2 mL............................ 49.00 103.00
Monoclonal antibody........................... 1 mL............................ 110.00 242.00
Other spp. antiserum, any..................... 1 mL............................ 53.00 108.00
Porcine antiserum, any........................ 2 mL............................ 115.00 242.00
Porcine tissue sets........................... Tissue set...................... 161.00 326.00
Positive control tissues, all................. 2 cm\2\ section................. 66.00 134.00
Rabbit origin antiserum....................... 1 mL............................ 56.00 114.00
Reference virus, any.......................... 0.6 mL.......................... 197.00 645.00
Viruses (except reference viruses), chlamydia 0.6 mL.......................... 33.00 70.00
psittaci agent or chlamydia psittaci antigen,
any.
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User Fees for Other Veterinary Diagnostic Services or Materials
Provided at NVSL (Excluding FADDL)
APHIS charges user fees for other veterinary diagnostic services or
materials available from NVSL (excluding FADDL). Prior to the August
2023 final rule, these fees were set forth in Sec. 130.19 of the
regulations. The current fees as of October 1, 2011, and proposed fee
rates are listed in table 23 below.
Table 23--User Fees for Other Veterinary Diagnostic Services or Materials Provided at NVSL (Excluding FADDL)
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Proposed
Service Unit Current fee adjusted fee
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Antimicrobial susceptibility test............. Isolate......................... $114.00 $242.00
Avian safety test............................. Test............................ 4,180.00 8,636.00
Check tests, culture.......................... Kit \1\......................... 189.00 774.00
Check tests, serology......................... Kit \1\......................... 394.00 774.00
Fetal bovine serum safety test................ Verification.................... 1,160.00 2,419.00
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Hourly user fees \2\
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Hour.......................................... Hour............................ 112.00 143.00
Quarter hour.................................. Quarter Hour.................... 28.00 36.00
Minimum....................................... ................................ 33.00 43.00
Manual, brucellosis culture................... 1 copy.......................... 125.00 253.00
Manual, tuberculosis Culture (English or 1 copy.......................... 188.00 381.00
Spanish).
Manual, Veterinary mycology................... 1 copy.......................... 188.00 381.00
Manuals or standard operating procedure (SOP), 1 copy.......................... 37.00 75.00
all other.
Manuals or SOP, per page...................... 1 page.......................... 2.75 5.75
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Training (school or technical assistance)..... Per person per day.............. 362.00 753.00
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\1\ Any reagents required for the check test will be charged separately.
\2\ For veterinary diagnostic services for which there is no flat user fee the Hourly rate user fee will be
calculated for the actual time required to provide the service.
User Fees for Endorsing Export Certificates
APHIS charges user fees for the services provided for the review
and endorsement of export documents or health certificates that do not
require the verification of tests or vaccinations (other than rabies
vaccination). Prior to the August 2023 final rule, these fees were set
forth in Sec. 130.20 of the regulations. The current fees as of
October 1, 2012, and proposed fee rates are listed in table 24 below.
The user fees apply to each export document or health certificate
endorsed for the following types of animals, birds, or animal products,
regardless of the number of animals, birds, or animal products covered
by the certificate.
Table 24--User Fees for Endorsing Export Health Certificates
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Proposed
Certificate categories Current fee adjusted fee
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Animal and nonanimal products........... $51.00 $101.00
Hatching eggs........................... 48.00 113.00
Poultry, including slaughter poultry.... 48.00 113.00
Ruminants, except slaughter ruminants 52.00 67.00
moving to Canada or Mexico.............
Slaughter animals (except poultry but 56.00 70.00
including ruminants) moving to Canada
or Mexico..............................
Other endorsements or certifications.... 38.00 101.00
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APHIS charges user fees for the endorsement of export health
certificates that require the verification of tests or vaccinations.
Prior to the August 2023 final rule, these fees were set forth in Sec.
130.20 of the regulations. The current fees as of October 1, 2012, and
proposed fee rates are listed in table 25 below. The user fees apply to
each export health certificate endorsed for animals and birds,
depending on the number of animals or birds covered by the certificate
and the number of tests or vaccinations required. However, as noted in
Sec. 130.3 there will be a maximum user fee of 12 times the hourly
rate user fee.
Table 25--User Fees for the Endorsement of Export Health Certificates
That Require the Verification of Tests or Vaccinations
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Number \1\ of tests or vaccinations and
number of animals or birds on the Current fee Proposed
certificate adjusted fee
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1-2 tests or vaccinations
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Nonslaughter horses to Canada, first $60.00 $100.00
horse..................................
Nonslaughter horses to Canada, each 7.00 58.00
additional horse.......................
Other animals or birds, first animal.... 121.00 160.00
Other animals or birds, each additional 7.00 10.00
animal.................................
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3-6 tests or vaccinations
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First animal............................ 150.00 206.00
Each additional animal.................. 12.00 18.00
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7 or more tests or vaccinations
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First animal............................ 173.00 275.00
Each additional animal.................. 14.00 21.00
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\1\ Rabies vaccinations are not included in this number.
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5542; 7 U.S.C. 1622 and 8301-8317; 21 U.S.C.
136 and 136a; 31 U.S.C. 3701, 3716, 3717, 3719, and 3720A; 7 CFR 2.22,
2.80, and 371.4.
Done in Washington, DC, this 1st day of November 2024.
Michael Watson,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-25826 Filed 11-7-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-34-P
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