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Done in Washington, DC, this 20th day of
December 2016.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2016–31416 Filed 12–27–16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket Number FSIS–2016–0050]
RIN 0583–AD65
2017 Rate Changes for the Basetime,
Overtime, Holiday, and Laboratory
Services Rates
Food Safety and Inspection
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing
the 2017 rates it will charge meat and
poultry establishments, egg products
plants, and importers and exporters for
providing voluntary, overtime, and
holiday inspection and identification,
certification, and laboratory services.
The 2017 basetime, overtime, holiday,
and laboratory services rates will be
applied on February 5, 2017.
DATES: FSIS will charge the rates
announced in this notice beginning
February 5, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information contact Michael
Toner, Director, Budget Division, Office
of Management, FSIS, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Room 2159, South
Building, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20250–3700;
Telephone: (202) 690–8398, Fax: (202)
690–4155.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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Background
On April 12, 2011, FSIS published a
final rule amending its regulations to
establish formulas for calculating the
rates it charges meat and poultry
establishments, egg products plants, and
importers and exporters for providing
voluntary, overtime, and holiday
inspection and identification,
certification, and laboratory services (76
FR 20220).
In the final rule, FSIS stated that it
would use the formulas to calculate the
annual rates, publish the rates in
Federal Register notices prior to the
start of each calendar year. This notice
provides the 2017 rates, which will be
applied starting on February 5, 2017.
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Hours ($474,751,934/16,702,093)]=
$28.42 + ($28.42 * 1.60% (calendar year
2017 Cost of Living Increase)) =$28.87 *
1.5 = $43.31 + $9.81 (benefits rate) +
$0.97 (travel and operating rate) +
$16.19 (overhead rate) + $.02 (bad debt
2017 Rate
allowance rate) = $70.30, rounded down
Service
(estimates rounded to reflect
billable quarters)
to $70.28 so that it is divisible by 4.
Holiday Rate = The quotient of
Basetime ......
$55.84 dividing the Office of Field Operations
Overtime ......
70.28
Holiday .........
84.72 (OFO) inspection program personnel’s
Laboratory ....
71.72 previous fiscal year’s regular direct pay
by the previous fiscal year’s regular
hours, plus that quotient multiplied by
The regulations state that FSIS will
the calendar year’s percentage of cost of
calculate the rates using formulas that
living increase, multiplied by 2 (for
include the Office of Field Operations
holiday pay), plus the benefits rate, plus
(OFO) inspection program personnel’s
the travel and operating rate, plus the
previous fiscal year’s regular direct pay
overhead rate, plus the allowance for
and regular hours (9 CFR 391.2, 391.3,
bad debt rate.
391.4, 590.126, 590.128, 592.510,
The calculation for the 2017 holiday
592.520, and 592.530). In 2013, an
rate per hour per program employee
Agency reorganization eliminated the
calculation is:
OIA program office and transferred all
[FY 2016 OFO Regular Direct Pay
of its inspection program personnel to
divided by Regular Hours
OFO. Therefore, inspection program
personnel’s pay and hours are identified ($474,751,934/16,702,093)]= $28.42 +
($28.42 * 1.60% (calendar year 2017
in the calculations as ‘‘OFO inspection
Cost of Living Increase)) = $28.87 * 2 =
program personnel’s’’ pay and hours.
$57.74 + $9.81 (benefits rate) + $0.97
FSIS determined the 2017 rates using
(travel and operating rate) + $16.19
the following calculations:
Basetime Rate = The quotient of
(overhead rate) + $.02 (bad debt
dividing the Office of Field Operations
allowance rate) = $84.73, rounded down
(OFO) inspection program personnel’s
to $84.72 so that it is divisible by 4.
Laboratory Services Rate = The
previous fiscal year’s regular direct pay
quotient of dividing the Office of Public
by the previous fiscal year’s regular
Health Science (OPHS) previous fiscal
hours, plus the quotient multiplied by
the calendar year’s percentage of cost of year’s regular direct pay by the OPHS
living increase, plus the benefits rate,
previous fiscal year’s regular hours, plus
plus the travel and operating rate, plus
the quotient multiplied by the calendar
the overhead rate, plus the allowance
year’s percentage cost of living increase,
for bad debt rate.
plus the benefits rate, plus the travel
The calculation for the 2017 basetime and operating rate, plus the overhead
rate per hour per program employee is:
rate, plus the allowance for bad debt
[FY 2016 OFO Regular Direct Pay
rate.
divided by the previous fiscal year’s
The calculation for the 2017
Regular Hours ($474,751,934/
laboratory services rate per hour per
16,702,093)] = $28.42 + ($28.42 * 1.60% program employee is:
(calendar year 2017 Cost of Living
[FY 2016 OPHS Regular Direct Pay/
Increase)) = $28.87 + $9.81(benefits rate) OPHS Regular hours ($24,143,108/
+ $0.97 (travel and operating rate) +
548,338)] = $44.03 + ($44.03 * 1.60%
$16.19 (overhead rate) + $0.02 (bad debt (calendar year 2017 Cost of Living
allowance rate) = $55.86 rounded down Increase)) = $44.73 + $9.81 (benefits
to 55.84 so that it is divisible by 4.
rate) + $0.97 (travel and operating rate)
Overtime Rate = The quotient of
+ $16.19 (overhead rate) + $.02 (bad
dividing the Office of Field Operations
debt allowance rate) = $71.72.
(OFO) inspection program personnel’s
Calculations for the Benefits, Travel
previous fiscal year’s regular direct pay
and Operating, Overhead, and
by the previous fiscal year’s regular
Allowance for Bad Debt Rates
hours, plus that quotient multiplied by
These rates are components of the
the calendar year’s percentage of cost of
basetime, overtime, holiday, and
living increase, multiplied by 1.5 (for
laboratory services rates formulas.
overtime), plus the benefits rate, plus
Benefits Rate: The quotient of
the travel and operating rate, plus the
dividing the previous fiscal year’s direct
overhead rate, plus the allowance for
benefits costs by the previous fiscal
bad debt rate.
The calculation for the 2017 overtime year’s total hours (regular, overtime, and
holiday), plus that quotient multiplied
rate per hour per program employee is:
[FY 2016 OFO Regular Direct Pay
by the calendar year’s percentage cost of
divided by previous fiscal year’s Regular living increase. Some examples of direct
2017 Rates and Calculations
The following table lists the 2017
Rates per hour, per employee, by type
of service:
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benefits are health insurance,
retirement, life insurance, and Thrift
Savings Plan basic and matching
contributions.
The calculation for the 2017 benefits
rate per hour per program employee is:
[FY 2016 Direct Benefits/(Total
Regular hours + Total Overtime hours +
Total Holiday hours) ($190,215,190/
19,693,587)] = $9.66 + ($9.66* 1.60%
(calendar year 2017 Cost of Living
Increase) = $9.81.
Travel and Operating Rate: The
quotient of dividing the previous fiscal
year’s total direct travel and operating
costs by the previous fiscal year’s total
hours (regular, overtime, and holiday),
plus that quotient multiplied by the
calendar year’s percentage of inflation.
The calculation for the 2017 travel
and operating rate per hour per program
employee is:
[FY 2016 Total Direct Travel and
Operating Costs/(Total Regular hours +
Total Overtime hours + Total Holiday
hours) ($18,819,123/19,693,587)] =
$0.96 + ($0.96 * 1.0% (2017 Inflation)
= $0.97.
Overhead Rate: The quotient of
dividing the previous fiscal year’s
indirect costs plus the previous fiscal
year’s information technology (IT) costs
in the Public Health Data
Communication Infrastructure System
Fund plus the previous fiscal year’s
Office of Management Program cost in
the Reimbursable and Voluntary Funds
plus the provision for the operating
balance less any Greenbook costs (i.e.,
costs of USDA support services prorated
to the service component for which fees
are charged) that are not related to food
inspection by the previous fiscal year’s
total hours (regular, overtime, and
holiday) worked across all funds, plus
the quotient multiplied by the calendar
year’s percentage of inflation.
The calculation for the 2017 overhead
rate per hour per program employee is:
[FY 2016 Total Overhead/(Total
Regular hours + Total Overtime hours +
Total Holiday hours)($ 315,614,079/
19,693,587)] = $16.03 + ($16.03 * 1.0%
(2017 Inflation) = $16.19.
Allowance for Bad Debt Rate =
Previous fiscal year’s total allowance for
bad debt (for example, debt owed that
is not paid in full by plants and
establishments that declare bankruptcy)
divided by previous fiscal year’s total
hours (regular, overtime, and holiday)
worked.
The 2017 calculation for bad debt rate
per hour per program employee is:
[FY 2016 Total Bad Debt/(Total
Regular hours + Total Overtime hours +
Total Holiday hours) = ($342,710/
19,693,587)] = $.02.
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Additional Public Notification
FSIS will announce this notice online
through the FSIS Web page located at
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/
fsis/topics/regulations/federal-register/
federal-register-notices.
FSIS will also make copies of this
Federal Register publication available
through the FSIS Constituent Update,
which is used to provide information
regarding FSIS policies, procedures,
regulations, Federal Register notices,
FSIS public meetings, and other types of
information that could affect or would
be of interest to constituents and
stakeholders. The Constituent Update is
communicated via Listserv, a free
electronic mail subscription service for
industry, trade groups, consumer
interest groups, health professionals,
and other individuals who have asked
to be included. The Update is also
available on the FSIS Web page. In
addition, FSIS offers an electronic mail
subscription service which provides
automatic and customized access to
selected food safety news and
information. This service is available at
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/
fsis/programs-and-services/emailsubscription-service. Options range from
recalls to export information to
regulations, directives and notices.
Customers can add or delete
subscriptions themselves, and have the
option to password protect their
accounts.
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(Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.)
should contact USDA’s TARGET Center
at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD).
Done at Washington, DC on: December 21,
2016.
Alfred V. Almanza,
Acting Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service
[Docket Number FSIS-2016-0050]
RIN 0583-AD65
2017 Rate Changes for the Basetime, Overtime, Holiday, and
Laboratory Services Rates
AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing
the 2017 rates it will charge meat and poultry establishments, egg
products plants, and importers and exporters for providing voluntary,
overtime, and holiday inspection and identification, certification, and
laboratory services. The 2017 basetime, overtime, holiday, and
laboratory services rates will be applied on February 5, 2017.
DATES: FSIS will charge the rates announced in this notice beginning
February 5, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information contact
Michael Toner, Director, Budget Division, Office of Management, FSIS,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 2159, South Building, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-3700; Telephone: (202)
690-8398, Fax: (202) 690-4155.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April 12, 2011, FSIS published a final rule amending its
regulations to establish formulas for calculating the rates it charges
meat and poultry establishments, egg products plants, and importers and
exporters for providing voluntary, overtime, and holiday inspection and
identification, certification, and laboratory services (76 FR 20220).
In the final rule, FSIS stated that it would use the formulas to
calculate the annual rates, publish the rates in Federal Register
notices prior to the start of each calendar year. This notice provides
the 2017 rates, which will be applied starting on February 5, 2017.
2017 Rates and Calculations
The following table lists the 2017 Rates per hour, per employee, by
type of service:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2017 Rate
(estimates
rounded to
Service reflect
billable
quarters)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Basetime................................................ $55.84
Overtime................................................ 70.28
Holiday................................................. 84.72
Laboratory.............................................. 71.72
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The regulations state that FSIS will calculate the rates using
formulas that include the Office of Field Operations (OFO) inspection
program personnel's previous fiscal year's regular direct pay and
regular hours (9 CFR 391.2, 391.3, 391.4, 590.126, 590.128, 592.510,
592.520, and 592.530). In 2013, an Agency reorganization eliminated the
OIA program office and transferred all of its inspection program
personnel to OFO. Therefore, inspection program personnel's pay and
hours are identified in the calculations as ``OFO inspection program
personnel's'' pay and hours.
FSIS determined the 2017 rates using the following calculations:
Basetime Rate = The quotient of dividing the Office of Field
Operations (OFO) inspection program personnel's previous fiscal year's
regular direct pay by the previous fiscal year's regular hours, plus
the quotient multiplied by the calendar year's percentage of cost of
living increase, plus the benefits rate, plus the travel and operating
rate, plus the overhead rate, plus the allowance for bad debt rate.
The calculation for the 2017 basetime rate per hour per program
employee is:
[FY 2016 OFO Regular Direct Pay divided by the previous fiscal
year's Regular Hours ($474,751,934/16,702,093)] = $28.42 + ($28.42 *
1.60% (calendar year 2017 Cost of Living Increase)) = $28.87 +
$9.81(benefits rate) + $0.97 (travel and operating rate) + $16.19
(overhead rate) + $0.02 (bad debt allowance rate) = $55.86 rounded down
to 55.84 so that it is divisible by 4.
Overtime Rate = The quotient of dividing the Office of Field
Operations (OFO) inspection program personnel's previous fiscal year's
regular direct pay by the previous fiscal year's regular hours, plus
that quotient multiplied by the calendar year's percentage of cost of
living increase, multiplied by 1.5 (for overtime), plus the benefits
rate, plus the travel and operating rate, plus the overhead rate, plus
the allowance for bad debt rate.
The calculation for the 2017 overtime rate per hour per program
employee is:
[FY 2016 OFO Regular Direct Pay divided by previous fiscal year's
Regular Hours ($474,751,934/16,702,093)]= $28.42 + ($28.42 * 1.60%
(calendar year 2017 Cost of Living Increase)) =$28.87 * 1.5 = $43.31 +
$9.81 (benefits rate) + $0.97 (travel and operating rate) + $16.19
(overhead rate) + $.02 (bad debt allowance rate) = $70.30, rounded down
to $70.28 so that it is divisible by 4.
Holiday Rate = The quotient of dividing the Office of Field
Operations (OFO) inspection program personnel's previous fiscal year's
regular direct pay by the previous fiscal year's regular hours, plus
that quotient multiplied by the calendar year's percentage of cost of
living increase, multiplied by 2 (for holiday pay), plus the benefits
rate, plus the travel and operating rate, plus the overhead rate, plus
the allowance for bad debt rate.
The calculation for the 2017 holiday rate per hour per program
employee calculation is:
[FY 2016 OFO Regular Direct Pay divided by Regular Hours
($474,751,934/16,702,093)]= $28.42 + ($28.42 * 1.60% (calendar year
2017 Cost of Living Increase)) = $28.87 * 2 = $57.74 + $9.81 (benefits
rate) + $0.97 (travel and operating rate) + $16.19 (overhead rate) +
$.02 (bad debt allowance rate) = $84.73, rounded down to $84.72 so that
it is divisible by 4.
Laboratory Services Rate = The quotient of dividing the Office of
Public Health Science (OPHS) previous fiscal year's regular direct pay
by the OPHS previous fiscal year's regular hours, plus the quotient
multiplied by the calendar year's percentage cost of living increase,
plus the benefits rate, plus the travel and operating rate, plus the
overhead rate, plus the allowance for bad debt rate.
The calculation for the 2017 laboratory services rate per hour per
program employee is:
[FY 2016 OPHS Regular Direct Pay/OPHS Regular hours ($24,143,108/
548,338)] = $44.03 + ($44.03 * 1.60% (calendar year 2017 Cost of Living
Increase)) = $44.73 + $9.81 (benefits rate) + $0.97 (travel and
operating rate) + $16.19 (overhead rate) + $.02 (bad debt allowance
rate) = $71.72.
Calculations for the Benefits, Travel and Operating, Overhead, and
Allowance for Bad Debt Rates
These rates are components of the basetime, overtime, holiday, and
laboratory services rates formulas.
Benefits Rate: The quotient of dividing the previous fiscal year's
direct benefits costs by the previous fiscal year's total hours
(regular, overtime, and holiday), plus that quotient multiplied by the
calendar year's percentage cost of living increase. Some examples of
direct
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benefits are health insurance, retirement, life insurance, and Thrift
Savings Plan basic and matching contributions.
The calculation for the 2017 benefits rate per hour per program
employee is:
[FY 2016 Direct Benefits/(Total Regular hours + Total Overtime
hours + Total Holiday hours) ($190,215,190/19,693,587)] = $9.66 +
($9.66* 1.60% (calendar year 2017 Cost of Living Increase) = $9.81.
Travel and Operating Rate: The quotient of dividing the previous
fiscal year's total direct travel and operating costs by the previous
fiscal year's total hours (regular, overtime, and holiday), plus that
quotient multiplied by the calendar year's percentage of inflation.
The calculation for the 2017 travel and operating rate per hour per
program employee is:
[FY 2016 Total Direct Travel and Operating Costs/(Total Regular
hours + Total Overtime hours + Total Holiday hours) ($18,819,123/
19,693,587)] = $0.96 + ($0.96 * 1.0% (2017 Inflation) = $0.97.
Overhead Rate: The quotient of dividing the previous fiscal year's
indirect costs plus the previous fiscal year's information technology
(IT) costs in the Public Health Data Communication Infrastructure
System Fund plus the previous fiscal year's Office of Management
Program cost in the Reimbursable and Voluntary Funds plus the provision
for the operating balance less any Greenbook costs (i.e., costs of USDA
support services prorated to the service component for which fees are
charged) that are not related to food inspection by the previous fiscal
year's total hours (regular, overtime, and holiday) worked across all
funds, plus the quotient multiplied by the calendar year's percentage
of inflation.
The calculation for the 2017 overhead rate per hour per program
employee is:
[FY 2016 Total Overhead/(Total Regular hours + Total Overtime hours
+ Total Holiday hours)($ 315,614,079/19,693,587)] = $16.03 + ($16.03 *
1.0% (2017 Inflation) = $16.19.
Allowance for Bad Debt Rate = Previous fiscal year's total
allowance for bad debt (for example, debt owed that is not paid in full
by plants and establishments that declare bankruptcy) divided by
previous fiscal year's total hours (regular, overtime, and holiday)
worked.
The 2017 calculation for bad debt rate per hour per program
employee is:
[FY 2016 Total Bad Debt/(Total Regular hours + Total Overtime hours
+ Total Holiday hours) = ($342,710/19,693,587)] = $.02.
Additional Public Notification
FSIS will announce this notice online through the FSIS Web page
located at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/regulations/federal-register/federal-register-notices.
FSIS will also make copies of this Federal Register publication
available through the FSIS Constituent Update, which is used to provide
information regarding FSIS policies, procedures, regulations, Federal
Register notices, FSIS public meetings, and other types of information
that could affect or would be of interest to constituents and
stakeholders. The Constituent Update is communicated via Listserv, a
free electronic mail subscription service for industry, trade groups,
consumer interest groups, health professionals, and other individuals
who have asked to be included. The Update is also available on the FSIS
Web page. In addition, FSIS offers an electronic mail subscription
service which provides automatic and customized access to selected food
safety news and information. This service is available at https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/programs-and-services/email-subscription-service. Options range from recalls to export information
to regulations, directives and notices. Customers can add or delete
subscriptions themselves, and have the option to password protect their
accounts.
USDA Non-Discrimination Statement
No agency, officer, or employee of the USDA shall, on the grounds
of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual
orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status,
income derived from a public assistance program, or political beliefs,
exclude from participation in, deny the benefits of, or subject to
discrimination any person in the United States under any program or
activity conducted by the USDA.
How To File a Complaint of Discrimination
To file a complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program
Discrimination Complaint Form, which may be accessed online at https://www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you or your
authorized representative.
Send your completed complaint form or letter to USDA by mail, fax,
or email: Mail U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of
Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-9410.
Fax (202) 690-7442
Email: program.intake@usda.gov.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for
communication (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact
USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
Done at Washington, DC on: December 21, 2016.
Alfred V. Almanza,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2016-31255 Filed 12-27-16; 8:45 am]
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