868.91—Fees for certain Federal rice inspection services.

The fees shown in Tables 1 and 2 apply to Federal rice inspection services. Fees for other services not referenced in Table 2 will be based on the non-contract hourly rate listed in § 868.91, Table 1.

Table 1—Hourly Rates/Unit Rate per CWT

Service 1	Regular workday(Monday-Saturday)	Nonregular workday(Sunday-Holiday)
Effective February 16, 2007
Contract (per hour per Service representative)	$54.80	$76.00
Noncontract (per hour per Service representative)	66.80	92.10
Export Port Services (per hundredweight) 2	0.066	0.066
Effective October 1, 2007
Contract (per hour per Service representative)	$56.40	$78.30
Noncontract (per hour per Service representative)	68.80	94.80
Export Port Services (per hundredweight) 2	0.068	0.068
Effective October 1, 2008
Contract (per hour per Service representative)	$58.10	$80.70
Noncontract (per hour per Service representative)	70.90	97.70
Export Port Services (per hundredweight) 2	0.070	0.070
Effective October 1, 2009
Contract (per hour per Service representative)	$59.90	$83.10
Noncontract (per hour per Service representative)	73.00	100.60
Export Port Services (per hundredweight) 2	0.072	0.072
Effective October 1, 2010
Contract (per hour per Service representative)	$61.70	$85.60
Noncontract (per hour per Service representative)	75.20	103.60
Export Port Services (per hundredweight) 2	0.074	0.074
1 Original and appeal inspection services include: Sampling, grading, weighing, and other services requested by the applicant when performed at the applicant's facility.
2 Services performed at export port locations on lots at rest.

Table 2—Unit Rates Service 1

Effective February 16, 2007
Inspection for quality (per lot, sublot, or sample inspection):
(a) Rough rice	$41.90
(b) Brown rice for processing	36.00
(c) Milled rice	26.00
Factor analysis for any single factor (per factor):
(a) Milling yield (per sample) (Rough or Brown rice)	32.50
(b) All other factors (per factor) (all rice)	15.60
Total oil and free fatty acid	50.80
Interpretive line samples: 2
(a) Milling degree (per set)	111.00
(b) Parboiled light (per sample)	27.20
Faxed and extra copies of certificates (per copy)	3.00
Stowage Examination (service-on-request) 3
(a) Ship (per stowage space) (minimum $252.50 per ship)	50.50
(b) Subsequent ship examination (same as original) (minimum $151.50 per ship)	50.50
(c) Barge (per examination)	40.50
(d) All other carriers (per examination)	15.50
Effective October 1, 2007
Inspection for quality (per lot, sublot, or sample inspection):
(a) Rough rice	$43.20
(b) Brown rice for processing	37.10
(c) Milled rice	26.80
Factor analysis for any single factor (per factor):
(a) Milling yield (per sample) (Rough or Brown rice)	33.50
(b) All other factors (per factor) (all rice)	16.10
Total oil and free fatty acid	52.30
Interpretive line samples: 2
(a) Milling degree (per set)	114.30
(b) Parboiled light (per sample)	28.00
Faxed and extra copies of certificates (per copy)	3.00
Stowage Examination (service-on-request) 3
(a) Ship (per stowage space) (minimum $252.50 per ship)	50.50
(b) Subsequent ship examination (same as original) (minimum $151.50 per ship)	50.50
(c) Barge (per examination)	40.50
(d) All other carriers (per examination)	15.50
Effective October 1, 2008
Inspection for quality (per lot, sublot, or sample inspection):
(a) Rough rice	$44.50
(b) Brown rice for processing	38.20
(c) Milled rice	27.60
Factor analysis for any single factor (per factor):
(a) Milling yield (per sample) (Rough or Brown rice)	34.50
(b) All other factors (per factor) (all rice)	16.60
Total oil and free fatty acid	53.90
Interpretive line samples: 2
(a) Milling degree (per set)	117.70
(b) Parboiled light (per sample)	28.80
Faxed and extra copies of certificates (per copy)	3.00
Stowage Examination (service-on-request) 3
(a) Ship (per stowage space) (minimum $252.50 per ship)	50.50
(b) Subsequent ship examination (same as original) (minimum $151.50 per ship)	50.50
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(c) Barge (per examination)	40.50
(d) All other carriers (per examination)	15.50
Effective October 1, 2009
Inspection for quality (per lot, sublot, or sample inspection):
(a) Rough rice	$45.80
(b) Brown rice for processing	39.40
(c) Milled rice	28.40
Factor analysis for any single factor (per factor):
(a) Milling yield (per sample) (Rough or Brown rice)	35.50
(b) All other factors (per factor) (all rice)	17.10
Total oil and free fatty acid	55.50
Interpretive line samples: 2
(a) Milling degree (per set)	121.30
(b) Parboiled light (per sample)	29.70
Faxed and extra copies of certificates (per copy)	3.00
Stowage Examination (service-on-request) 3
(a) Ship (per stowage space) (minimum $252.50 per ship)	50.50
(b) Subsequent ship examination (same as original) (minimum $151.50 per ship)	50.50
(c) Barge (per examination)	40.50
(d) All other carriers (per examination)	15.50
Effective October 1, 2010
Inspection for quality (per lot, sublot, or sample inspection):
(a) Rough rice	$47.20
(b) Brown rice for processing	40.60
(c) Milled rice	29.30
Factor analysis for any single factor (per factor):
(a) Milling yield (per sample) (Rough or Brown rice)	36.60
(b) All other factors (per factor) (all rice)	17.60
Total oil and free fatty acid	57.20
Interpretive line samples: 2
(a) Milling degree (per set)	124.90
(b) Parboiled light (per sample)	30.60
Faxed and extra copies of certificates (per copy)	3.00
Stowage Examination (service-on-request) 3
(a) Ship (per stowage space) (minimum $252.50 per ship)	50.50
(b) Subsequent ship examination (same as original) (minimum $151.50 per ship)	50.50
(c) Barge (per examination)	40.50
(d) All other carriers (per examination)	15.50
1 Fees apply to determinations (original or appeals) for kind, class, grade, factor analysis, equal to type, milling yield, or any other quality designation as defined in the U.S. Standards for Rice or applicable instructions, whether performed singly or in combination at other than at the applicant's facility.
2 Interpretive line samples may be purchased from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, GIPSA, FGIS, Technical Services Division, 10383 North Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 64153-1394. Interpretive line samples also are available for examination at selected FGIS field offices. A list of field offices may be obtained from the Director, Field Management Division, USDA, GIPSA, FGIS, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., STOP 3630, Washington, DC 20250-3630 or from the GIPSA Web site (http://www.gipsa.usda.gov). The interpretive line samples illustrate the lower limit for milling degrees only and the color limit for the factor “Parboiled Light” rice.
3 If performed outside of normal business hours, 11/2 times the applicable unit fee will be charged.

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[72 FR 1915, Jan. 17, 2007]

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868.91—Fees for certain Federal rice inspection services.

Code of Federal Regulations