Agriculture Department, Agricultural Marketing Service
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS or Service) is amending its user fee regulations to establish standardized formulas the agency will use to calculate hourly and unit fees. The changes allow FGIS to charge reasonable fees sufficient to cover the costs of providing official services and re-establish a 3-to 6-month operating reserve, as required by the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA). This final rule also makes specified conforming changes and minor technical changes to correct two typographical errors.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service 7 CFR Part 800 [Doc. No. AMS-FGIS-24-0027] RIN 0581-AE31 ( printed page 531) AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture (USDA). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS or Service) is amending its user fee regulations to establish standardized formulas the agency will use to calculate hourly and unit fees. The changes allow FGIS to charge reasonable fees sufficient to cover the costs of providing official services and re-establish a 3-to 6-month operating reserve, as required by the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA). This final rule also makes specified conforming changes and minor technical changes to correct two typographical errors. DATES: This final rule is effective February 5, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise Ruggles, Executive Program Analyst, USDA, AMS, FGIS, Telephone: 816-702-3897, Email: Denise.M.Ruggles@usda.gov ; or Anthony Goodeman, Senior Policy Advisor, USDA, AMS, FGIS, Telephone: 202-720-2091, Email: Anthony.T.Goodeman@usda.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final rule supersedes the provisions of the interim final rule titled “Fees for Official Inspection and Weighing Services under the United Stated Grain Standards Act,” and all associated rulemakings, and amends FGIS's user fee regulations to establish new formulas to calculate hourly and unit fees. The new formulas, which a…
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Citation: 90 FR 531
