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        <RIN>0580-AB11</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>201410</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>0580</CODE>
            <NAME>Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>GIPSA</ACRONYM>
        </AGENCY>
        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>0500</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of Agriculture</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>USDA</ACRONYM>
        </PARENT_AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>Fees for Commodity Inspection Services (Excluding Rice)</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[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.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>7 CFR 868</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>7 USC 1621 to 1627</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST/>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Proposed Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>11/00/2014</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Raymond</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Thomas</LAST_NAME>
                <MIDDLE_NAME>Dexter</MIDDLE_NAME>
                <SUFFIX>II</SUFFIX>
                <TITLE>Lead Regulatory Analyst</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>0580</CODE>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 720-6529</PHONE>
                <FAX>202 690-2173</FAX>
                <EMAIL>r.dexter.thomas@usda.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room  2530-South,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20250</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
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