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USDA/GIPSA RIN: 0580-AB11 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: Fees for Commodity Inspection Services (Excluding Rice) 
Abstract: GIPSA proposes to revise the regulations under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 that govern fees charged by GIPSA's Federal Grain Inspection Service for sampling, inspection, weighing, and certification of processed and graded commodities, excluding rice. At the beginning of FY 2011, GIPSA would increase the hourly rates and unit fees assessed to applicants for inspection by approximately 17 percent. In addition, the fees assessed to applicants for inspection and laboratory testing services would be increased to reflect the actual cost of providing those services. GIPSA would also establish a new fee for consultative services not associated with official inspection and weighing services (i.e., foreign travel) that corresponds to an existing fee charged by GIPSA under the United States Grain Standards Act, as amended. 
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 7 CFR 868   
Legal Authority: 7 USC 1621 to 1627   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  02/00/2011    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
H. Tess Butler
Regulatory Liaison
Department of Agriculture
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
STOP 3604, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20250
Phone:202 720-7486
Fax:202 690-2173
Email: h.tess.butler@usda.gov