2022/2023 Rates Charged for AMS Services: Revised Rates for Audit Services, 50827-50828 [2022-17744]
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III. Data
Number: 1.
Title: BIFAD Stakeholder Database
Opt-in Form.
OMB Number: Not yet known.
Expiration Date: Not yet known.
Type of Request: New collection.
Form Number: Not yet known.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 50.
Number: 2.
Title: BIFAD Event Registration Form.
OMB Number: Not yet known.
Expiration Date: Not yet known.
Type of Request: New collection.
Form Number: Not yet known.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 80.
Number: 3.
Title: BIFAD Post-Event Feedback
Survey.
OMB Number: Not yet known.
Expiration Date: Not yet known.
Type of Request: New collection.
Form Number: Not yet known.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
500.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 40 hours.
Number: 4.
Title: BIFAD New Member
Orientation Survey.
OMB Number: Not yet known.
Expiration Date: Not yet known.
Type of Request: New collection.
Form Number: Not yet known.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
14.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2.1.
Number: 5.
Title: BIFAD Speaker Information
Form.
OMB Number: Not yet known.
Expiration Date: Not yet known.
Type of Request: New collection.
Form Number: Not yet known.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
30.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 4.5.
Number: 6.
Title: BIFAD Product Feedback Form.
OMB Number: Not yet known.
Expiration Date: Not yet known.
Type of Request: New collection.
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Form Number: Not yet known.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
500.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 25.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of USAID, including
whether the information collected has
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of
USAID’s estimate of the burden
(including both hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection.
The comments will also become a
matter of public record.
Michael Vernon Michener,
Deputy Assistant to the Administrator,
Bureau for Resilience and Food Security, U.S.
Agency for International Development.
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The
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as
amended (AMA) (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627),
provides for the collection of fees to
cover costs of various inspection,
grading, certification, or auditing
services covering many agricultural
commodities and products.
On November 13, 2014, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
published in the Federal Register a final
rule that established standardized
formulas for calculating fee rates
charged by AMS user-funded programs
(79 FR 67313). Every year since then,
USDA has published in the Federal
Register a notice announcing rates for
its user-funded programs.
On June 14, 2022, the notice
announcing the 2022/2023 fee rates was
published in the Federal Register (87
FR 35956). Since publication of this
notice, personnel in AMS’s Specialty
Crop Program realized that the 2022/
2023 rates pertaining to Federal and
State Auditing Services were published
with the wrong units specified—peraudit fee rates were published rather
than per-hour rates. Therefore, AMS is
announcing revisions to the 2022/2023
Federal and State Auditing Services
rates. Revised rates are hourly rates and
will become October 1, 2022, as
anticipated.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Rates Calculations
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS–AMS–22–0056]
2022/2023 Rates Charged for AMS
Services: Revised Rates for Audit
Services
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS) is announcing revisions
to the 2022/2023 rates it will charge for
Federal and State Audit Services
provided by the Specialty Crop
Program. Revisions correct the base
units for these user fee rates, which
were published on June 14, 2022. All
other AMS user fee rates will remain
unchanged.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
August 19, 2022.
Dr.
Stephen Slinsky, Legislative and
Regulatory Review Officer, AMS, USDA,
AMS, USDA, Room 2036–S, 1400
Independence Ave. SW, Washington,
DC 20250; telephone (901) 287–9719, or
email stephen.slinsky@usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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AMS Specialty Crop Program’s
inspection, certification, and auditing
services are voluntary tools paid for by
the users on a fee-for-service basis.
Industry participants may choose to use
these tools to promote and communicate
the quality of fresh and processed fruits
and vegetables to consumers. AMS is
required by statute to recover costs
associated with providing these
services. Rates reflect direct and indirect
costs of providing services. Direct costs
include the cost of salaries, employee
benefits, operating costs and, if
applicable, travel costs. Indirect or
overhead costs include the cost of
Program and Agency activities
supporting services provided to the
industry. The formula used to calculate
these rates also considers the need to
maintain operating reserves.
AMS calculated rates for services, on
a per-hour basis or per-unit basis, by
dividing total AMS operating cost
associated with inspection, certification
and auditing by the total number of
hours required or units inspected and
certified the previous year, which is
then multiplied by the next year’s
percentage of cost-of-living increase,
plus an allowance for bad debt rate. If
applicable, travel expenses may also be
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added to the cost of providing the
service.
All rates are per-hour except when a
per-unit cost is noted. The specific
amounts in each rate calculation are
available upon request.
2022/2023 RATES
Regular
Overtime
Holiday
Includes
travel
costs in
rate
Start date
Specialty Crops Fees
7 CFR Part 51—Fresh Fruits, Vegetables and Other Products (Inspection, Certification, and Standards)
Subpart A—Requirements;
§§ 51.37–51.44 Schedule of Fees and Charges at Destination Markets
§ 51.45 Schedule of Fees and Charges at Shipping Point Areas
Quality and Condition Inspections for Whole Lots ......................
Quality and Condition Half Lot or Condition-Only Inspections
for Whole Lots.
Condition—Half Lot .....................................................................
Quality and Condition or Condition-Only Inspections for Additional Lots of the Same Product.
Dockside Inspections—Each package weighing <30 lbs ...........
Dockside Inspections—Each package weighing >30 lbs ...........
Charge per Individual Product for Dockside Inspection .............
Charge per Each Additional Lot of the Same Product ...............
Inspections for All Hourly Work ...................................................
$100.00
$225.00 per lot
$186.00 per lot
................
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Oct. 1, 2022.
Oct. 1, 2022.
$172.00 per lot
$103.00 per lot
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Oct. 1, 2022.
Oct. 1, 2022.
$0.044 per pkg.
$0.068/pkg.
$225.00/lot
$103.00/lot
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Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
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Oct. 1, 2022.
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Oct. 1, 2022.
Oct. 1, 2022.
Oct. 1, 2022.
$137.00
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Audit Services—Federal ..............................................................
Audit Services—State .................................................................
GFSI Certification Fee 1 ...............................................................
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$175.00
$132.00
$132.00
$250.00/audit
1,
1,
1,
1,
2022.
2022.
2022.
2022.
7 CFR Part 52—Processed Fruits and Vegetables, Processed Products Thereof, and Other Processed Food Products
Subpart A—Requirements Governing Inspection and Certification;
§§ 52.41—52.51 Fees and Charges
Lot Inspections ............................................................................
In-plant Inspections Under Annual Contract (year-round) ..........
Additional Graders (in-plant) or Less Than Year-Round ............
$85.00
$85.00
$91.00
Audit Services—Federal ..............................................................
Audit Services—State .................................................................
GFSI Certification Fee1 ...............................................................
$112.00
$107.00
$120.00
$139.00
$129.00
$149.00
$132.00
$132.00
$250.00/audit
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Oct. 1, 2022.
Oct. 1, 2022.
Oct. 1, 2022.
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Oct. 1, 2022.
Oct. 1, 2022.
Oct. 1, 2022.
1 Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) Certification Fee—$250 per GFSI audit to recoup the costs associated with attaining technical equivalency to the GFSI benchmarking requirements.
ranching, and forestry operations’’ for
ELRP and ERP and clarifying policy
around the filing of certifications of
average adjusted gross farm income.
FSA is clarifying the ERP Phase 1 policy
related to producers who received both
a crop insurance indemnity and a
Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance
Program (NAP) payment. FSA is also
amending ERP Phase 1 to include
eligibility for Federal Crop Insurance
policies with an intended use for
nursery.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627.
Melissa Bailey,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural
Marketing Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
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[Docket ID FSA–2022–0008]
Emergency Livestock Relief Program
(ELRP) and Emergency Relief Program
(ERP) Clarification
Farm Service Agency, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of funds availability;
clarification and revision.
AGENCY:
The Farm Service Agency
(FSA) is amending the definition of
‘‘income derived from farming,
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tona Huggins; telephone: (202) 720–
6825; email: tona.huggins@usda.gov.
Persons with disabilities who require
alternative means for communication
should contact the USDA Target Center
at (202) 720–2600 (voice) or (844) 433–
2774 (toll-free nationwide).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Revision and Clarification
FSA announced ELRP in a
Notification of Funding Availability
(NOFA) on April 4, 2022 (87 FR 19465–
19470), and ERP in a NOFA on May 18,
2022 (87 FR 30164–30172).
Implementation of ELRP Phase 1 began
on April 4, 2022. Implementation of
ERP Phase 1 began on May 18, 2022. In
those documents, FSA provided the
eligibility requirements, application
process, and payment calculations for
Phase 1 of each program. In this
document, FSA is making clarifications
and revising policy for those programs,
as described below.
Clarification to Income Derived From
Farming, Ranching, and Forestry
Operations
The payment limits under both ELRP
and ERP are higher for producers whose
average adjusted gross farm income is at
least 75 percent of their average
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[Notices]
[Pages 50827-50828]
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[FR Doc No: 2022-17744]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-AMS-22-0056]
2022/2023 Rates Charged for AMS Services: Revised Rates for Audit
Services
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is announcing
revisions to the 2022/2023 rates it will charge for Federal and State
Audit Services provided by the Specialty Crop Program. Revisions
correct the base units for these user fee rates, which were published
on June 14, 2022. All other AMS user fee rates will remain unchanged.
DATES: August 19, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Stephen Slinsky, Legislative and
Regulatory Review Officer, AMS, USDA, AMS, USDA, Room 2036-S, 1400
Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250; telephone (901) 287-9719,
or email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as
amended (AMA) (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627), provides for the collection of fees
to cover costs of various inspection, grading, certification, or
auditing services covering many agricultural commodities and products.
On November 13, 2014, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
published in the Federal Register a final rule that established
standardized formulas for calculating fee rates charged by AMS user-
funded programs (79 FR 67313). Every year since then, USDA has
published in the Federal Register a notice announcing rates for its
user-funded programs.
On June 14, 2022, the notice announcing the 2022/2023 fee rates was
published in the Federal Register (87 FR 35956). Since publication of
this notice, personnel in AMS's Specialty Crop Program realized that
the 2022/2023 rates pertaining to Federal and State Auditing Services
were published with the wrong units specified--per-audit fee rates were
published rather than per-hour rates. Therefore, AMS is announcing
revisions to the 2022/2023 Federal and State Auditing Services rates.
Revised rates are hourly rates and will become October 1, 2022, as
anticipated.
Rates Calculations
AMS Specialty Crop Program's inspection, certification, and
auditing services are voluntary tools paid for by the users on a fee-
for-service basis. Industry participants may choose to use these tools
to promote and communicate the quality of fresh and processed fruits
and vegetables to consumers. AMS is required by statute to recover
costs associated with providing these services. Rates reflect direct
and indirect costs of providing services. Direct costs include the cost
of salaries, employee benefits, operating costs and, if applicable,
travel costs. Indirect or overhead costs include the cost of Program
and Agency activities supporting services provided to the industry. The
formula used to calculate these rates also considers the need to
maintain operating reserves.
AMS calculated rates for services, on a per-hour basis or per-unit
basis, by dividing total AMS operating cost associated with inspection,
certification and auditing by the total number of hours required or
units inspected and certified the previous year, which is then
multiplied by the next year's percentage of cost-of-living increase,
plus an allowance for bad debt rate. If applicable, travel expenses may
also be
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added to the cost of providing the service.
All rates are per-hour except when a per-unit cost is noted. The
specific amounts in each rate calculation are available upon request.
2022/2023 Rates
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Includes
Regular Overtime Holiday travel costs Start date
in rate
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Specialty Crops Fees
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7 CFR Part 51--Fresh Fruits, Vegetables and Other Products (Inspection, Certification, and Standards)
Subpart A--Requirements;....................................................................................
Sec. Sec. 51.37-51.44 Schedule of Fees and Charges at Destination Markets............................
Sec. 51.45 Schedule of Fees and Charges at Shipping Point Areas.......................................
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Quality and Condition $225.00 per lot ............. Oct. 1, 2022.
Inspections for Whole Lots.
Quality and Condition Half $186.00 per lot ............. Oct. 1, 2022.
Lot or Condition-Only
Inspections for Whole Lots.
Condition--Half Lot.......... $172.00 per lot ............. Oct. 1, 2022.
Quality and Condition or $103.00 per lot ............. Oct. 1, 2022.
Condition-Only Inspections
for Additional Lots of the
Same Product.
Dockside Inspections--Each $0.044 per pkg. ............. Oct. 1, 2022.
package weighing <30 lbs.
Dockside Inspections--Each $0.068/pkg. ............. Oct. 1, 2022.
package weighing >30 lbs.
Charge per Individual Product $225.00/lot ............. Oct. 1, 2022.
for Dockside Inspection.
Charge per Each Additional $103.00/lot ............. Oct. 1, 2022.
Lot of the Same Product.
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Inspections for All Hourly $100.00 $137.00 $175.00 ............. Oct. 1, 2022.
Work.
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Audit Services--Federal...... $132.00 ............. Oct. 1, 2022.
Audit Services--State........ $132.00 ............. Oct. 1, 2022.
GFSI Certification Fee \1\... $250.00/audit ............. Oct. 1, 2022.
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7 CFR Part 52--Processed Fruits and Vegetables, Processed Products Thereof, and Other Processed Food Products
Subpart A--Requirements Governing Inspection and Certification;.............................................
Sec. Sec. 52.41--52.51 Fees and Charges..............................................................
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Lot Inspections.............. $85.00 $112.00 $139.00 ............. Oct. 1, 2022.
In-plant Inspections Under $85.00 $107.00 $129.00 ............. Oct. 1, 2022.
Annual Contract (year-round).
Additional Graders (in-plant) $91.00 $120.00 $149.00 ............. Oct. 1, 2022.
or Less Than Year-Round.
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Audit Services--Federal...... $132.00 ............. Oct. 1, 2022.
Audit Services--State........ $132.00 ............. Oct. 1, 2022.
GFSI Certification Fee\1\.... $250.00/audit ............. Oct. 1, 2022.
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\1\ Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) Certification Fee--$250 per GFSI audit to recoup the costs associated
with attaining technical equivalency to the GFSI benchmarking requirements.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621-1627.
Melissa Bailey,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-17744 Filed 8-17-22; 8:45 am]
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