(a) The fees shown in Table 1 apply to Federal Commodity Inspection Services specified below.
Table 1—Hourly Rates
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[Fees for inspection of commodities other than rice]
| Hourly Rates (per service representative):
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| Monday to Friday | $34.20
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| Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays | 44.40
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| Miscellaneous Processed Commodities:
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| (1) Additional Tests (cost per test, assessed in addition to the hourly rate):
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| (i) Aflatoxin Test (Thin Layer Chromatography) | 51.40
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| (ii) Falling Number | 12.50
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| (iii) Aflatoxin Test Kit | 7.50
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| Graded Commodities (Beans, Peas, Lentils, Hops, and Pulses):
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| (1) Additional Tests—Unit Rates (Beans, Peas, Lentils):
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| (i) Field run (per lot or sample) | 23.00
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| (ii) Other than field run (per lot or sample) | 13.75
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| (iii) Factor analysis (per factor) | 5.65
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| (2) Additional Tests—Unit Rates (Hops): (i) Lot or sample (per lot or sample) | 29.30
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| (3) Additional Tests—Unit Rates (Nongraded Nonprocessed Commodities): (i) Factor analysis (per factor) | 5.65
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| (4) Stowage Examination (service-on-request)
4 (i) Ship (per stowage space) (minimum $252.50 per ship) | 50.50
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| (ii) Subsequent ship examinations (same as original) (minimum $151.50 per ship)
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| (iii) Barge (per examination) | 40.50
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| (iv) All other carriers (per examination) | 15.50
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(b) In addition to the fees, if any, for sampling or other requested service, a fee will be assessed for each laboratory test (original, retest, or appeal) listed in table 2 of this section.
(c) If a requested test is to be reported on a specified moisture basis, a fee for a moisture test will also be assessed.
(d) Laboratory tests referenced in table 2 of this section will be charged at the applicable laboratory fee.
Table 2—Fees for Laboratory Test Services
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| Laboratory tests
| Fees
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| (1) Aflatoxin (Quantitative—HPLC) | $182.00
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| (2) Aflatoxin (Quantitative—Test Kit) | 87.00
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| (3) Aflatoxin (Qualitative—Test Kit) | 47.00
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| (4) Appearance and odor | 7.00
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| (5) Ash | 17.00
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| (6) Brix | 16.00
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| (7) Calcium | 27.00
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| (8) Carotenoid Color | 27.00
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| (9) Cold test (oil) | 20.00
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| (10) Color test (syrups) | 13.00
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| (11) Cooking tests (pasta) | 13.00
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| (12) Crude fat | 20.00
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| (13) Crude fiber | 27.00
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| (14) Falling number | 24.00
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| (15) Free fatty acid | 24.00
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| (16) Insoluble impurities (oils and shortenings) | 9.00
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| (17) Iron enrichment | 30.00
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| (18) Lovibond color | 20.00
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| (19) Moisture | 13.00
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| (20) Moisture and volatile matter | 17.00
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| (21) Oxidative stability index (OSI) | 54.00
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| (22) Peroxide Value | 27.00
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| (23) Popping ratio | 38.00
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| (24) Protein | 16.00
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| (25) Sanitation (light filth) | 47.00
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| (26) Sieve test | 11.00
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| (27) Smoke Point | 43.00
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| (28) Solid fat index | 168.00
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| (29) Visual exam | 22.00
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| (30) Vomitoxin (Qualitative—Test Kit) | 61.00
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| (31) Vomitoxin (Quantitative—Test Kit) | 81.00
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| (32) Other laboratory analytical services (per hour per service representative) | 67.00
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