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USDA/APHIS RIN: 0579-AC22 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: User Fees; Export Certification for Plants and Plant Products 
Abstract: This rulemaking will amend the user fee regulations by adjusting the fees charged for export certification of plants and plant products. We are increasing these user fees for fiscal years 2009 through 2012 to reflect the anticipated costs associated with providing these services during each year. This action adds a new user fee for Federal export certificates for plants and plant products that an exporter obtains from a State or county cooperator in order to recover our costs associated with that service. Finally, the action will make several nonsubstantive changes to the regulations for clarity. These changes will enable us to properly recover the costs of providing export certification services for plants and plant products. 
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 7 CFR 354   
Legal Authority: 7 USC 7701 to 7772    7 USC 7781 to 7786    7 USC 8301 to 8317    21 USC 136 and 136a    49 USC 80503   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  06/12/2007  72 FR 32223   
NPRM Comment Period End  08/13/2007    
Final Rule  05/00/2009    
Additional Information: Additional information about APHIS and its programs is available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: Federal, State 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest.
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Marcus McElvaine
Senior Import Specialist, PIM, PPQ
Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
4700 River Road, Unit 140,
Riverdale, MD 20737-1236
Phone:301 734-4382

Kris Caraher
Branch Chief, Review and Analysis, Financial Management Division, MRPBS
Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
4700 River Road, Unit 55,
Riverdale, MD 20737
Phone:301 851-2384