The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announces the reduction of fees for sampling, inspection, weighing and certification of rice performed under authority of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (AMA), as amended.
A rule published in the Federal Register on January 30, 2020 decreased fees by 20 percent for fiscal year (FY) 2020 and by another 20 percent for FY 2021, which begins October 1, 2020.
The changes are necessary to lower the balance in the program’s operating reserve to a level adequate to cover three to six months’ expenses. AMS will adopt standardized user-fee calculations used in other AMS programs for rice inspection services beginning in FY 2022.
The reduced fee schedule is available in the Federal Register.
For additional questions contact Kendra Kline, Chief of Staff at (202) 690-2410 or Kendra.C.Kline@usda.gov.
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