[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 193 (Monday, October 6, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57655-57660]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-25255]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. 03-083-1]


Fiscal Year 2004 Reimbursable Overtime Charges and Veterinary 
Services User Fees

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice pertains to reimbursable overtime charged for 
Sunday, holiday, or other overtime work performed in connection with 
the inspection, laboratory testing, certification, or quarantine of 
certain articles and to user fees for import- and export-related 
services provided for animals, animal products, birds, germ plasm, 
organisms, and vectors. The purpose of this notice is to remind the 
public of the reimbursable overtime charges and user fees for fiscal 
year 2004 (October 1, 2003, through September 30, 2004).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information concerning Plant 
Protection and Quarantine program operations, contact Mr. Michael 
Caporaletti, Senior Program Analyst, Quarantine Policy

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Analysis and Support, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 60, Riverdale, 
MD 20737-1231; (301) 734-5781.
    For information concerning Veterinary Services program operations, 
contact Dr. Gary Colgrove, Chief Staff Veterinarian, National Center 
for Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 38, Riverdale, 
MD 20737-1231; (301) 734-4356.
    For information concerning reimbursable overtime rate and user fee 
development, contact Mrs. Kris Caraher, User Fees Section Head, 
Financial Services Branch, FSSB, FMD, MRP-BS, APHIS, 4700 River Road 
Unit 54, Riverdale, MD 20737-1232; (301) 734-5901.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    [Note: In March 2003, the agricultural import and entry 
inspection activities that had been performed by employees of the 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) were transferred 
to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The regulations cited 
in this notice have not yet been updated to reflect this change, so 
in the interests of consistency with those regulations, this notice 
continues to refer to ``APHIS employees'' and services provided or 
work performed by APHIS employees. Readers should be aware, however, 
that DHS personnel are currently performing certain of the 
agricultural import and entry inspection activities discussed in 
this notice for which overtime charges or user fees are applicable.]

Reimbursable Overtime Charges

    The regulations in 7 CFR chapter III and 9 CFR chapter I, 
subchapters D and G, require inspection, laboratory testing, 
certification, or quarantine of certain animals, poultry, animal 
byproducts, germ plasm, organisms, vectors, plants, plant products, or 
other regulated commodities or articles intended for importation into, 
or exportation from, the United States. With some exceptions, when 
these services must be provided by an APHIS employee on a Sunday or on 
a holiday, or at any other time outside the APHIS employee's regular 
duty hours, the Government charges an hourly overtime fee for the 
services in accordance with 7 CFR part 354 and 9 CFR part 97.
    In a final rule published in the Federal Register on July 25, 2002 
(67 FR 48519-48525, Docket No. 00-087-2), and effective August 11, 
2002, we established, for fiscal years 2002 through 2006 and beyond, 
reimbursable overtime rates for Sunday, holiday, or other overtime work 
performed by APHIS employees for any person, firm, or corporation 
having ownership, custody, or control of animals, poultry, animal 
byproducts, germ plasm, organisms, vectors, plants, plant products, or 
other regulated commodities or articles subject to inspection, 
laboratory testing, certification, or quarantine. In this document we 
are providing notice to the public of the reimbursable overtime fees 
for fiscal year 2004 (October 1, 2003, through September 30, 2004).
    Under the regulations in 7 CFR 354.1(a) and 9 CFR 97.1(a), any 
person, firm, or corporation having ownership, custody, or control of 
plants, plant products, animals, animal byproducts, or other 
commodities or articles subject to inspection, laboratory testing, 
certification, or quarantine who requires the services of an APHIS 
employee on a Sunday or holiday, or at any other time outside the 
regular tour of duty of that employee, shall sufficiently in advance of 
the period of Sunday, holiday, or overtime service request the APHIS 
inspector in charge to furnish the service during the overtime or 
Sunday or holiday period, and shall, for fiscal year 2004, pay the 
Government at the rate listed in the following table:

     Overtime for Inspection, Laboratory Testing, Certification, or
 Quarantine of Plants, Plant Products, Animals, Animal Products or Other
                          Regulated Commodities
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                                                          Overtime rates
                                                            (per hour)
       Outside the employee's normal tour of duty          Oct. 1, 2003-
                                                          Sept. 30, 2004
 
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Monday through Saturday and holidays....................          $48.00
Sundays.................................................           63.00
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    As specified in 7 CFR 354.1(a)(1)(iii) and 9 CFR 97.1(a)(3), the 
overtime rates to be charged in fiscal year 2004 to owners or operators 
of aircraft at airports of entry or other places of inspection as a 
consequence of the operation of the aircraft, for work performed 
outside of the regularly established hours of service will be as 
follows:

         Overtime for Commercial Airline Inspection Services \1\
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                                                          Overtime rates
                                                            (per hour)
       Outside the employee's normal tour of duty          Oct. 1, 2003-
                                                          Sept. 30, 2004
 
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Monday through Saturday and holidays....................          $39.00
Sundays.................................................          51.00
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\1\ These charges exclude administrative overhead costs.

    A minimum charge of 2 hours shall be made for any Sunday or holiday 
or unscheduled overtime duty performed by an employee on a day when no 
work was scheduled for him or her, or which is performed by an employee 
on his or her regular workday beginning either at least 1 hour before 
his or her scheduled tour of duty or which is not in direct 
continuation of the employee's regular tour of duty. In addition, each 
such period of Sunday or holiday or unscheduled overtime work to which 
the 2-hour minimum charge provision applies may include a commuted 
traveltime period (see 7 CFR 354.1(a)(2) and 9 CFR 97.1(b)).

User Fees for Import- and Export-Related Veterinary Services

    APHIS charges user fees for import- and export-related veterinary 
services. The regulations in 9 CFR part 130 list user fees for import- 
and export-related services provided by APHIS for animals, animal 
products, birds, germ plasm, organisms, and vectors.
    These user fees are authorized by Sec.  2509(c)(1) of the Food, 
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, as amended (21 U.S.C. 
136a). APHIS is authorized to establish and collect fees that will 
cover the cost of providing import- and export-related services for 
animals, animal products, birds, germ plasm, organisms, and vectors.
    On August 28, 2000, we published in the Federal Register (65 FR 
51997-52010, Docket No. 97-058-2) a final rule that amended the 
regulations in 9 CFR part 130 by adjusting our user fees for import- 
and export-related services that we provide for animals, animal 
products, birds, germ plasm, organisms, and vectors and by setting user 
fees for these services for fiscal years 2001 through 2004 and beyond. 
(In that final rule, we did not specify an end date for user fees that 
become effective on October 1, 2003 [the beginning of fiscal year 2004] 
because we will continue to charge the fiscal year 2004 user fees until 
new user fees are in effect.) Additionally, on August 1, 2001, we 
published in the Federal Register (66 FR 39628-39632, Docket No. 99-
060-2) another final rule that amended the regulations by updating some 
of the user fees in 9 CFR part 130. When we proposed to establish the 
user fees for fiscal years 2001 through 2004 and beyond, we stated 
that, prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, we would publish a 
notice to remind the public of the user fees for that fiscal year. This 
document provides notice to the public of the user fees for fiscal year 
2004 (October 1, 2003, through September 30, 2004) and beyond. The 
specific services and user fees are described below.
    We provide standard and nonstandard housing, care, feed, and 
handling for

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individual animals and certain birds \1\ quarantined in APHIS-owned or 
-operated animal quarantine facilities, including APHIS Animal Import 
Centers. As specified in Sec.  130.2(a), the daily user fee for each 
animal or bird quarantined in APHIS-owned or -operated animal 
quarantine facilities receiving standard housing, care, feed, and 
handling for fiscal year 2004 and beyond will be as follows:
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    \1\ Those animals and birds subject to quarantine are specified 
in 9 CFR, chapter I, subchapter D of the regulations.

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                                                             User fee
                                                         ---------------
                     Animal or bird                          Beginning
                                                           Oct. 1, 2003
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Birds (excluding ratites and pet birds imported in
 accordance with 9 CFR part 93):
    0-250 grams.........................................           $1.75
    251-1,000 grams.....................................            5.75
    Over 1,000 grams....................................           13.00
Domestic or zoo animals (except equines, birds, and
 poultry):
    Bison, bulls, camels, cattle, or zoo animals........          102.00
    All others, including, but not limited to, alpacas,            27.00
     llamas, goats, sheep, and swine....................
    Equines (including zoo equines, but excluding
     miniature horses):.................................
    1st through 3rd day (fee per day)...................          270.00
    4th through 7th day (fee per day)...................          195.00
    8th and subsequent days (fee per day)...............          166.00
Miniature horses........................................           61.00
Poultry (including zoo poultry):
    Doves, pigeons, quail...............................            3.50
    Chickens, ducks, grouse, guinea fowl, partridge, pea            6.25
     fowl, pheasants....................................
    Large poultry and large waterfowl, including, but              15.00
     not limited to game cocks, geese, swans, and
     turkeys............................................
Ratites:
    Chicks (less than 3 months old).....................            9.25
    Juveniles (3 months through 10 months old)..........           14.00
    Adults (11 months old and older)....................           27.00
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    Certain conditions or traits, such as aggression, may necessitate 
special requirements for certain birds or poultry. Birds and poultry 
receiving nonstandard housing, care, feed, or handling to meet special 
requirements may receive those services while quarantined in an APHIS-
owned or -operated quarantine facility at the request of an importer or 
as required by an APHIS representative. As specified in Sec.  130.2(b), 
the daily user fee for each bird or poultry receiving nonstandard 
housing, care, or handling while quarantined in an APHIS-owned or -
operated animal quarantine facility for fiscal year 2004 and beyond is 
$5.75 for birds weighing 250 grams or less, and doves, pigeons, and 
quail; $13 for birds weighing 251 to 1,000 grams and poultry such as 
chickens, ducks, grouse, guinea fowl, partridge, pea fowl, and 
pheasants; and $25 for birds over 1,000 grams and large poultry and 
large waterfowl, including, but not limited to game cocks, geese, 
swans, and turkeys. As specified in Sec.  130.2(c), importers of 
animals or birds that require a diet other than standard feed must 
either provide feed or pay APHIS for feed on an actual cost basis, 
including the cost of delivery to the APHIS-owned or -operated animal 
import center or quarantine facility.
    We accept requests from importers to exclusively occupy a space at 
an APHIS animal import center. As specified in Sec.  130.3(a)(1), the 
monthly user fee for exclusive use of space at the APHIS animal import 
center in Newburgh, NY, for fiscal year 2004 and beyond is $59,254 to 
occupy a space 5,396 square feet in size, $97,764 for a space 8,903 
square feet in size, and $9,938 for a space 905 square feet in size. 
The fees listed in Sec.  130.3(a)(1) cover all costs of quarantine \2\ 
except feed. The importer either provides the feed or pays for it on an 
actual cost basis, including the cost of delivery.
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    \2\ Paragraphs (a)(2) and (c) of Sec.  130.3 specify that 
additional user fees will be charged to importers for occupancy of 
space for more than 30 days or nonstandard handling or care of 
animals or birds.
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    We process applications for permits to import and transport certain 
animals, animal products, organisms, vectors, and germ plasm.\3\ As 
specified in Sec.  130.4, the user fees for processing import permit 
applications for certain animals, animal products, organisms, vectors, 
and germ plasm during fiscal year 2004 and beyond will be as follows:
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    \3\ Those animal products, organisms, vectors, and germ plasm 
that require permits for importation into the United States are 
specified in 9 CFR, chapter I, subchapter D of the regulations.

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                           Service                                           Unit                    Beginning
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Import compliance assistance:
    Simple (2 hours or less)................................  Per release.......................          $70.00
    Complicated (more than 2 hours).........................  Per release.......................          180.00
Processing an application for a permit to import live
 animals, animal products or byproducts, organisms, vectors,
 or germ plasm (embryos or semen) or to transport organisms
 or vectors \1\
    Initial permit..........................................  Per pplication....................           94.00
    Amended permit..........................................  Per amended application...........           47.00
    Renewed permit \2\......................................  Per application...................           61.00

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Processing an application for a permit to import fetal        Per application...................         322.00
 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 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.

    We inspect live animals presented for importation or entry into the 
United States through a land border port along the United States-Mexico 
border. As specified in Sec.  130.6(a), the user fees for inspection of 
live animals at land border ports along the United States-Mexico border 
for fiscal year 2004 and beyond will be as listed in the following 
table:

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                                                           Per head user
                                                                fee
                   Type of live animal                   ---------------
                                                             Beginning
                                                           Oct. 1, 2003
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Any ruminants (including breeder ruminants) not covered            $9.00
 below..................................................
Feeder..................................................            2.50
Horses, other than slaughter............................           44.00
In-bond or in-transit...................................            5.75
Slaughter...............................................            3.75
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    We also inspect live animals presented for importation into or 
entry into the United States through a land border port along the 
United States-Canada border. As specified in Sec.  130.7(a), user fees 
for import or entry services for live animals at land border ports 
along the United States-Canada border for fiscal year 2004 and beyond 
will be as follows:

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                     Type of live animal                                     Unit                    Beginning
                                                                                                   Oct. 1, 2003
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Animals being imported into the United States:
    Breeding animals (grade animals, except horses):
        Sheep and goats.....................................  Per head..........................           $0.50
        Swine...............................................  Per head..........................            0.75
        All others..........................................  Per head..........................            3.25
    Feeder animals:
        Cattle (not including calves).......................  Per head..........................            1.50
        Sheep and calves....................................  Per head..........................            0.50
        Swine...............................................  Per head..........................            0.25
    Horses (including registered horses), other than          Per head..........................           29.00
     slaughter and in-transit.
    Poultry (including eggs), imported for any purpose......  Per load..........................           50.00
    Registered animals (except horses)......................  Per head..........................            6.00
    Slaughter animals (except poultry)......................  Per load..........................           25.00
Animals transiting \1\ the United States:
    Cattle..................................................  Per head..........................            1.50
    Sheep and goats.........................................  Per head..........................            0.25
    Swine...................................................  Per head..........................            0.25
    Horses and all other animals............................  Per head..........................           6.75
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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. For additional services provided by APHIS, at any port, the hourly user
  fee rate in Sec.   130.30 will apply.

    We provide a variety of other services related to the importation 
into or exportation from the United States of animals, animal products, 
birds, germ plasm, organisms, and vectors. As specified in Sec.  
130.8(a), user fees for those import-or export-related services during 
fiscal year 2004 and beyond are as follows:

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Germ plasm being exported: \1\
    Embryo:
        Up to 5 donor pairs.................................  Per certificate...................          $83.00

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        Each additional group of donor pairs, up to 5 donor   Per group of donor pairs..........           37.00
         pairs per group, on the same certificate.
        Semen...............................................  Per certificate...................           51.00
Release from export agricultural hold:
    Simple (2 hours or less)................................  Per release.......................           70.00
    Complicated (more than 2 hours).........................  Per release.......................         180.00
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\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.   130.30 will apply.

    We inspect lots of pet birds \4\ of U.S. origin returning to the 
United States. As specified in Sec.  130.10(a), user fees for the 
inspection of pet birds of U.S. origin returning to the United States, 
except pet birds of U.S. origin returning from Canada, during fiscal 
year 2004 and beyond are $108 per lot of birds which have been out of 
the United States for 60 days or less, and $257 per lot of pet birds 
which have been out of the United States for more than 60 days.
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    \4\ Provisions for the importation of pet birds into the United 
States are specified in 9 CFR, chapter I, subchapter D of the 
regulations.
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    We also provide housing, care, feed, and handling for pet birds 
quarantined in APHIS-owned or -supervised quarantine facilities. The 
daily user fee to quarantine pet birds applies per isolette and varies 
based on the number of pet birds determined by an APHIS representative 
to be appropriate per isolette. All the birds quarantined in one 
isolette are covered by one fee, which is assessed daily for the 
duration of the quarantine. As specified in Sec.  130.10(b), the daily 
user fee for each pet bird quarantined in an APHIS-owned or supervised 
quarantine facility for fiscal year 2004 and beyond is $9.25 for one 
pet bird quarantined in one isolette, $11 for two pet birds quarantined 
in one isolette, $13 for three pet birds quarantined in one isolette, 
$15 for four pet birds quarantined in one isolette, and $18 for five 
pet birds quarantined in one isolette.
    We inspect and approve various import and export facilities and 
establishments.\5\ As specified in Sec.  130.11, the user fees for 
inspecting and approving import and export facilities and 
establishments during fiscal year 2004 and beyond will be as listed in 
the following table:
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    \5\ Requirements for the inspection and approval of various 
quarantine facilities are specified in 9 CFR, chapter I, subchapter 
D of the regulations.

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                           Service                                           Unit                    Beginning
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Embryo collection center inspection and approval (all         Per year..........................         $380.00
 inspections required during the year for facility approval).
Inspection for approval of biosecurity level three            Per inspection....................          977.00
 laboratories (all inspections related to approving the
 laboratory for handling one defined set of organisms or
 vectors).
Inspection for approval of pet food manufacturing,
 rendering, blending, or digest facilities:
    Initial approval........................................  For all inspections required                404.75
                                                               during the year.
    Renewal.................................................  For all inspections required                289.00
                                                               during the year.
Inspection for approval of pet food spraying and drying
 facilities:
    Initial approval........................................  For all inspections required                275.00
                                                               during the year.
    Renewal.................................................  For all inspections required                162.00
                                                               during the year.
Inspection for approval of slaughter establishment:
    Initial approval (all inspections)......................  Per year..........................          373.00
    Renewal (all inspections)...............................  Per year..........................          323.00
Inspection of approved establishments, warehouses, and
 facilities under 9 CFR parts 94 through 96:
    Approval (compliance agreement) (all inspections for      Per year..........................          398.00
     first year of 3-year approval).
    Renewed approval (all inspections for second and third    Per year..........................          230.00
     years of 3-year approval).
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    We endorse export health certificates for animals, birds, or animal 
products.\6\ As specified in Sec.  130.20(a), the user fees for each 
export health certificate endorsed for animals, birds, or animal 
products that do not require the verification of tests or vaccinations, 
regardless of the number of animals, birds, or animal products covered 
by the certificate, will be $32 for animal and nonanimal products; $30 
for hatching eggs; $30 for poultry, including slaughter poultry; $33 
for ruminants, except slaughter ruminants moving to Canada or Mexico; 
\7\ $35 for slaughter animals (except poultry but including ruminants) 
moving to Canada or Mexico; and $24 for other endorsements or 
certifications during fiscal year 2004 and beyond.
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    \6\ Those animals, birds, or animal products that require export 
health certificates are specified in 9 CFR, chapter I, subchapter D 
of the regulations.
    \7\ This particular fee is new, and was established in a final 
rule that was published in the Federal Register on August 29, 2003 
(68 FR 51878-51887, Docket No. 02-040-2) and becomes effective on 
October 1, 2003.

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    We also endorse export health certificates for animals, birds, or 
animal products that require verification of tests or vaccinations. The 
user fees for these certificates 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. As specified in Sec.  130.20(b), the user fees 
for each export health certificate endorsed for animals and birds for 
fiscal year 2004 and beyond is as follows:

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                                                             User fee
Number of tests or vaccinations and number of animals or ---------------
                birds on the certificate                     Beginning
                                                           Oct. 1, 2003
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1-2 tests or vaccinations:
    Nonslaughter horses to Canada:
        First animal....................................          $38.00
        Each additional animal..........................            4.25
    Other animals or birds:
        First animal....................................           76.00
        Each additional animal..........................            4.25
3-6 tests or vaccinations:
    First animal........................................           94.00
    Each additional animal..............................            7.25
7 or more tests or vaccinations:
    First animal........................................          109.00
    Each additional animal..............................            8.50
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    We provide certain import-or export-related veterinary services at 
hourly rates \8\ that may be performed during and outside of regularly 
established hours of service. As specified in Sec.  130.30(a), the user 
fees in fiscal year 2004 for import- or export-related hourly 
veterinary services performed during regularly established hours of 
service, except those services covered by flat rate user fees, will be 
$84 per hour or $21 per quarter hour for each APHIS employee; the per 
service minimum fee is $25. When the import- or export-related 
veterinary services listed in Sec.  130.30(a)(1) through (a)(13) are 
performed on a Sunday, holiday, or at any time outside of an APHIS 
employee's normal tour of duty, a premium rate user fee is charged. As 
specified in Sec.  130.30(b), the user fees in fiscal year 2004 for 
hourly veterinary services provided at any time outside an employee's 
normal tour of duty Monday through Saturday and on holidays will be 
$100 per hour or $25 per quarter hour for each APHIS employee, and the 
user fees for hourly veterinary services provided on a Sunday will be 
$112 per hour or $28 per quarter hour for each APHIS employee.
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    \8\ Section 130.30 (a)(1) through (a)(13) lists import- or 
export-related veterinary services that are calculated at hourly 
rates for each APHIS employee required to perform the service.
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    Users who request import- or export-related services that are 
covered by flat rate user fees on a Sunday, holiday, or any time 
outside of an APHIS employee's normal tour of duty, and who are subject 
to the overtime rates set forth in 7 CFR 354.1 or 9 CFR 97.1, are 
charged the hourly overtime rates set out in Sec.  130.50(b)(3)(i) in 
addition to the flat rate user fees. For fiscal year 2004, the overtime 
rates charged to users who request flat rate user fee services are as 
follows:

 
                                      Overtime for Flat Rate User Fees 1 2
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                                                                                                  Overtime rates
                                                                                                    (per hour)
                                                               Outside of the employee's normal    Oct. 1, 2003-
                                                                         tour of duty             Sept. 30, 2004
 
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Rate for inspection, testing, certification or quarantine of  Monday-Saturday and holidays......          $48.00
 animals, animal products or other commodities (See 7 CFR     Sundays...........................           63.00
 354.3 or 9 CFR 97.1(a) for details.).
Rate for commercial airline inspection services (See 9 CFR    Monday-Saturday and holidays......           39.00
 97.1(a)(3) for details.).                                    Sundays...........................          51.00
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\1\ Minimum charge of 2 hours, unless performed on the employee's regular workday and performed in direct
  continuation of the regular workday or begun within an hour of the regular workday.
\2\ When the 2-hour minimum applies, you may need to pay commuted travel time. (See 9 CFR 97.1(b) for specific
  information about commuted travel time.)


    Done in Washington, DC, this 30th day of September 2003.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 03-25255 Filed 10-3-03; 8:45 am]
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