Docket Number: AMS-SC-23-0009
Comments Due: August 19, 2024
Summary
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposes to revise the regulations governing the inspection and certification for fresh fruits, vegetables, and other products by amending certain fees charged for Section 8e import inspections from a per-carlot basis to a per-pound basis, reducing the fee for each additional sublot by 50 percent, and establishing a new fee calculation for lots less than a carlot. These revisions are necessary to recover, as nearly as practicable, the costs of performing inspection services on imported commodities in accordance with the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937.
Submit Comments
Interested persons are invited to submit comments to the Standardization Branch, Specialty Crops Inspection Division, Specialty Crops Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Training and Development Center; 100 Riverside Parkway, Suite 101; Fredericksburg, Virginia 22406; fax: (540) 361-1199, or via the internet at: www.regulations.gov. Comments should reference the date and page numbers of this issue of the Federal Register. All comments submitted in response to this proposed rule will become a part of the public record and be made available to the public. Please be advised that the identity of individuals or entities submitting the comments will be made public on the internet at the address provided above.
Contact
Brian E. Griffin at the address above, or at phone (202) 748-2155; fax (540) 361-1199; or email Brian.Griffin@usda.gov.
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