[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 122 (Wednesday, June 25, 1997)]
[Corrections]
[Pages 34342-34343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: X97-40625]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

7 CFR Part 800

RIN 0580-AA52


Fees for Official Inspection and Official Weighing Services

Correction

    In rule document 97-15267 beginning on page 31701 in the issue of 
Wednesday, June 11, 1997, make the following correction:


Sec. 800.71  [Corrected]

    On page 31702 under Sec. 800.71 (a), in Schedule A, Table 1, the 
table should read as set forth below:
    (a) * * *

Schedule A.--Fees for Official Inspection and Weighing Services 
Performed in the United States

   Table 1.--Fees For Official Services Performed at an Applicant's Facility in an Onsite FGIS Laboratory \1\   
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                                                               Monday to    Monday to                           
                                                               Friday (6    Friday (6    Saturday,              
                                                                a.m to 6    p.m. to 6   Sunday, and    Holidays 
                                                                 p.m.)        a.m.)       Overtime              
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                 (1) Inspection and Weighing Services Hourly Rates (per service representative)                 
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1-year contract.............................................       $23.80       $25.60       $33.40       $40.20
6-month contract............................................        25.80        27.60        35.40        46.20
3-month contract............................................        29.60        30.80        38.60        48.00
Noncontract.................................................        34.00        36.00        44.20        54.20
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 (2) Additional Tests (cost per test, assessed in addition to the hourly
                                rate) \3\                               
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(i) Aflatoxin (other than Thin Layer Chromatography).......        $8.50
(ii) Aflatoxin (Thin Layer Chromatography method)..........        20.00
(iii) Soybean protein and oil (one or both)................         1.50
(iv) Wheat protein (per test)..............................         1.50
(v) Sunflower oil (per test)...............................         1.50

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(vi) Vomitoxin (qualitative)...............................         7.50
(vii) Vomitoxin (quantitative).............................        12.50
(viii) Waxy corn (per test)................................         1.50
(ix) Fees for other tests not listed above will be based on             
 the lowest noncontract hourly rate........................  ...........
(x) Other services.........................................  ...........
    (a) Class Y Weighing (per carrier).....................  ...........
        (1) Truck/container................................          .30
        (2) Railcar........................................         1.25
        (3) Barge..........................................         2.50
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   (3) Administrative Fee (assessed in addition to all other applicable 
 fees, only one administrative fee will be assessed when inspection and 
          weighing services are performed on the same carrier).         
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(i) All outbound carriers (per-metric-ton) \4\                          
    (a) 1-1,000,000........................................      $ 0.090
    (b) 1,000,001-1,500,000................................        0.082
    (c) 1,500,001--2,000,000...............................        0.042
    (d) 2,000,001--5,000,000...............................        0.032
    (e) 5,000,001--7,000,000...............................        0.017
    (f) 7,000,001--........................................        0.002
(ii) Additional services (assessed in addition to all other             
 fees) \3\                                                              
        (a) Submitted sample (per sample--grade and factor)         1.50
        (b) Submitted sample--Factor only (per factor).....        0.70 
\1\ Fees apply for original inspection and weighing, reinspection, and  
  appeal inspection service 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\ Overtime rates will be assessed for all hours in excess of 8        
  consecutive hours that result from an applicant scheduling or         
  requesting service beyond 8 hours, or if requests for additional      
  shifts exceed existing staffing.                                      
\3\ Appeal and reinspection services will be assessed the same fee as   
  the original inspection service.                                      
\4\ The administrative fee is assessed on an accumulated basis beginning
  at the start of the Service's fiscal year (October 1 each year).      

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