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TABLE 2 OF SCHEDULE A—SERVICES PERFORMED AT OTHER THAN AN APPLICANT’S FACILITY IN AN FGIS
LABORATORY 1 2—Continued
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
All other Mycotoxins (rapid test kit method) ....................................................................................................................
All other Mycotoxins (rapid test kit method—applicant provides kit) 3 ............................................................................
NIR or NMR Analysis (protein, oil, starch, etc.) ..............................................................................................................
Sunflower oil (per test) ....................................................................................................................................................
Mycotoxin (per test-HPLC) ..............................................................................................................................................
Pesticide Residue Testing: 4 ............................................................................................................................................
(i) Routine Compounds (per sample) ............................................................................................................................
(ii) Special Compounds (Subject to availability) ............................................................................................................
(9) Fees for other tests not listed above will be based on the lowest noncontract hourly rate from Table 1 of this section. ....................................................................................................................................................................................
(C) Review of weighing (per hour per service representative) ....................................................................................................
(iii) Stowage examination (service-on-request): 4
(A) Ship (per stowage space) (minimum $271.00 per ship) ........................................................................................................
(B) Subsequent ship examinations (same as original) (minimum $162.60 per ship) ..................................................................
(C) Barge (per examination) .........................................................................................................................................................
(D) All other carriers (per examination) ........................................................................................................................................
50.00
48.10
18.80
18.80
149.40
228.90
122.00
87.70
54.20
54.20
43.50
17.10
1 Fees apply to original inspection and weighing, re-inspection, and appeal inspection service and include, but are not limited to, sampling,
grading, weighing, prior to loading stowage examinations, and certifying results performed within 25 miles of an employee’s assigned duty station. Travel and related expenses will be charged for service outside 25 miles as found in § 800.72(a).
2 An additional charge will be assessed when the revenue from the services in Schedule A, Table 2, does not cover what would have been collected at the applicable hourly rate as provided in § 800.72(b).
3 Applicant must provide the test kit, instrument hardware, calibration control, and all supplies required by the test kit manufacturer.
4 If performed outside of normal business, 1c times the applicable unit fee will be charged.
5 If, at the request of the Service, a file sample is located and forwarded by the Agency, the Agency may, upon request, be reimbursed at the
rate of $3.50 per sample by the Service.
TABLE 3 OF SCHEDULE A—MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES 1
(i) Grain grading seminars (per hour per service representative) 2 ....................................................................................................
(ii) Certification of diverter-type mechanical samplers (per hour per service representative) 2 ..........................................................
(iii) Special weighing services (per hour per service representative): 2
(A) Scale testing and certification ................................................................................................................................................
(B) Scale testing and certification of railroad track scales ...........................................................................................................
(C) Evaluation of weighing and material handling systems .........................................................................................................
(D) NTEP Prototype evaluation (other than Railroad Track Scales) ...........................................................................................
(E) NTEP Prototype evaluation of Railroad Track Scale .............................................................................................................
(F) Use of GIPSA railroad track scale test equipment per facility for each requested service. (Track scales tested under the
Association of American Railroads agreement are exempt.) ...................................................................................................
(G) Mass standards calibration and re-verification ......................................................................................................................
(H) Special projects ......................................................................................................................................................................
(iv) Foreign travel (hourly fee) 3 ...........................................................................................................................................................
(v) Online customized data service:
(A) One data file per week for 1 year ..........................................................................................................................................
(B) One data file per month for 1 year .........................................................................................................................................
(v) Samples provided to interested parties (per sample) ....................................................................................................................
(vi) Divided-lot certificates (per certificate) ..........................................................................................................................................
(vii) Extra copies of certificates (per certificate) ..................................................................................................................................
(viii) Faxing (per page) ........................................................................................................................................................................
(ix) Special mailing ..............................................................................................................................................................................
(x) Preparing certificates onsite or during other than normal business hours (use hourly rates from Table 1)
$67.80.
67.80.
88.30.
88.30.
88.30.
88.30.
88.30.
529.40.
88.30.
88.30.
88.30.
529.40.
317.70.
3.30.
2.10.
2.10.
2.10.
Actual Cost
1Any
requested service that is not listed will be performed at $67.80 per hour.
business hours—Monday through Friday—service provided at other than regular business hours will be charged at 11/2 times the
applicable hourly rate. (See the definition of ‘‘business day’’ in § 800.0(b))
3 Foreign travel charged hourly fee of $88.30 plus travel, per diem, and related expenditures.
2 Regular
*
*
*
*
*
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Susan B. Keith,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection,
Packers and Stockyards.
Agricultural Marketing Service
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Pistachios Grown in California,
Arizona, and New Mexico; Decreased
Assessment Rate
AGENCY:
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
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The Department of
Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a
final rule, without change, an interim
rule that implemented a
recommendation from the
Administrative Committee for
Pistachios (Committee) to decrease the
assessment rate established for
pistachios grown in California, Arizona,
and New Mexico for the 2016–2017 and
subsequent production years from
SUMMARY:
7 CFR Part 983
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Affirmation of interim rule as
final rule.
ACTION:
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$0.0035 to $0.0010 per pound of
assessed weight pistachios handled
under the marketing order (order). The
Committee locally administers the order
and is comprised of producers and
handlers of pistachios operating within
the area of production. The interim rule
was necessary to allow the Committee to
reduce its financial reserve while still
providing adequate funding to meet
program expenses.
DATES: Effective December 31, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peter Sommers or Jeffrey Smutny,
California Marketing Field Office,
Marketing Order and Agreement
Division, Specialty Crops Program,
AMS, USDA; Telephone: (559) 487–
5901, Fax: (559) 487–5906, or Email:
PeterR.Sommers@ams.usda.gov or
Jeffrey.Smutny@ams.usda.gov.
Small businesses may obtain
information on complying with this and
other marketing order regulations by
viewing a guide at the following Web
site: https://www.ams.usda.gov/rulesregulations/moa/small-businesses; or by
contacting Richard Lower, Marketing
Order and Agreement Division,
Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA,
1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP
0237, Washington, DC 20250–0237;
Telephone: (202) 720–2491, Fax: (202)
720–8938, or Email: Richard.Lower@
ams.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This rule
is issued under Marketing Agreement
and Order No. 983, both as amended (7
CFR part 983), regulating the handling
of pistachios grown in California,
Arizona, and New Mexico, hereinafter
referred to as the ‘‘order.’’ The order is
effective under the Agricultural
Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 601–674), hereinafter
referred to as the ‘‘Act.’’
The Department of Agriculture
(USDA) is issuing this rule in
conformance with Executive Orders
12866, 13563, and 13175.
Under the order, pistachio handlers in
California, Arizona, and New Mexico
are subject to assessments, which
provide funds to administer the order.
Assessment rates issued under the order
are intended to be applicable to all
assessable pistachios grown in the
production area for the entire
production year, and continue
indefinitely until amended, suspended,
or terminated. The Committee’s
production year begins on September 1,
and ends on August 31.
In an interim rule published in the
Federal Register on September 16, 2016,
and effective on September 19, 2016, (81
FR 63679, Doc. No. AMS–SC–16–0076,
SC16–983–2 IR), § 983.253 was
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amended by decreasing the assessment
rate established for pistachios grown in
the production area for the 2016–2017
and subsequent production years from
$0.0035 to $0.0010 per pound. The
decrease in the per pound assessment
rate allows the Committee to maintain
its financial reserve while still
providing adequate funding to meet
program expenses.
Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Pursuant to requirements set forth in
the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5
U.S.C. 601–612), the Agricultural
Marketing Service (AMS) has
considered the economic impact of this
rule on small entities. Accordingly,
AMS has prepared this final regulatory
flexibility analysis.
The purpose of the RFA is to fit
regulatory actions to the scale of
businesses subject to such actions in
order that small businesses will not be
unduly or disproportionately burdened.
Marketing orders issued pursuant to the
Act, and the rules issued thereunder, are
unique in that they are brought about
through group action of essentially
small entities acting on their own
behalf.
There are approximately 1,152
producers of pistachios in the
production area and 19 handlers subject
to regulation under the marketing order.
The Small Business Administration
defines small agricultural producers as
those having annual receipts less than
$750,000, and small agricultural service
firms as those whose annual receipts are
less than $7,500,000. (13 CFR 121.201)
The National Agricultural Statistics
Service (NASS) 2012 data on pistachio
farm size indicates that there were 1,305
pistachio farms, of which 1,125 were
less than 250 acres. That is, 87 percent
were too small to have annual receipts
of $750,000. NASS 2015 annual
production data indicates that the peracre production of pistachios was 1,160
pounds. At an average value of $2.54
per pound, each acre of pistachios could
return $2,948.40. In order for a producer
to have $750,000 in annual receipts, the
producer would have to have at least
255.3 acres. Thus, the majority of
handlers and producers in the
production area may be classified as
small entities.
Based on Committee data, it is
estimated that about 53 percent of the
handlers annually ship less than
$7,500,000 worth of pistachios. Nine of
the 19 regulated handlers (47 percent)
received enough pistachios at an
average price of $3.00 pound to be
considered large handlers, leaving the
percentage of small handlers at 53
percent.
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This rule continues in effect the
action that decreased the assessment
rate established for the Committee and
collected from handlers for the 2016–17
and subsequent production years from
$0.0035 to $0.0010 per pound of
pistachios handled. The Committee
unanimously recommended 2016–17
expenditures of $922,500 and an
assessment rate of $0.0010 per pound of
pistachios, which is $0.0025 lower than
the 2015–16 rate. The quantity of
assessable pistachios for the 2016–17
production year is estimated at 750
million pounds. Thus, the $0.0010 rate
should provide $750,000 in assessment
income. Income derived from handler’s
assessments, along with interest and
funds from the Committee’s authorized
reserve, should be adequate to cover
expenses for the 2016–17 production
year.
This rule continues in effect the
action that decreased the assessment
obligation imposed on handlers.
Assessments are applied uniformly on
all handlers, and some of the costs may
be passed on to producers. However,
decreasing the assessment rate reduces
the burden on handlers, and may reduce
the burden on producers.
In addition, the Committee’s meeting
was widely publicized throughout the
pistachio area of production and all
interested persons were invited to
attend the meeting and participate in
Committee deliberations on all issues.
Like all Committee meetings, the July
12, 2016, meeting was a public meeting
and all entities, both large and small,
were able to express views on this issue.
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), the order’s information
collection requirements have been
previously approved by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) and
assigned OMB No. 0581–0278. No
changes in those requirements as a
result of this action are necessary.
Should any changes become necessary,
they would be submitted to OMB for
approval.
This action imposes no additional
reporting or recordkeeping requirements
on either small or large pistachio
handlers. As with all Federal marketing
order programs, reports and forms are
periodically reviewed to reduce
information requirements and
duplication by industry and public
sector agencies.
USDA has not identified any relevant
Federal rules that duplicate, overlap or
conflict with this rule.
Comments on the interim rule were
required to be received on or before
November 15, 2016. No comments were
received. Therefore, for reasons given in
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the interim rule, we are adopting the
interim rule as a final rule, without
change.
To view the interim rule, go to:
https://www.regulations.gov/
docket?D=AMS-SC-16-0076.
This action also affirms information
contained in the interim rule concerning
Executive Orders 12866, 12988, 13175,
and 13563; the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35); and the EGov Act (44 U.S.C. 101).
After consideration of all relevant
material presented, it is found that
finalizing the interim rule, without
change, as published in the Federal
Register (81 FR 63679, September 16,
2016) will tend to effectuate the
declared policy of the Act.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 983
Marketing agreements, Pistachios,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
PART 983—PISTACHIOS GROWN IN
CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, AND NEW
MEXICO
Accordingly, the interim rule
amending 7 CFR part 983, which was
published at 81 FR 63679 on September
16, 2016, is adopted as a final rule,
without change.
■
Dated: December 23, 2016.
Elanor Starmer,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Part 983
[Doc. No. AMS-SC-16-0076; SC16-983-2 FIR]
Pistachios Grown in California, Arizona, and New Mexico;
Decreased Assessment Rate
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Affirmation of interim rule as final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adopting, as a final
rule, without change, an interim rule that implemented a recommendation
from the Administrative Committee for Pistachios (Committee) to
decrease the assessment rate established for pistachios grown in
California, Arizona, and New Mexico for the 2016-2017 and subsequent
production years from
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$0.0035 to $0.0010 per pound of assessed weight pistachios handled
under the marketing order (order). The Committee locally administers
the order and is comprised of producers and handlers of pistachios
operating within the area of production. The interim rule was necessary
to allow the Committee to reduce its financial reserve while still
providing adequate funding to meet program expenses.
DATES: Effective December 31, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Sommers or Jeffrey Smutny,
California Marketing Field Office, Marketing Order and Agreement
Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA; Telephone: (559) 487-
5901, Fax: (559) 487-5906, or Email: PeterR.Sommers@ams.usda.gov or
Jeffrey.Smutny@ams.usda.gov.
Small businesses may obtain information on complying with this and
other marketing order regulations by viewing a guide at the following
Web site: https://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/moa/small-businesses; or by contacting Richard Lower, Marketing Order and
Agreement Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0237, Washington, DC 20250-0237;
Telephone: (202) 720-2491, Fax: (202) 720-8938, or Email:
Richard.Lower@ams.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This rule is issued under Marketing
Agreement and Order No. 983, both as amended (7 CFR part 983),
regulating the handling of pistachios grown in California, Arizona, and
New Mexico, hereinafter referred to as the ``order.'' The order is
effective under the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 601-674), hereinafter referred to as the ``Act.''
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing this rule in
conformance with Executive Orders 12866, 13563, and 13175.
Under the order, pistachio handlers in California, Arizona, and New
Mexico are subject to assessments, which provide funds to administer
the order. Assessment rates issued under the order are intended to be
applicable to all assessable pistachios grown in the production area
for the entire production year, and continue indefinitely until
amended, suspended, or terminated. The Committee's production year
begins on September 1, and ends on August 31.
In an interim rule published in the Federal Register on September
16, 2016, and effective on September 19, 2016, (81 FR 63679, Doc. No.
AMS-SC-16-0076, SC16-983-2 IR), Sec. 983.253 was amended by decreasing
the assessment rate established for pistachios grown in the production
area for the 2016-2017 and subsequent production years from $0.0035 to
$0.0010 per pound. The decrease in the per pound assessment rate allows
the Committee to maintain its financial reserve while still providing
adequate funding to meet program expenses.
Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Pursuant to requirements set forth in the Regulatory Flexibility
Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601-612), the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
has considered the economic impact of this rule on small entities.
Accordingly, AMS has prepared this final regulatory flexibility
analysis.
The purpose of the RFA is to fit regulatory actions to the scale of
businesses subject to such actions in order that small businesses will
not be unduly or disproportionately burdened. Marketing orders issued
pursuant to the Act, and the rules issued thereunder, are unique in
that they are brought about through group action of essentially small
entities acting on their own behalf.
There are approximately 1,152 producers of pistachios in the
production area and 19 handlers subject to regulation under the
marketing order. The Small Business Administration defines small
agricultural producers as those having annual receipts less than
$750,000, and small agricultural service firms as those whose annual
receipts are less than $7,500,000. (13 CFR 121.201)
The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) 2012 data on
pistachio farm size indicates that there were 1,305 pistachio farms, of
which 1,125 were less than 250 acres. That is, 87 percent were too
small to have annual receipts of $750,000. NASS 2015 annual production
data indicates that the per-acre production of pistachios was 1,160
pounds. At an average value of $2.54 per pound, each acre of pistachios
could return $2,948.40. In order for a producer to have $750,000 in
annual receipts, the producer would have to have at least 255.3 acres.
Thus, the majority of handlers and producers in the production area may
be classified as small entities.
Based on Committee data, it is estimated that about 53 percent of
the handlers annually ship less than $7,500,000 worth of pistachios.
Nine of the 19 regulated handlers (47 percent) received enough
pistachios at an average price of $3.00 pound to be considered large
handlers, leaving the percentage of small handlers at 53 percent.
This rule continues in effect the action that decreased the
assessment rate established for the Committee and collected from
handlers for the 2016-17 and subsequent production years from $0.0035
to $0.0010 per pound of pistachios handled. The Committee unanimously
recommended 2016-17 expenditures of $922,500 and an assessment rate of
$0.0010 per pound of pistachios, which is $0.0025 lower than the 2015-
16 rate. The quantity of assessable pistachios for the 2016-17
production year is estimated at 750 million pounds. Thus, the $0.0010
rate should provide $750,000 in assessment income. Income derived from
handler's assessments, along with interest and funds from the
Committee's authorized reserve, should be adequate to cover expenses
for the 2016-17 production year.
This rule continues in effect the action that decreased the
assessment obligation imposed on handlers. Assessments are applied
uniformly on all handlers, and some of the costs may be passed on to
producers. However, decreasing the assessment rate reduces the burden
on handlers, and may reduce the burden on producers.
In addition, the Committee's meeting was widely publicized
throughout the pistachio area of production and all interested persons
were invited to attend the meeting and participate in Committee
deliberations on all issues. Like all Committee meetings, the July 12,
2016, meeting was a public meeting and all entities, both large and
small, were able to express views on this issue.
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), the order's information collection requirements have been
previously approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and
assigned OMB No. 0581-0278. No changes in those requirements as a
result of this action are necessary. Should any changes become
necessary, they would be submitted to OMB for approval.
This action imposes no additional reporting or recordkeeping
requirements on either small or large pistachio handlers. As with all
Federal marketing order programs, reports and forms are periodically
reviewed to reduce information requirements and duplication by industry
and public sector agencies.
USDA has not identified any relevant Federal rules that duplicate,
overlap or conflict with this rule.
Comments on the interim rule were required to be received on or
before November 15, 2016. No comments were received. Therefore, for
reasons given in
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the interim rule, we are adopting the interim rule as a final rule,
without change.
To view the interim rule, go to: https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=AMS-SC-16-0076.
This action also affirms information contained in the interim rule
concerning Executive Orders 12866, 12988, 13175, and 13563; the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35); and the E-Gov Act (44
U.S.C. 101).
After consideration of all relevant material presented, it is found
that finalizing the interim rule, without change, as published in the
Federal Register (81 FR 63679, September 16, 2016) will tend to
effectuate the declared policy of the Act.
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 983
Marketing agreements, Pistachios, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
PART 983--PISTACHIOS GROWN IN CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, AND NEW MEXICO
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Accordingly, the interim rule amending 7 CFR part 983, which was
published at 81 FR 63679 on September 16, 2016, is adopted as a final
rule, without change.
Dated: December 23, 2016.
Elanor Starmer,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-31532 Filed 12-29-16; 8:45 am]
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