[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 7]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR868.90]

[Page 641-643]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER VIII--GRAIN INSPECTION, PACKERS AND STOCKYARD ADMINISTRATION 
      (FEDERAL GRAIN INSPECTION SERVICE), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 868--GENERAL REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart A--Regulations
 
Sec. 868.90  Fees for certain Federal inspection services.

    (a) The fees shown in Table 1 apply to Federal Commodity Inspection 
Services specified below.

                       Table 1.--Hourly Rates 1, 3
          [Fees for inspection of commodities other than rice]
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Hourly Rates (per service representative):
    Monday to Friday....................................          $34.20

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    Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays......................           44.40
Miscellaneous Processed Commodities: 2
    (1) Additional Tests (cost per test, assessed in
     addition to the hourly rate):
        (i) Aflatoxin Test (Thin Layer Chromatography)..           51.40
        (ii) Falling Number.............................           12.50
        (iii) Aflatoxin Test Kit........................            7.50
Graded Commodities (Beans, Peas, Lentils, Hops, and
 Pulses):
    (1) Additional Tests--Unit Rates (Beans, Peas,
     Lentils):
        (i) Field run (per lot or sample)...............           23.00
        (ii) Other than field run (per lot or sample)...           13.75
        (iii) Factor analysis (per factor)..............            5.65
    (2) Additional Tests--Unit Rates (Hops): (i) Lot or            29.30
     sample (per lot or sample).........................
    (3) Additional Tests--Unit Rates (Nongraded                     5.65
     Nonprocessed Commodities): (i) Factor analysis (per
     factor)............................................
    (4) Stowage Examination (service-on-request) 4 (i)             50.50
     Ship (per stowage space) (minimum $252.50 per ship)
        (ii) Subsequent ship examinations (same as
         original) (minimum $151.50 per ship)
        (iii) Barge (per examination)...................           40.50
        (iv) All other carriers (per examination).......          15.50
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1 Fees for original commodity inspection and appeal inspection services
  include, but are not limited to, sampling, grading, weighing, stowage
  examinations, pre-inspection conferences, sanitation inspections, and
  other services requested by the applicant and that are performed
  within 25 miles of the field office. Travel and related expenses
  (commercial transportation costs, mileage, and per diem) will be
  assessed in addition to the hourly rate for service beyond the 25-mile
  limit. Refer to Sec.  868.92. Explanation of service fees and
  additional fees, for all other service fees except travel and per
  diem.
2 When performed at a location other than the Commodity Testing
  Laboratory.
3 Faxed and extra copies of certificates will be charged at $1.50 per
  copy.
4 If performed outside of normal business hours, 1\1/2\ times the
  applicable unit fee will be charged.

    (b) In addition to the fees, if any, for sampling or other requested 
service, a fee will be assessed for each laboratory test (original, 
retest, or appeal) listed in table 2 of this section.
    (c) If a requested test is to be reported on a specified moisture 
basis, a fee for a moisture test will also be assessed.
    (d) Laboratory tests referenced in table 2 of this section will be 
charged at the applicable laboratory fee when performed at field 
locations other than at the applicant's facility.

             Table 2--Fees for Laboratory Test Services \1\
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                        Laboratory tests                           Fees
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(1) Alpha monoglycerides.......................................   $18.00
(2) Aflatoxin test (other than TLC or Minicolumn method).......    22.50
(3) Aflatoxin (TLC)............................................    48.00
(4) Aflatoxin (Minicolumn method)..............................    25.00
(5) Appearance & odor..........................................     3.00
(6) Ash........................................................     8.50
(7) Bacteria count.............................................    10.00
(8) Baking test (cookies)......................................    28.00
(9) Bostwick (cooked)..........................................    12.60
(10) Bostwick (uncooked/cook test/dispersibility)..............     6.50
(11) Brix......................................................     8.00
(12) Calcium...................................................    12.50
(13) Carotenoid color..........................................    12.50
(14) Cold test (oil)...........................................    10.00
(15) Color test (syrups).......................................     6.50
(16) Cooking test (other than corn soy blend)..................     7.00
(17) Crude fat.................................................    10.00
(18) Crude fiber...............................................    13.00
(19) Dough handling (baking)...................................     8.50
(20) E. coli...................................................    19.00
(21) Falling number............................................    12.00
(22) Fat (acid hydrolysis).....................................    14.00
(23) Fat stability (A.O.M.)....................................    27.00
(24) Flash point (open & close cup)............................    14.00
(25) Free fatty acid...........................................    12.00
(26) Hydrogen ion activity (ph)................................     9.50
(27) Iron enrichment...........................................    15.00
(28) Iodine number/value.......................................     9.50
(29) Linolenic acid (fatty acid profile).......................    50.00
(30) Lipid phosphorous.........................................    47.00
(31) Livibond color............................................    10.00
(32) Margarine (nonfat solids).................................    23.60
(33) Moisture..................................................     6.00
(34) Moisture average (crackers)...............................     4.00
(35) Moisture & volatile matter................................     8.50
(36) Performance test (prepared bakery mix)....................    32.00
(37) Peroxide value............................................    13.50
(38) Phosphorus................................................    14.00

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(39) Popcorn kernels (total defects)...........................    19.00
(40) Popping ratio/value popcorn...............................    19.00
(41) Potassium bromate.........................................    20.00
(42) Protein...................................................     7.50
(43) Rope spore count..........................................    31.50
(44) Salmonella................................................    40.00
(45) Salt or sodium content....................................    12.50
(46) Sanitation (filth light)..................................    24.00
(47) Sieve test................................................     5.00
(48) Smoke point...............................................    22.00
(49) Solid fat index...........................................    85.00
(50) Specific volume (bread)...................................    21.80
(51) Staphylococcus aureus.....................................    24.50
(52) Texture...................................................     6.50
(53) Tilletia controversa kuhn (TCK) (Qualitative).............    25.20
(54) Tilletia controversa kuhn (TCK) (Quantitative)............    76.00
(55) Unsaponifiable matter.....................................    25.00
(56) Urease activity...........................................    12.50
(57) Visual exam (hops pellet).................................     7.50
(58) Visual exam (insoluable impurities oils & shortenings)....     5.00
(59) Visual exam (pasta).......................................    10.50
(60) Visual exam (processed grain products)....................    12.00
(61) Visual exam (total foreign material other than cereal          6.50
 grains).......................................................
(62) Vitamin enrichment........................................     7.00
(63) Vomitoxin (TLC)...........................................    40.00
(64) Vomitoxin (Qualitative)...................................    30.00
(65) Vomitoxin (Quantitative)..................................    40.00
(66) Water activity............................................    20.00
(67) Wiley melting point.......................................    12.50
(68) Other laboratory tests....................................      \2\
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\1\ When laboratory test service is provided for GIPSA by a private
  laboratory, the applicant will be assessed a fee which, as nearly as
  practicable, covers the costs to GIPSA for the service provided.
\2\ Fees for other laboratory tests not referenced in this table will be
  based on the applicable hourly rate listed in table 1 of this section.


[61 FR 66535, Dec. 18, 1996, as amended 66 FR 17777, Apr. 4, 2001]