Adjustment of Fees for Seafood Inspection Services, 60441-60442 [2023-18886]
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Administration
[RTID 0648–XD272]
Adjustment of Fees for Seafood
Inspection Services
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of fee schedule for
seafood inspection services.
AGENCY:
The NMFS Seafood
Inspection Program is notifying program
participants that its fee schedule for
fiscal year 2024 will remain as
established on November 1, 2022.
DATES: The fee schedule applies to
services rendered as of October 1, 2023,
until notified otherwise.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven Wilson, Office of International
Affairs, Trade, and Commerce, 301–
427–8350 or at steven.wilson@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) operates a fee-for-service
Seafood Inspection Program (Program)
under the authorities of the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946, as amended, the
Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, and the
Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970. The
regulations implementing the Program
are contained in 50 CFR parts 260 and
261. The Program offers inspection,
grading, and certification services,
including the use of official quality
grade marks which indicate that specific
products have been federally inspected.
Those wishing to participate in the
program must request the services and
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submit specific compliance information.
Since 1992, NMFS implemented
inspection services based on guidelines
recommended by the National Academy
of Sciences, known as Hazard Analysis
Critical Control Point (HACCP).
Under the implementing regulations
for the Program, fees are reviewed at
least annually to ascertain that the
hourly fees charged are adequate to
recover the costs of the services
rendered. Any necessary adjustments to
fees are made in accordance with the
requirements of 50 CFR 260.81 and are
notified to program participants as
stipulated at 50 CFR 260.70. This
Federal Register notice serves to inform
program participants of the fee
schedule, which remains unchanged.
Seafood Inspection Program (SIP)
costs used for the calculation of user
fees include all relevant direct and
indirect costs to the program, and
applicable administrative overhead and
surcharges. SIP fees must be set to
promote full cost recovery of the
program absent other appropriations.
Program costs include all field
operations, program administrative
overhead, and management, and include
expenses for labor for inspectors,
facilities, information technology
infrastructure, and other operational
costs. SIP fees are set to recover those
costs based on revenue projections from
expected billable service hours and the
number of certificates requests.
Forecasts of demand for services use
historical data on actual billed services
that are adjusted annually for inflation,
known events that might affect the
predicted output of billable services,
and seasonality of when forecasted
services will take place throughout the
year.
NMFS will assess its fees as outlined
in this notice, which will apply until
notified otherwise. Fees will be charged
to contract and non-contract customers
requesting services as listed below. The
cost of other applicable services
rendered will be recovered through fee
collection using the base rate of $238
per hour.
Fees and Charges for the U.S.
Department of Commerce (USDC)
Seafood Inspection Program
The per hour fees and charges for
fishery products inspection services are
not being revised and will remain as
established on November 1, 2022 for
Fiscal Year 2024 and will be assessed as
follows. Any travel associated with a
billable service will be an additional
charge.
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Contract Rates
Regular Time: Services provided
during any 8-hour shift.
Overtime: Services provided outside
the inspector’s normal work schedule.
In addition to any hourly service
charge, a night differential fee equal to
10 percent of the employee’s hourly
salary will be charged for each hour of
service provided after 6:00 p.m. and
before 6:00 a.m. A guarantee of payment
is required for all contracts equal to
three months of service or $10,000,
whichever is greater.
Dated: August 30, 2023.
Robert Sidman,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
Non-Contract Rates
[FR Doc. 2023–19077 Filed 8–30–23; 4:15 pm]
Regular time: Services provided
within the inspector’s normal work
schedule, Monday through Friday.
Overtime: Services provided outside
the inspector’s normal work schedule.
Any services under contract in excess
of the contracted hours will be charged
at the non-contract rate.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DoD–2023–OS–0075]
Contract Rates
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
Non-HACCP Contracts
AGENCY:
REGULAR TIME $238
OVERTIME $357
SUNDAY & HOLIDAYS
Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Notice of a new system of
records.
$476
HACCP REGULAR $238
HACCP OVERTIME $357
HACCP SUNDAY & HOLIDAYS
$476
All Non-Contract Work Rates
REGULAR TIME $357
OVERTIME $536
SUNDAY & HOLIDAYS
$714
Certificates
All certificate requests, whether or not
a product inspection was conducted,
will be billed at a set flat rate of $97 per
request.
Additional information about, and
applications for, Program services and
fees may be obtained from NMFS (see
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
Dated: August 28, 2023.
Alexa Cole,
Director, Office of International Affairs,
Trade, and Commerce, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023–18886 Filed 8–31–23; 8:45 am]
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In accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974, the DoD is
establishing a new Department-wide
system of records titled, ‘‘Information
Technology Access and Audit Records,’’
DoD–0019. This system of records
covers DoD’s maintenance of records
related to requests for user access,
attempts to access, granting of access,
records of user actions for DoD
information technology (IT) systems,
and user agreements. This includes
details of programs, databases,
functions, and sites accessed and/or
used, and the information products
created, received, or altered during the
use of IT systems. This new system of
records will be included in the DoD’s
inventory of record systems.
DATES: This system of records is
effective upon publication; however,
comments on the Routine Uses will be
accepted on or before October 2, 2023.
The Routine Uses are effective at the
close of the comment period.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by any of the following methods:
* Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
* Mail: Department of Defense, Office
of the Assistant to the Secretary of
Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and
Transparency, Regulatory Directorate,
4800 Mark Center Drive, Attn: Mailbox
24, Suite 08D09, Alexandria, VA 22350–
1700.
SUMMARY:
HACCP/QMP Contracts
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MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
Enforcement matters. In the event that
the time, date, or location of this
meeting changes, an announcement of
the change, along with the new time,
date, and/or place of the meeting will be
posted on the Commission’s website at
https://www.cftc.gov/.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Christopher Kirkpatrick, 202–418–5964.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552b.
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information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Rahwa Keleta, Privacy and Civil
Liberties Division, Directorate for
Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Freedom of
Information, Office of the Assistant to
the Secretary of Defense for Privacy,
Civil Liberties, and Transparency,
Department of Defense, 4800 Mark
Center Drive, Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09,
Alexandria, VA 22350–1700;
OSD.DPCLTD@mail.mil; (703) 571–
0070.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
DoD is establishing ‘‘Information
Technology Access and Audit Records
(ITAAR)’’, DoD–0019, as a DoD-wide
Privacy Act system of records. A DoDwide System of Records Notice (SORN)
supports multiple DoD paper or
electronic recordkeeping systems
operated by more than one DoD
component that maintain the same kind
of information about individuals for the
same purpose. Establishment of DoDwide SORNs helps DoD standardize the
rules governing the collection,
maintenance, use, and sharing of
personal information in key areas across
the enterprise. DoD-wide SORNs also
reduce duplicative and overlapping
SORNs published by separate DoD
components. The creation of DoD-wide
SORNs is expected to make locating
relevant SORNs easier for DoD
personnel and the public, and create
efficiencies in the operation of the DoD
privacy program.
The purpose of this system is to
control and track individual user access
to and activity on networks, computer
systems, applications, databases, or
other digital technologies controlled by
DoD Offices and Components. DoD may
use the records in this system to
investigate potential or alleged improper
use or other improper activity by a
system user, which may be a DoD
employee, contractor, or other
individual. Records from this system
may be shared with or used by the
appropriate investigative or
cybersecurity organizations within the
Office or Component with which the
individual user is affiliated, other DoD
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[FR Doc No: 2023-18886]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD272]
Adjustment of Fees for Seafood Inspection Services
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of fee schedule for seafood inspection services.
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SUMMARY: The NMFS Seafood Inspection Program is notifying program
participants that its fee schedule for fiscal year 2024 will remain as
established on November 1, 2022.
DATES: The fee schedule applies to services rendered as of October 1,
2023, until notified otherwise.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Wilson, Office of International
Affairs, Trade, and Commerce, 301-427-8350 or at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
operates a fee-for-service Seafood Inspection Program (Program) under
the authorities of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as amended,
the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, and the Reorganization Plan No. 4 of
1970. The regulations implementing the Program are contained in 50 CFR
parts 260 and 261. The Program offers inspection, grading, and
certification services, including the use of official quality grade
marks which indicate that specific products have been federally
inspected. Those wishing to participate in the program must request the
services and submit specific compliance information. Since 1992, NMFS
implemented inspection services based on guidelines recommended by the
National Academy of Sciences, known as Hazard Analysis Critical Control
Point (HACCP).
Under the implementing regulations for the Program, fees are
reviewed at least annually to ascertain that the hourly fees charged
are adequate to recover the costs of the services rendered. Any
necessary adjustments to fees are made in accordance with the
requirements of 50 CFR 260.81 and are notified to program participants
as stipulated at 50 CFR 260.70. This Federal Register notice serves to
inform program participants of the fee schedule, which remains
unchanged.
Seafood Inspection Program (SIP) costs used for the calculation of
user fees include all relevant direct and indirect costs to the
program, and applicable administrative overhead and surcharges. SIP
fees must be set to promote full cost recovery of the program absent
other appropriations.
Program costs include all field operations, program administrative
overhead, and management, and include expenses for labor for
inspectors, facilities, information technology infrastructure, and
other operational costs. SIP fees are set to recover those costs based
on revenue projections from expected billable service hours and the
number of certificates requests. Forecasts of demand for services use
historical data on actual billed services that are adjusted annually
for inflation, known events that might affect the predicted output of
billable services, and seasonality of when forecasted services will
take place throughout the year.
NMFS will assess its fees as outlined in this notice, which will
apply until notified otherwise. Fees will be charged to contract and
non-contract customers requesting services as listed below. The cost of
other applicable services rendered will be recovered through fee
collection using the base rate of $238 per hour.
Fees and Charges for the U.S. Department of Commerce (USDC) Seafood
Inspection Program
The per hour fees and charges for fishery products inspection
services are not being revised and will remain as established on
November 1, 2022 for Fiscal Year 2024 and will be assessed as follows.
Any travel associated with a billable service will be an additional
charge.
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Contract Rates
Regular Time: Services provided during any 8-hour shift.
Overtime: Services provided outside the inspector's normal work
schedule.
In addition to any hourly service charge, a night differential fee
equal to 10 percent of the employee's hourly salary will be charged for
each hour of service provided after 6:00 p.m. and before 6:00 a.m. A
guarantee of payment is required for all contracts equal to three
months of service or $10,000, whichever is greater.
Non-Contract Rates
Regular time: Services provided within the inspector's normal work
schedule, Monday through Friday.
Overtime: Services provided outside the inspector's normal work
schedule.
Any services under contract in excess of the contracted hours will
be charged at the non-contract rate.
Contract Rates
Non-HACCP Contracts
REGULAR TIME $238
OVERTIME $357
SUNDAY & HOLIDAYS $476
HACCP/QMP Contracts
HACCP REGULAR $238
HACCP OVERTIME $357
HACCP SUNDAY & HOLIDAYS $476
All Non-Contract Work Rates
REGULAR TIME $357
OVERTIME $536
SUNDAY & HOLIDAYS $714
Certificates
All certificate requests, whether or not a product inspection was
conducted, will be billed at a set flat rate of $97 per request.
Additional information about, and applications for, Program
services and fees may be obtained from NMFS (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT).
Dated: August 28, 2023.
Alexa Cole,
Director, Office of International Affairs, Trade, and Commerce,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-18886 Filed 8-31-23; 8:45 am]
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