Rule2024-30603
Fees for Official Inspection and Weighing Services Under the United States Grain Standards Act
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Published
December 27, 2024
Effective
January 27, 2025
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Abstract
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS or Service) published an interim rule in the Federal Register on June 6, 2024, establishing revised fees for official services performed by FGIS and requesting comments. The revised fees announced in the interim rule became effective on July 8, 2024, and will remain in effect until new fees are established. This final rule adopts the fees established by the interim rule without change and responds to public comments submitted in response to the interim rule.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 248 (Friday, December 27, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 105381-105386]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30603]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Part 800
[Doc. No. AMS-FGIS-24-0010]
RIN 0581-AE28
Fees for Official Inspection and Weighing Services Under the
United States Grain Standards Act
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture
(USDA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), Federal Grain
Inspection Service (FGIS or Service) published an interim rule in the
Federal Register on June 6, 2024, establishing revised fees for
official services performed by FGIS and requesting comments. The
revised fees announced in the interim rule became effective on July 8,
2024, and will remain in effect until new fees are established. This
final rule adopts the fees established by the interim rule without
change and responds to public comments submitted in response to the
interim rule.
DATES: This final rule is effective January 27, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise Ruggles, Executive Program
Analyst, USDA, AMS, FGIS, Telephone: 816-702-3897, Email:
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<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d89cbdb6b1abbdf695f68aadbfbfb4bdab98adabbcb9f6bfb7ae"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6226070c0b11074c2f4c301705050e071122171106034c050d14">[email protected]</span></a>; or Anthony Goodeman, Senior Policy Advisor,
USDA, AMS, FGIS, Telephone: 202-720-2091, Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#15547b617d7a7b6c3b413b527a7a717078747b55606671743b727a63"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2b6a455f43444552057f056c44444f4e464a456b5e584f4a054c445d">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final rule adopts, without change,
revised fees for official services performed by FGIS, as well as the
regulatory changes needed to implement those fees, as described in an
interim rule (``Fees for Official Inspection and Weighing Services
under the United States Grain Standards Act'') published in the Federal
Register on June 6, 2024 (89 FR 48257). The revised fees became
effective on July 8, 2024, and will remain in effect until new fees are
established.
The revised fees were calculated using standardized formulas
modeled after those used in other AMS user-fee funded grading programs.
A forthcoming final rule (``Formulas for Calculating Hourly and Unit
Fees for FGIS Services'') to be published separately in the Federal
Register will amend FGIS's user fee regulations. Prospective customers
can find FGIS's fee schedules posted on AMS's public website at:
<a href="https://www.ams.usda.gov/about-ams/fgis-program-directives">https://www.ams.usda.gov/about-ams/fgis-program-directives</a>.
The United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA) authorizes and
requires the Secretary of Agriculture to charge and collect reasonable
fees to cover the estimated costs for performing official grain
inspection and weighing services (which are mandatory under the Act for
U.S. grain exports). In 2015, Congress amended the USGSA to provide
that ``[i]n order to maintain an operating reserve of not less than 3
and not more than 6 months, the Secretary shall adjust the fees . . .
not less frequently than annually.'' (7 U.S.C. 79(j)(4) and 79a(l)(3)).
To comply with these provisions, FGIS, then the Grain Inspection,
Packers, and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA), issued regulations
requiring the agency to review and adjust fees annually in order to
maintain a 3- to 6-month reserve of operating expenses. (81 FR 49855).
AMS published the 2024 interim rule to address FGIS's immediate
financial needs, ensure the agency's continued provision of mandatory
official services, and prevent disruption to the grain industry.
Comment Review
AMS published the interim rule in the Federal Register on June 6,
2024 (89 FR 48257). The interim rule became effective on July 8, 2024.
Copies of the interim rule were sent via email to FGIS stakeholders.
The interim rule was also made available through the internet by AMS
via <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. AMS provided a 30-day comment period,
ending July 8, 2024, to give interested persons an opportunity to
comment on the interim rule.
FGIS received two comments to the interim rule. One of the comments
was irrelevant to the subject of the rule and was not considered with
respect to this rulemaking action. The other comment was jointly
submitted by two trade organizations. One of the trade organizations
represents grain, feed, processing, exporting, and other grain handling
companies who collectively operate over 8,000 facilities. The other
trade association represents private and publicly owned companies and
farmer-owned cooperatives that are involved in, and provide services
to, the agri-bulk products international trading industry.
The trade associations' comment generally supported the interim
rule; however, the comment expressed concern with the fee changes ``and
the potential impact of promoting the marketing of high-quality grain
to both domestic and foreign buyers based on the agency's current
financial status.'' The comment also expressed concern about the
shifting marketplace, with potentially reduced exports, noting the
likelihood of reduced exports in the upcoming 12- to 18-months, and the
importance of FGIS taking all measures to control costs. The comment
noted that significant fee increases are unsustainable, but also
articulated the importance of FGIS, and the accurate, timely, cost-
effective delivery of official grain inspection and weighing services.
As a strategy to improve the current method for calculating fees, the
comment suggested that FGIS de-couple the other Schedule A user fees
from the five-year rolling average for tonnage fees to make the fees
more in line with the market rates.
FGIS agrees with the commenters. FGIS took steps to mitigate a
larger increase in the fees through stakeholder interactions prior to
publishing the interim rule, and published a more moderate fee increase
that would spread the rebuild of the three- to six-month operating
reserve over the duration of three years. This step allowed 2024 fees
to be substantially lower than they would have been if FGIS attempted
to rebuild the reserve more quickly. FGIS is actively taking steps to
reduce costs and respond to the evolving export market. FGIS detailed
over 10 percent of its staff, froze hiring and awards, reduced
overtime, and stopped travel unless mission critical. These steps,
coupled with the revised fees, have set FGIS on a path for continued,
uninterrupted operations. FGIS is partnering with industry stakeholders
to review ways to continue to reduce costs through the use of
inspection automation technology.
Based on the comments received, the critical requirement for
mandatory FGIS inspection and weighing services, and the immediate need
for the revised fees published in the interim rule, FGIS has determined
that finalizing the interim rule, as published in the Federal Register
on June 6, 2024 (89 FR 48257) is consistent with and will tend to
effectuate the purposes of the Act. Accordingly, FGIS has made no
changes to the fees published in the interim rule and concludes the
action through this final rule.
Revised Fees
Tables 2 through 4, below, set forth the revised fees for FGIS
inspection and weighing services effective July 8, 2024, as described
in the interim rule published on June 6, 2024 (89 FR 48257). The
revised fees will remain in effect until new fees are established. The
revised fees were calculated using standardized formulas modeled after
those used in other AMS user-fee funded grading programs. A forthcoming
final rule to be published separately in the Federal Register will
amend FGIS's user fee regulations to incorporate the formulas.
Table 1--Fees for Official Services Performed at an Applicant's Facility in an Onsite FGIS Laboratory \1\
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Regular rate differential Overtime Holiday
Service Monday-Friday Monday-Friday rate Sunday rate
(6 a.m.-6 p.m.) (6 p.m.-6 a.m.) and Saturday
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Inspection and Weighing Services Hourly Fees (per
service representative):
One-Year Contract (per hour per Service $65.00 $71.50 $81.30 $97.50
representative)................................
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Noncontract (per hour per Service 93.30 ............... 116.60 140.00
representative)................................
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Service 2024 Rate
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Additional Tests (cost per test, assessed in addition to the hourly rate): \2\
Aflatoxin (rapid test kit method)............................................................... 17.90
All other Mycotoxins (rapid test kit method).................................................... 32.60
NIR or NMR Analysis (protein, oil, starch, etc.)................................................ 4.30
Waxy corn (per test)............................................................................ 4.30
Class Y Weighing--online (per carrier).......................................................... 2.80
Fees for other tests not listed above will be based on the noncontract hourly rate from Fee
Table 1 (per hour/per representative)..........................................................
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Tonnage Fee (assessed in addition to all other applicable fees, only one tonnage fee will be assessed when
inspection and weighing services are performed on the same carrier).
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Service 2024 Rate
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All outbound carriers serviced by the specific field office (per-metric ton): \3\
Delegated States/Designated Agencies (national $0.057) \4\...................................... 0.057
League City tonnage fee (local $0.080 plus national $0.057)..................................... 0.137
New Orleans tonnage fee (local $0.012 plus national $0.057)..................................... 0.069
Pacific Northwest tonnage fee (local $0.135 plus national $0.057)............................... 0.192
Toledo tonnage fee (local $0.154 plus national $0.057).......................................... 0.211
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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\ Appeal and re-inspection services will be assessed the same fee as the original inspection service.
\3\ Standard carrier capacity for trucks/submitted samples--52,800 lbs. (approx. 23.95 metric tons (mt)),
container--54,000 lbs. (approx. 24.49 mt), rail--220,000 lbs. (approx. 99.79 mt), barge--3,648,000 lbs.
(approx. 1,654.70 mt), Pacific Northwest (PN) barge--6,707,000 lbs. (approx. 3,042.24 mt).
\4\ Tonnage 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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Service 2024 Rate
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Original Inspection and Weighing (Class X) Services:
Sampling only (use hourly rates from Fee Table 1)... ..............
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Stationary Lots (sampling, grade/factor, and
checkloading):
Truck/trailer/container (per carrier)............... $35.00
Railcar (per carrier)............................... 51.90
Sacked grain (per hour per service representative 0.125/CWT
plus an administrative fee per hundred weight).....
Lots sampled online during loading (sampling use hourly
rates from Fee Table 1, plus):
Truck/trailer/container (per carrier)............... 21.30
Railcar (per carrier)............................... 43.90
Sacked grain (per hour per service representative 0.125/CWT
plus an administrative fee per hundred weight).....
Other services:
Submitted sample (per sample--grade and factor)..... 21.30
Factor only (per factor--maximum 2 factors)......... 10.40
Class X Weighing will be based on the noncontract
hourly rate from Fee Table 1 (per hour/per service
representative)....................................
Additional tests (excludes sampling):
Aflatoxin (rapid test kit method)................... 52.50
All other Mycotoxins (rapid test kit method)........ 67.60
Fecal Matter Assay--Detection of Fecal Matter 326.55
(Qualitative)......................................
NIR or NMR Analysis (protein, oil, starch, etc.).... 17.90
Test Kit Evaluation (Monday-Friday)................. 111.70
Tilletia controversa K[uuml]hn (TCK) spores testing 326.55
(per sample).......................................
Waxy Corn (per test)................................ 17.90
Fees for other tests not listed above will be based
on the noncontract hourly rate from Fee Table 1....
Pesticide Residue Testing:
Routine Compounds (per hour per service 376.50
representative)....................................
Non-routine Compounds (Subject to availability) (per 200.90
hour per service representative)...................
Original Inspection and Weighing (Class X) Services:
Appeal inspection and review of weighing service \3\
Sampling service for Appeals additional (hourly rates
from Fee Table 1)
Board appeal and Appeals (grade and factor)......... 142.70
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Factor only (per factor--max 2 factors) \4\......... 75.10
Additional tests (assessed in addition to all other
applicable tests):
Aflatoxin (rapid test kit method)................... 52.50
All other Mycotoxins (rapid test kit method)........ 82.20
Mycotoxin (per test--HPLC).......................... 245.60
NIR or NMR Analysis (protein, oil, starch, etc.).... 31.10
Sunflower oil (per test)............................ 31.10
Fees for other tests not listed above will be based
on the noncontract hourly rate from Fee Table 1....
Stowage examination (service on request):
Ship (per stowage space) (minimum 5 spaces per ship) 89.00
Subsequent ship examinations (same as original) 89.00
(minimum 3 spaces per ship)........................
Barge (per examination)............................. 71.30
All other carriers (per examination)................ 28.20
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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\ In addition to a 2-hour minimum charge on Saturday, Sunday, and
holidays, an additional charge will be assessed when the revenue from
the services in Fee Table 2, does not equal or exceed what would have
been collected at the applicable hourly rate.
\3\ 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. (Invoice processed
through appropriate payment method.)
\4\ Factor only appeal--In accordance with 800.135(b) Kind and Scope, an
appeal inspection is limited to the kind and scope of the original or
re-inspection service; in the case of factor-only inspections, the
service is limited to a maximum of two factors with no grade
assignment.
Table 3--Miscellaneous Services
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Service 2024 Rate
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Grain grading seminars (per hour per service $111.70
representative) \1\....................................
Samples provided to interested parties (per sample)..... 5.20
Extra copies of certificates and divided lots (per 3.50
certificate)...........................................
Special mailing (actual cost)........................... Actual cost
Travel (mileage, airfare, per diem, etc.)............... Actual cost
Preparing certificates onsite or during other than ..............
normal business hours (use hourly rates from Table 2.).
Special Weighing Services (per hour per service
representative): \10\
Scale testing and certification..................... 145.20
Evaluation of weighing and material handling systems 145.20
NTEP prototype evaluation (other than Railroad Track 145.20
Scales)............................................
NTEP prototype evaluation of Railroad Track Scales.. 145.20
Use of FGIS railroad track scale test equipment per 870.70
facility for each requested service................
Mass standards calibration and re-verification...... 145.20
Special [weighing] projects......................... 145.20
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\1\ 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.'')
Regulatory Changes
The interim rule added a new section (Sec. 800.74) to the
regulations to implement the revised fees set forth above. In addition,
because the current user fee regulation at 7 CFR 800.71 does not permit
fee increases greater than 5 percent, the interim rule imposed a
temporary stay on Sec. 800.71. The interim rule also placed a
temporary stay on Sec. 800.72(b), as the additional charge provided
therein was incorporated into Fee Table 2, footnote 2, above. To
accommodate the stay imposed on Sec. Sec. 800.71 and 800.72(b), and
the addition of Sec. 800.74, the interim rule also made conforming
changes where Sec. 800.71 or Sec. 800.72 were otherwise referenced in
7 CFR part 800, including in the following sections: Sec. Sec. 800.34,
800.36, 800.73, 800.156(d)(5), and 800.197(b).
Required Regulatory Analyses
Executive Orders 12866, 13563, and 14094
This rule is being issued in conformance with Executive Order
12866, ``Regulatory Planning and Review,'' Executive Order 13563,
``Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review,'' and Executive Order
14094, ``Modernizing Regulatory Review.'' Executive Orders 12866 and
13563 direct agencies to assess all costs and benefits of available
regulatory alternatives and, if regulation is necessary, to select
regulatory approaches that maximize net benefits (including potential
economic, environmental, public health and safety effects, distributive
impacts, and equity). Executive Order 13563 emphasizes the importance
of quantifying both costs and benefits, reducing costs, harmonizing
rules, and promoting flexibility. Executive Order 14094 reaffirms,
supplements, and updates Executive Order 12866 and further directs
agencies to solicit and consider input from a wide range of affected
and interested parties through a variety of means.
OMB has designated this rule as not significant under Executive
Orders 12866, 13563, and 14094. Accordingly, OMB has not reviewed this
rule under those orders. Since grain export volume can vary
significantly from year to year, estimating the impact of future fee
changes can be difficult. FGIS recognizes the need to provide
predictability to the industry for inspection and weighing fees. The
statutory requirement to maintain an operating reserve between 3 to 6
months of operating expenses ensures that FGIS can adequately cover its
costs without
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imposing an undue burden on its customers.
FGIS regularly reviews its user-fee financed programs to determine
whether the fees charged for performing official inspection and
weighing services adequately cover the costs of providing those
services. Due to limitations in the current regulations (7 CFR
800.71(b)(3)), which permit fee increases of no more than 5 percent per
year, combined with four years of rate decreases, and noneconomic
factors that led to the 2020-2023 period having highest inflation in
more than 40 years,\1\ FGIS faced an operating deficit that was
forecasted to grow without corrective action.
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\1\ For example, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) Calculator
(<a href="https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl">https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl</a>) shows prices up 20 percent
between January 2020 and February 2024, and up 31 percent between
January 2016 and February 2024.
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This rule revises the fees for official grain inspection and
weighing services provided by FGIS to ensure the stability of the
program. In conjunction with AMS's forthcoming final rule (``Formulas
for Calculating Hourly and Unit Fees for FGIS Services'') amending
FGIS's user fee regulations, this rule will also ensure that FGIS
complies with the USGSA, which requires the agency to charge fees
sufficient to cover its costs and maintain a 3- to 6-month operating
reserve. FGIS will continue to seek out cost-saving measures and
implement appropriate changes to reduce its costs to provide
alternatives to fee increases.
This rule is unlikely to have an annual effect of $200 million or
more or adversely affect the economy. FGIS has operated at a net loss
for five consecutive years, and even with the maximum fee increases
permitted under the current regulations, the agency has been unable to
reduce the deficits and rebuild the operating reserve. While this rule
addresses the agency's current deficit, the forthcoming final rule
seeks to prevent additional deficits in future years by revising FGIS's
user fee regulations to enable more accurate calculation of the
agency's costs and greater flexibility in future rate changes.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Under the requirements set forth in the Regulatory Flexibility Act
(RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601-12), FGIS has considered the economic impact of
this final rule on small entities. Accordingly, FGIS has prepared this
regulatory flexibility analysis. The purpose of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act is to fit regulatory actions to the scale of businesses
subject to such actions. This ensures that small businesses will not be
unduly or disproportionately burdened.
The Small Business Administration (SBA) defines small businesses by
their North American Industry Classification System Codes (NAICS). This
final rule will affect customers of FGIS's official inspection and
weighing services in the domestic and export grain markets (NAICS code
115114). Current guidance from the SBA provides a revenue cutoff at $34
million to differentiate large and small firms in this industry. Fees
for the program which apply to this industry are provided on the FGIS
website.
Under the USGSA, all grain exported from the United States must be
officially inspected and weighed, with few exceptions. FGIS provides
mandatory inspection and weighing services at 29 export facilities in
the United States. Five delegated State agencies provide mandatory
inspection and weighing services at 20 facilities. All of these
facilities are owned by multinational corporations, large cooperatives,
or public entities that do not meet the requirements for small entities
established by the SBA.
The USGSA 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. The regulations found at 7 CFR 800.30 and
800.31 define a foreign commerce grain business as the business of
regularly buying, handling, weighing, or transporting grain for sale in
foreign commerce totaling 15,000 metric tons or more during the
preceding or current calendar year. Currently, there are 174 businesses
registered to export grain, most of which are not small businesses.
Although most exporters are not small businesses, most users of
FGIS's official inspection and weighing services (which include
domestic grain businesses as well as exporters) meet the SBA
requirements for small entities. Data on user fee receipts from FGIS
for the past 5 years, plus 2024 through February, show a total of 2,123
different accounts over this time, though many firms are represented by
multiple accounts. For the purpose of this regulatory flexibility
analysis, FGIS will consider accounts as representing establishments,
with multiple establishments associated with larger firms.
FGIS identified a total of 31 large firms, as defined by the SBA
firm size classification of receipts in excess of $34 million. FGIS
also identified the total number of establishments affiliated with the
31 large firms to be 133. With a total number of establishments of
2,123, this means 1,990, or 94 percent, of the establishments that paid
fees to FGIS over the 2019-2024 period are small businesses according
to the SBA definition.
Table 4 shows that, while only 6 percent of the firms are
considered large, in total they have contributed the vast majority of
the fees paid to the program. In each of the five previous years, and
for the year 2024 to date, the 31 large firms paid between 86 and 90
percent of all FGIS fees, with an average of 89 percent. The remaining
1,990 establishments paid on average 11 percent of total fees.
Table 4--FGIS Billed Accounts Summary Table for Regulatory Flexibility Analysis by Small Business Administration
Size Classification
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All firms Large firms Small firms
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Fiscal year Total fees Total fees Total fees
paid paid Share paid (%) paid Share paid (%)
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2019............................ $32,314,848 $27,694,899 86 $4,619,949 14
2020............................ 30,746,015 27,386,467 89 3,359,547 11
2021............................ 34,320,110 30,693,195 89 3,626,915 11
2022............................ 31,663,547 28,183,027 89 3,480,520 11
2023............................ 27,734,760 25,069,234 90 2,665,526 10
Oct 2023-Feb 2024............... 10,702,712 9,679,943 90 1,022,769 10
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Grand Total................. 167,481,991 148,706,765 89 18,775,226 11
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The revised fees implemented by the interim rule and adopted herein
do not change the relative burden of fees on small businesses. The
provisions of this final rule will apply equally to all entities. The
revised fees will benefit all inspection applicants, regardless of
size, as the fees more closely reflect the current costs of
inspections. Finally, this final rule will not impose additional
reporting, record keeping, or other compliance requirements on small
entities. FGIS has not identified any other Federal rules which may
duplicate, overlap, or conflict with this final rule.
Executive Order 12988
This final rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12988--
Civil Justice Reform. It is not intended to have retroactive effect.
Section 18 of the USGSA (7 U.S.C. 87g) provides that no State or
subdivision thereof may require or impose any requirements or
restrictions concerning the inspection, weighing, or description of
grain under the USGSA. Otherwise, this final rule will not preempt any
State or local laws, regulations, or policies unless they present an
irreconcilable conflict with this final rule. There are no
administrative procedures that must be exhausted prior to any judicial
challenge to the provisions of this final rule.
Executive Order 13175
This final rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 13175--
Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal governments, which
requires agencies to consider whether their rulemaking actions would
have Tribal implications. FGIS has determined that this final rule is
unlikely to have substantial direct effects on one or more Indian
Tribes, on the relationship between the Federal Government and Indian
Tribes, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities between
the Federal Government and Indian Tribes.
Congressional Review Act
Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801-808), the
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs designated this final rule
as not a major rule, as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
E-Government Act
USDA is committed to complying with the provisions of the E-
Government Act (44 U.S.C. 3601-3616) by promoting 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.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This final rule will not impose any additional reporting or
recordkeeping requirements on either small or large FGIS customers. In
compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter
35), FGIS reports and forms are periodically reviewed to reduce
information collection requirements and duplication.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 800
Administrative practice and procedure, Conflict of interests,
Exports, Freedom of information, Grains, Intergovernmental relations,
Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
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For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the Agricultural Marketing
Service adopts the interim rule amending 7 CFR part 800 published June
6, 2024, at 89 FR 48257, as final without change.
Melissa Bailey,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
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