[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 5, Parts 200 to 399]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR354.5]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
 CHAPTER III--ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 354--OVERTIME SERVICES RELATING TO IMPORTS AND EXPORTS; AND USER FEES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 354.5  Penalties for nonpayment or late payment of user fees.

    (a) If a person requesting a service for which an APHIS user fee is 
payable, is delinquent in paying any APHIS user fee due under either 
title 7 or title 9, Code of Federal Regulations, or is delinquent in 
paying the interest on any delinquent APHIS user fee, then APHIS will 
not provide the service requested.
    (b) If APHIS is in the process of providing a service for which an 
APHIS user fee is due, and the user has not paid the fee within the time 
required, or if the payment offered by the user is insufficient or not 
in compliance with the regulations in this part, then APHIS will take 
the following action:

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    (1) If an APHIS user fee is due for a certificate or a certificate 
for reexport, APHIS will not issue the certificate.
    (2) If an APHIS user fee is past due by more than 30 days, APHIS 
will impose a late payment penalty and interest charges in accordance 
with 31 U.S.C. 3717.

[57 FR 771, Jan. 9, 1992]