[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 14, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40382-40383]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17361]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Document No. AMS-LP-19-0022]


2019 Rates Charged for AMS Services

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; correction.

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SUMMARY: On April 30, 2019, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) 
published a notice announcing the 2019 rates it will charge for 
voluntary grading, inspection, certification, auditing, and laboratory 
services for a variety of agricultural commodities including meat and 
poultry, fruits and vegetables, eggs, dairy products, and cotton and 
tobacco. This document makes corrections to the overtime and holiday 
rates charged to grade specialty crops.

DATES: August 15, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Parrott, AMS, U.S. Department 
of Agriculture, Room 3070-S, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 
20250; telephone (202) 260-9144, fax (202) 692-0313, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as 
amended, (AMA) (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627), provides for the collection of 
fees to cover costs of various inspection, grading, certification or 
auditing services covering many agricultural commodities and products. 
On April 30, 2019, AMS published a notice announcing the 2019 rates it 
will charge for voluntary grading, inspection, certification, auditing, 
and laboratory services for a variety of agricultural commodities 
including meat and poultry, fruits and vegetables, eggs, dairy 
products, and cotton and tobacco. This document makes corrections to 
the overtime and holiday rates charged to grade specialty crops.

Federal Register Correction

    Effective August 15, 2019, 2019, in notice document AMS-LP-19-0022, 
at Vol. 84, No. 83 in the issue of April 30, 2019, on page 18234, the 
rates for specialty crops are corrected to read as follows:

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                                                                                     Includes
                                      Regular        Overtime         Holiday      travel costs     Start date
                                                                                      in rate
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                                              Specialty Crops Fees
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7 CFR Part 51--Fresh Fruits, Vegetables and Other Products (Inspection, Certification, and Standards)
    Subpart A--Regulations; Sec.  Sec.   51.37-51.44 Schedule of Fees and Charges at Destination Markets; Sec.
     51.45 Schedule of Fees and Charges at Shipping Point Areas.................................................
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Quality and Condition                                                             ..............    Oct 1, 2019.
 Inspections for Whole Lots.....                  $210.00 per lot
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Quality and Condition Half Lot                                                    ..............    Oct 1, 2019.
 or Condition-Only Inspections
 for Whole Lots.................                  $174.00 per lot
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Condition--Half Lot.............                  $161.00 per lot                 ..............    Oct 1, 2019.
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Quality and Condition or                                                          ..............    Oct 1, 2019.
 Condition-Only Inspections for
 Additional Lots of the Same
 Product........................                  $96.00 per lot
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Dockside Inspections--Each                                                        ..............    Oct 1, 2019.
 package weighing <30 lbs.......                  $0.044 per pkg.
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Dockside Inspections--Each                                                        ..............    Oct 1, 2019.
 package weighing >30 lbs.......                  $0.068 per pkg.
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Charge per Individual Product                                                     ..............    Oct 1, 2019.
 for Dockside Inspection........                  $210.00 per lot
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Charge per Each Additional Lot                                                    ..............    Oct 1, 2019.
 of the Same Product............                  $96.00 per lot
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Inspections for All Hourly Work.          $93.00         $125.00         $157.00  ..............     Oct 1, 2019
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Audit Services--Federal.........                      $115.00                     ..............    Oct 1, 2019.
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Audit Services--State...........                      $115.00                     ..............    Oct 1, 2019.
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GFSI Certification Fee..........                  $250 per audit                  ..............    Oct 1, 2019.
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7 CFR Part 52--Processed Fruits and Vegetables, Processed Products Thereof, and Other Processed Food Products
    Subpart--Regulations Governing Inspection and Certification; Sec.  Sec.   52.41-52.51 Fees and Charges......
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Lot Inspections.................          $75.00         $104.00         $133.00  ..............    Oct 1, 2019.
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In-plant Inspections Under                $75.00         $103.00         $130.00  ..............    Oct 1, 2019.
 Annual Contract (year-round)...
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Additional Graders (in-plant) or          $85.00         $114.00         $142.00  ..............    Oct 1, 2019.
 Less Than Year-Round...........
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Audit Services--Federal.........                      $115.00                     ..............    Oct 1, 2019.
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Audit Services--State...........                      $115.00                     ..............    Oct 1, 2019.
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GFSI Certification Fee..........                  $250 per audit                  ..............    Oct 1, 2019.
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    Dated: August 8, 2019.
Bruce Summers,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2019-17361 Filed 8-13-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3410-02-P