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USDA/GIPSA RIN: 0580-AB11 Publication ID: Spring 2015 
Title: Fees for Commodity Inspection Services (Excluding Rice) 
Abstract: The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is proposing to revise the fee schedule for sampling, inspection, weighing, and certification of processed and graded commodities other than rice, performed under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (AMA), as amended. The AMA provides GIPSA's Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) with the authority to charge and collect reasonable fees to cover the cost of performing official services. The fees also cover the costs associated with managing the program. After a financial review of GIPSA's Fees for certain Federal inspection services, including a comparison of the costs and revenues associated with official inspection and weighing services, GIPSA is proposing to revise hourly rates assessed, in addition to all other applicable fees, for all graded and processed commodities, other than rice, inspected by GIPSA's field offices or the Commodity Testing Laboratory. Additionally, GIPSA is proposing to revise two definitions in the regulations such that private (non-State) agencies providing official services under the AMA would be considered cooperators. 
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 U.S.C. 1621 to 1627   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  05/00/2015 
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:
Raymond Dexter Thomas II
Lead Regulatory Analyst
Department of Agriculture
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 2530-South,
Washington, DC 20250
Phone:202 720-6529
Fax:202 690-2173
Email: r.dexter.thomas@usda.gov