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Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part
372).
Done in Washington, DC, this 22nd day of
September 2009.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2009–0054]
Fiscal Year 2010 Veterinary Import/
Export User Fees and Veterinary
Diagnostic Services User Fees
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: This notice pertains to user
fees charged for import- and exportrelated services that we provide for
animals, animal products, birds, germ
plasm, organisms, and vectors and for
certain veterinary diagnostic services.
The purpose of this notice is to remind
the public of the user fees for fiscal year
2010 (October 1, 2009, through
September 30, 2010).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on Veterinary Services
import and export program operations,
contact Dr. Freeda Isaac, Director,
National Center for Import and Export,
VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 39,
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Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (301) 734–
8364.
For information on Veterinary
Diagnostic program operations, contact
Dr. Elizabeth Lautner, Director, National
Veterinary Services Laboratories, VS,
APHIS, 1800 Dayton Avenue, Ames, IA
50010; (515) 663–7301.
For information concerning user fee
rate development, contact Mrs. Kris
Caraher, Section Head, User Fees
Section, Financial Services Branch,
FMD, MRPBS, APHIS, 4700 River Road,
Unit 54, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301)
734–5901.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Veterinary Import/Export User Fees
The regulations in 9 CFR part 130
(referred to below as the regulations) list
user fees for import- and export-related
services provided by the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
for animals, animal products, birds,
germ plasm, organisms, and vectors.
These user fees are authorized by
section 2509(c)(1) of the Food,
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade
Act of 1990, as amended (21 U.S.C.
136a), which provides that the Secretary
of Agriculture may establish and collect
fees that will cover the cost of providing
import- and export-related services for
animals, animal products, birds, germ
plasm, organisms, and vectors.
In a final rule published in the
Federal Register on March 30, 2009 (74
FR 13999–14006, Docket No. APHIS–
2006–0144), and effective April 29,
2009, we established, for fiscal years
2009 through 2013, user fees for those
services.
The veterinary import/export user
fees are found in §§ 130.2 through
130.11 and §§ 130.20 through 130.30 of
the regulations and cover the following:
• Any service rendered by an APHIS
representative for each animal or bird
receiving standard housing, care, feed
and handling while quarantined in the
APHIS-owned or -operated animal
import center or quarantine facility;
• Birds or poultry, including zoo
birds or poultry, receiving nonstandard
housing, care, or handling to meet
special requirements while quarantined
in an APHIS-owned or -operated animal
import center or quarantine facility;
• Exclusive use of space at APHIS
Animal Import Centers;
• Processing import permit
applications;
• Any service rendered by an APHIS
representative for live animals
presented for importation or entry into
the United States through a land border
port along the United States-Mexico
border;
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• Any service rendered for live
animals at land border ports along the
United States-Canada border;
• Miscellaneous services;
• Pet birds;
• The inspection of various import
and export facilities and establishments;
• The endorsement of export health
certificates that do not require the
verification of tests or vaccinations;
• The endorsement of export health
certificates that require the verification
of tests and vaccinations; and,
• Hourly rate and minimum user fees.
On October 1, 2009, the veterinary
import/export user fees for fiscal year
2010 will take effect. You may view the
regulations in 9 CFR part 130, which
includes charts showing all the fiscal
year 2010 veterinary import/export user
fees, on the Internet at Regulation.gov,
at https://www.regulations.gov/
fdmspublic/component/
main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS2009-0054.
Veterinary Diagnostic Services User
Fees
User fees to reimburse APHIS for the
costs of providing veterinary diagnostic
services are also contained in 9 CFR part
130. These user fees are authorized by
section 2509(c) of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, as
amended (21 U.S.C. 136a), which
provides that the Secretary of
Agriculture may, among other things,
prescribe regulations and collect fees to
recover the costs of veterinary
diagnostics relating to the control and
eradication of communicable diseases of
livestock and poultry within the United
States.
In a final rule published in the
Federal Register on December 19, 2007
(72 FR 71744–71750, Docket No.
APHIS–2006–0161), and effective
January 18, 2008, we established, for
fiscal years 2008 through 2012 and
beyond, user fees for certain veterinary
diagnostic services, including certain
diagnostic tests, reagents, and other
veterinary diagnostic materials and
services. Veterinary diagnostics is the
work performed in a laboratory to
determine whether a disease-causing
organism or chemical agent is present in
body tissues or cells and, if so, to
identify those organisms or agents.
Services in this category include: (1)
Performing identification, serology, and
pathobiology tests and providing
diagnostic reagents and other veterinary
diagnostic materials and services for the
National Veterinary Services
Laboratories (NVSL) in Ames, IA; and
(2) performing laboratory tests and
providing reagents and other veterinary
diagnostic materials and services at the
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NVSL Foreign Animal Disease
Diagnostic Laboratory (NVSL FADDL) in
Greenport, NY.
The veterinary diagnostic services
user fees are found in §§ 130.12 through
130.19 and cover the following:
• Virology identification tests
performed at NVSL (excluding FADDL)
or other authorized sites;
• Bacteriology serology tests
performed at NVSL (excluding FADDL)
or other authorized sites;
• Virology serology tests performed at
NVSL (excluding FADDL) or other
authorized sites;
• Veterinary diagnostic tests
performed at the Pathobiology
Laboratory at NVSL (excluding FADDL)
or other authorized sites;
• Bacteriology reagents produced by
the Diagnostic Bacteriology Laboratory
at NVSL (excluding FADDL) or other
authorized sites;
• Virology reagents produced by the
Diagnostic Virology Laboratory at NVSL
(excluding FADDL) or other authorized
sites; and,
• Other veterinary diagnostic services
or materials available from NVSL
(excluding FADDL).
On October 1, 2009, the veterinary
diagnostic services user fees for fiscal
year 2010 will take effect. You may view
the regulations in 9 CFR part 130, which
includes charts showing all the fiscal
year 2010 veterinary import/export user
fees, on the Internet at Regulation.gov, at
https://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/
component/
main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS2009-0054.
Done in Washington, DC, this 23rd day of
September 2009.
Karen Grillo,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2009-0054]
Fiscal Year 2010 Veterinary Import/Export User Fees and
Veterinary Diagnostic Services User Fees
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice pertains to user fees charged for import- and
export-related services that we provide for animals, animal products,
birds, germ plasm, organisms, and vectors and for certain veterinary
diagnostic services. The purpose of this notice is to remind the public
of the user fees for fiscal year 2010 (October 1, 2009, through
September 30, 2010).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on Veterinary Services
import and export program operations, contact Dr. Freeda Isaac,
Director, National Center for Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 4700 River
Road, Unit 39, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 734-8364.
For information on Veterinary Diagnostic program operations,
contact Dr. Elizabeth Lautner, Director, National Veterinary Services
Laboratories, VS, APHIS, 1800 Dayton Avenue, Ames, IA 50010; (515) 663-
7301.
For information concerning user fee rate development, contact Mrs.
Kris Caraher, Section Head, User Fees Section, Financial Services
Branch, FMD, MRPBS, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 54, Riverdale, MD
20737; (301) 734-5901.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Veterinary Import/Export User Fees
The regulations in 9 CFR part 130 (referred to below as the
regulations) list user fees for import- and export-related services
provided by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) for
animals, animal products, birds, germ plasm, organisms, and vectors.
These user fees are authorized by section 2509(c)(1) of the Food,
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, as amended (21 U.S.C.
136a), which provides that the Secretary of Agriculture may establish
and collect fees that will cover the cost of providing import- and
export-related services for animals, animal products, birds, germ
plasm, organisms, and vectors.
In a final rule published in the Federal Register on March 30, 2009
(74 FR 13999-14006, Docket No. APHIS-2006-0144), and effective April
29, 2009, we established, for fiscal years 2009 through 2013, user fees
for those services.
The veterinary import/export user fees are found in Sec. Sec.
130.2 through 130.11 and Sec. Sec. 130.20 through 130.30 of the
regulations and cover the following:
Any service rendered by an APHIS representative for each
animal or bird receiving standard housing, care, feed and handling
while quarantined in the APHIS-owned or -operated animal import center
or quarantine facility;
Birds or poultry, including zoo birds or poultry,
receiving nonstandard housing, care, or handling to meet special
requirements while quarantined in an APHIS-owned or -operated animal
import center or quarantine facility;
Exclusive use of space at APHIS Animal Import Centers;
Processing import permit applications;
Any service rendered by an APHIS representative for live
animals presented for importation or entry into the United States
through a land border port along the United States-Mexico border;
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Any service rendered for live animals at land border ports
along the United States-Canada border;
Miscellaneous services;
Pet birds;
The inspection of various import and export facilities and
establishments;
The endorsement of export health certificates that do not
require the verification of tests or vaccinations;
The endorsement of export health certificates that require
the verification of tests and vaccinations; and,
Hourly rate and minimum user fees.
On October 1, 2009, the veterinary import/export user fees for
fiscal year 2010 will take effect. You may view the regulations in 9
CFR part 130, which includes charts showing all the fiscal year 2010
veterinary import/export user fees, on the Internet at Regulation.gov,
at https://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2009-0054.
Veterinary Diagnostic Services User Fees
User fees to reimburse APHIS for the costs of providing veterinary
diagnostic services are also contained in 9 CFR part 130. These user
fees are authorized by section 2509(c) of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, as amended (21 U.S.C. 136a), which
provides that the Secretary of Agriculture may, among other things,
prescribe regulations and collect fees to recover the costs of
veterinary diagnostics relating to the control and eradication of
communicable diseases of livestock and poultry within the United
States.
In a final rule published in the Federal Register on December 19,
2007 (72 FR 71744-71750, Docket No. APHIS-2006-0161), and effective
January 18, 2008, we established, for fiscal years 2008 through 2012
and beyond, user fees for certain veterinary diagnostic services,
including certain diagnostic tests, reagents, and other veterinary
diagnostic materials and services. Veterinary diagnostics is the work
performed in a laboratory to determine whether a disease-causing
organism or chemical agent is present in body tissues or cells and, if
so, to identify those organisms or agents. Services in this category
include: (1) Performing identification, serology, and pathobiology
tests and providing diagnostic reagents and other veterinary diagnostic
materials and services for the National Veterinary Services
Laboratories (NVSL) in Ames, IA; and (2) performing laboratory tests
and providing reagents and other veterinary diagnostic materials and
services at the NVSL Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (NVSL
FADDL) in Greenport, NY.
The veterinary diagnostic services user fees are found in
Sec. Sec. 130.12 through 130.19 and cover the following:
Virology identification tests performed at NVSL (excluding
FADDL) or other authorized sites;
Bacteriology serology tests performed at NVSL (excluding
FADDL) or other authorized sites;
Virology serology tests performed at NVSL (excluding
FADDL) or other authorized sites;
Veterinary diagnostic tests performed at the Pathobiology
Laboratory at NVSL (excluding FADDL) or other authorized sites;
Bacteriology reagents produced by the Diagnostic
Bacteriology Laboratory at NVSL (excluding FADDL) or other authorized
sites;
Virology reagents produced by the Diagnostic Virology
Laboratory at NVSL (excluding FADDL) or other authorized sites; and,
Other veterinary diagnostic services or materials
available from NVSL (excluding FADDL).
On October 1, 2009, the veterinary diagnostic services user fees
for fiscal year 2010 will take effect. You may view the regulations in
9 CFR part 130, which includes charts showing all the fiscal year 2010
veterinary import/export user fees, on the Internet at Regulation.gov,
at https://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2009-0054.
Done in Washington, DC, this 23rd day of September 2009.
Karen Grillo,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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