Veterinary Diagnostic Services User Fees
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
9 CFR Part 130
[Docket No. APHIS-2006-0161]
RIN 0579-AC52
Veterinary Diagnostic Services User Fees
AGENCY:
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION:
Final rule.
SUMMARY:
We are amending the regulations to increase the user fees for the veterinary diagnostic services to reflect changes in our operating costs and expenses. We are also setting rates for multiple fiscal years. These actions are necessary to ensure that we recover the actual costs of providing these services. We are also providing for a reasonable balance, or reserve, in the veterinary diagnostics user fee account. The Food, Agriculture, and Conservation Act of 1990, as amended, authorizes us to set and collect these user fees.
DATES:
Effective Date:
January 18, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For information concerning Veterinary Services (VS) Management Support,
contact Ms. Inez Hockaday, Director, Management Support Staff, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 44, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 734-7517.
For information concerning VS Program Operations at the National Veterinary Services Laboratory, contact Dr. Elizabeth Lautner, Director, National Veterinary Services Laboratories, 1800 Dayton Road, P.O. Box 844, Ames, IA 50010; (515) 633-7357.
For information concerning user fee rate development, contact Mrs. Kris Caraher, User Fees Section Head, Financial Management Division, MRPBS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 54, Riverdale, MD 20737-1232; (301) 734-5901.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
User fees to reimburse the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) for the costs of providing veterinary diagnostic services and import and export related services for live animals and birds and animal products are contained in 9 CFR part 130 (referred to below as the regulations). These user fees are authorized by section 2509(c) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, as amended (21 U.S.C. 136a), which provides that the Secretary of Agriculture may, among other things, prescribe regulations and collect fees to recover the costs of veterinary diagnostics relating to the control and eradication of communicable diseases of livestock or poultry within the United States.
On July 23, 2007, we published in the
Federal Register
(72 FR 40082-40090, Docket No. APHIS-2006-0161) a proposal
1
to amend the regulations by increasing the user fees for veterinary diagnostic services to reflect changes in our operating costs and changes in calculating our costs, and to establish rates for multiple fiscal years.
1
To view the proposed rule and the comment we received, go to
http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2006-0161.
We solicited comments concerning our proposal for 60 days ending September 22, 2007. We received one comment by that date, from a private citizen. The commenter supported the proposed rule. Therefore, for the reasons given in the proposed rule, we are adopting the proposed rule as a final rule.
In this final rule, we have made a minor change to the fiscal year 2011 user fees for complement fixation and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in § 130.16(a). In the proposed rule, we mistakenly stated that those two fees would be $17 for that year. The correct fee for both tests is $18.
Executive Order 12866 and Regulatory Flexibility Act
This rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12866. The rule has been determined to be not significant for the purposes of Executive Order 12866 and, therefore, has not been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget.
Below is a summary of the economic analysis for the changes in APHIS user fees in this final rule. The economic analysis provides a cost-benefit analysis and an analysis of the potential economic effects on small entities as required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act. A copy of the full economic analysis, which includes comparisons of the change in each user fee, may be viewed on the Regulations.gov Web site (see footnote 1 for instructions for accessing Regulations.gov) and may be obtained from the person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
.
APHIS is updating the user fees covering the costs of providing veterinary diagnostics services to take into account the routine increases in the cost of doing business. The costs to operate the Veterinary Services Veterinary Diagnostics Program at National Veterinary Services Laboratory increase slightly from year to year due to increases in employee costs (cost of living increases, etc.) and other operational costs. These fees are necessary to provide for full-cost recovery of Agency activities.
Calculating the potential impacts of these changes to the veterinary diagnostics user fees is hindered by the difficulty in determining the elasticities of demand for the covered services. Therefore, Government savings are assumed equivalent to the total user fee collections for each category associated with the rule.
Veterinary diagnostic services and products are provided to animal importers and exporters, veterinarians, State and Federal agencies and laboratories, commercial laboratories, educational institutions, and foreign governments.
There is reason to believe that the impact on most users of the changes in this rule would be small. About 76 percent of the fees change in total by $10 or less. The majority should also make only small contributions to the total additional collections and therefore have a minor impact on the users of those materials and services. This is either because the change is small or the projected volume associated with the user fee is small, or both. In addition, user fees are not charged when tests are provided in the context of disease control or eradication programs. Also, in addition to the role they play in protecting American agriculture, veterinary diagnostic services and products facilitate international trade and thereby enhance the business interests of many of those requesting these services.
Nearly 80 percent of the total projected change in collections would come from changes in only 13 of the 146 fees. Only these 13 fee changes are projected to generate $10,000 or more in additional annual collections by the end of the period covered in this rule. Several factors suggest, however, that these fees should also not have a significant impact on users. These fees include small fees applied to a large annual volume of users, large fees but very small volume of users, fees that represent a small percentage of the overall costs associated with a user's output, single fees for reagents with numerous final users, and fees that enhance the marketability of the user's final output.
To the extent that the changes in user fees would impact operational costs, any entity that utilizes APHIS veterinary diagnostic services and materials could be impacted by the changes. The degree to which an entity could be affected depends on its market power, that is, the extent to which costs are either absorbed or can be passed on to its buyers. Without information on either profit margins or operational expenses of the affected entities, or the effects of changes in operating costs on the affected industry, the scale of the impacts cannot be precisely predicted. However, some conclusions on the overall impacts to domestic and international commerce can be drawn.
If the user fees cannot be passed on, the profit margins of some entities may decline as user fees for veterinary diagnostic services and materials are increased. However, the impacts are expected to be muted. The majority of the changes to the user fees are either small, associated with few users, or both. Over the period covered by the rule, more than 51 percent of the individual increases are $5 or less, more than 76 percent increase by less than $10, and more than 83 percent are associated with fewer than 500 users. The majority should also make only small contributions to the total additional collections and therefore have a minor impact on the users of those services. This is either because the change is small or the projected volume associated with the user fee is small, or both. Even in those instances in which the change in a user fee generates a
larger total increase in collections, the impact should not be significant. This is because they are small fees applied to a large annual volume of users, large fees but applied to a very small volume of users, fees that represent a small percentage of the overall costs associated with a user's output, single fees for reagents with numerous final users, or fees that enhance the marketability of the user's final outputs. Therefore, the increases are not generally expected to substantially reduce profits or impede trade. Indeed, the full burden of the user fee changes is not likely to be borne entirely by the purchasers of veterinary diagnostic services and materials.
Under these circumstances, the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has determined that this action will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
Executive Order 12372
This program/activity is listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance under No. 10.025 and is subject to Executive Order 12372, which requires intergovernmental consultation with State and local officials. (
See
7 CFR part 3015, subpart V.)
Executive Order 12988
This final rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This rule: (1) Preempts all State and local laws and regulations that are inconsistent with this rule; (2) has no retroactive effect; and (3) does not require administrative proceedings before parties may file suit in court challenging this rule.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This final rule contains no new information collection or recordkeeping requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.
).
List of Subjects in 9 CFR Part 130
Animals, Birds, Diagnostic reagents, Exports, Imports, Poultry and poultry products, Quarantine, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Tests.
Accordingly, we are amending 9 CFR part 130 as follows:
PART 130—USER FEES
1. The authority citation for part 130 continues to read as follows:
Authority:
5 U.S.C. 5542; 7 U.S.C. 1622 and 8301-8317; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 31 U.S.C. 3701, 3716, 3717, 3719, and 3720A; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.4.
2. In § 130.15, paragraphs (a) and (b), the tables are revised to read as follows:
§ 130.15
User fees for veterinary diagnostic isolation and identification tests performed at NVSL (excluding FADDL) or other authorized site.
(a) * * *
Test
Unit
User fee
Jan. 18, 2008-Sept. 30, 2008
Oct. 1, 2008-Sept. 30, 2009
Oct. 1, 2009-Sept. 30, 2010
Oct. 1, 2010-Sept. 30, 2011
Beginning Oct. 1, 2011
Bacterial identification, automated
Isolate
$53.00
$54.00
$55.00
$57.00
$58.00
Bacterial identification, non-automated
Isolate
90.00
92.00
94.00
96.00
98.00
Bacterial isolation
Sample
36.00
37.00
38.00
39.00
40.00
Bacterial serotyping, all other
Isolate
55.00
56.00
56.00
57.00
58.00
Bacterial serotyping, Pasteurella multocida
Isolate
18.00
19.00
19.00
19.00
20.00
Bacterial serotyping, Salmonella
Isolate
36.00
37.00
38.00
39.00
40.00
Bacterial toxin typing
Isolate
120.00
123.00
126.00
128.00
131.00
Bacteriology requiring special characterization
Test
92.00
94.00
96.00
98.00
101.00
DNA fingerprinting
Test
59.00
61.00
62.00
63.00
64.00
DNA probe
Test
83.00
85.00
86.00
88.00
89.00
Fluorescent antibody
Test
19.00
19.00
20.00
20.00
20.00
Mycobacterium identification (biochemical)
Isolate
115.00
117.00
120.00
122.00
125.00
Mycobacterium identification (gas chromatography)
Procedure
96.00
99.00
101.00
103.00
105.00
Mycobacterium isolation, animal inoculations
Submission
844.00
852.00
868.00
884.00
900.00
Mycobacterium isolation, all other
Submission
151.00
154.00
158.00
161.00
165.00
Mycobacterium paratuberculosis isolation
Submission
72.00
74.00
75.00
77.00
79.00
Phage typing, all other
Isolate
42.00
43.00
44.00
45.00
46.00
Phage typing, Salmonella enteritidis
Isolate
24.00
24.00
25.00
25.00
26.00
(b) * * *
Test
Unit
User fee
Jan. 18, 2008-Sept. 30, 2008
Oct. 1, 2008-Sept. 30, 2009
Oct. 1, 2009-Sept. 30, 2010
Oct. 1, 2010-Sept. 30, 2011
Beginning Oct. 1, 2011
Fluorescent antibody tissue section
Test
$29.00
$30.00
$30.00
$31.00
$31.00
Virus isolation
Test
48.00
49.00
50.00
51.00
52.00
3. In § 130.16, paragraphs (a) and (b), the tables are revised to read as follows:
§ 130.16
User fees for veterinary diagnostic serology tests performed at NVSL (excluding FADDL) or at authorized sites.
(a) * * *
Test
Unit
User fee
Jan. 18, 2008-Sept. 30, 2008
Oct. 1, 2008-Sept. 30, 2009
Oct. 1, 2009-Sept. 30, 2010
Oct. 1, 2010-Sept. 30, 2011
Beginning Oct. 1, 2011
Brucella ring (BRT)
Test
$36.00
$37.00
$38.00
$39.00
$40.00
Brucella ring, heat inactivated (HIRT)
Test
36.00
37.00
38.00
39.00
40.00
Brucella ring, serial (Serial BRT)
Test
54.00
56.00
57.00
58.00
59.00
Buffered acidified plate antigen presumptive
Test
7.00
7.25
7.50
7.50
8.00
Card
Test
4.00
4.00
4.25
4.25
4.50
Complement fixation
Test
16.00
17.00
17.00
18.00
18.00
Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay
Test
16.00
17.00
17.00
18.00
18.00
Indirect fluorescent antibody
Test
14.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
16.00
Microscopic agglutination—includes up to 5 serovars
Sample
24.00
24.00
25.00
25.00
26.00
Microscopic agglutination—each serovar in excess of 5 serovars
Sample
4.25
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.75
Particle concentration fluorescent immunoassay (PCFIA)
Test
36.00
37.00
38.00
38.00
39.00
Plate
Test
7.00
7.25
7.50
7.50
7.75
Rapid automated presumptive
Test
7.00
7.00
7.25
7.25
7.25
Rivanol
Test
7.00
7.25
7.50
7.50
7.75
Tube agglutination
Test
7.00
7.25
7.50
7.50
7.75
(b) * * *
Test
Unit
User fee
Jan. 18, 2008-Sept. 30, 2008
Oct. 1, 2008-Sept. 30, 2009
Oct. 1, 2009-Sept. 30, 2010
Oct. 1, 2010-Sept. 30, 2011
Beginning Oct. 1, 2011
Agar gel immunodiffusion
Test
$16.00
$17.00
$17.00
$17.00
$18.00
Complement fixation
Test
16.00
17.00
17.00
18.00
18.00
Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay
Test
16.00
17.00
17.00
18.00
18.00
Hemagglutination inhibition
Test
14.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
16.00
Indirect fluorescent antibody
Test
14.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
16.00
Latex agglutination
Test
16.00
17.00
17.00
17.00
18.00
Peroxidase linked antibody
Test
15.00
16.00
16.00
16.00
17.00
Plaque reduction neutralization
Test
18.00
18.00
19.00
19.00
19.00
Rabies fluorescent antibody neutralization
Test
45.00
46.00
47.00
49.00
50.00
Virus neutralization
Test
13.00
13.00
14.00
14.00
14.00
4. In § 130.17, paragraph (a), the table is revised to read as follows:
§ 130.17
User fees for other veterinary diagnostic laboratory tests performed at NVSL (excluding FADDL) or at authorized sites.
(a) * * *
Test
Unit
User fee
Jan. 18, 2008-Sept. 30, 2008
Oct. 1, 2008-Sept. 30, 2009
Oct. 1, 2009-Sept. 30, 2010
Oct. 1, 2010-Sept. 30, 2011
Beginning Oct. 1, 2011
Aflatoxin quantitation
Test
$30.00
$31.00
$32.00
$32.00
$33.00
Aflatoxin screen
Test
29.00
29.00
30.00
30.00
31.00
Agar gel immunodiffusion spp. identification
Test
13.00
13.00
13.00
14.00
14.00
Antibiotic (bioautography) quantitation
Test
66.00
67.00
68.00
70.00
72.00
Antibiotic (bioautography) screen
Test
119.00
122.00
125.00
128.00
130.00
Antibiotic inhibition
Test
66.00
67.00
68.00
70.00
72.00
Arsenic
Test
17.00
18.00
18.00
19.00
19.00
Ergot alkaloid screen
Test
66.00
67.00
68.00
70.00
72.00
Ergot alkaloid confirmation
Test
86.00
88.00
89.00
91.00
94.00
Feed microscopy
Test
66.00
67.00
68.00
70.00
72.00
Fumonisin only
Test
37.00
38.00
39.00
40.00
40.00
Gossypol
Test
98.00
100.00
103.00
105.00
107.00
Mercury
Test
145.00
148.00
151.00
155.00
158.00
Metals screen
Test
44.00
45.00
46.00
47.00
48.00
Metals single element confirmation
Test
13.00
13.00
13.00
14.00
14.00
Mycotoxin: aflatoxin-liver
Test
119.00
122.00
125.00
128.00
130.00
Mycotoxin screen
Test
48.00
49.00
50.00
51.00
52.00
Nitrate/nitrite
Test
66.00
67.00
68.00
70.00
72.00
Organic compound confirmation
Test
88.00
90.00
92.00
94.00
96.00
Organic compound screen
Test
151.00
155.00
158.00
161.00
165.00
Parasitology
Test
29.00
29.00
30.00
30.00
31.00
Pesticide quantitation
Test
132.00
135.00
138.00
141.00
144.00
Pesticide screen
Test
60.00
62.00
63.00
64.00
66.00
pH
Test
26.00
27.00
28.00
28.00
29.00
Plate cylinder
Test
98.00
100.00
103.00
105.00
107.00
Selenium
Test
44.00
45.00
46.00
47.00
48.00
Silicate/carbonate disinfectant
Test
66.00
67.00
68.00
70.00
72.00
Temperature disks
Test
130.00
133.00
136.00
139.00
142.00
Toxicant quantitation, other
Test
110.00
112.00
115.00
117.00
120.00
Toxicant screen, other
Test
33.00
33.00
34.00
35.00
36.00
Vomitoxin only
Test
53.00
54.00
55.00
56.00
58.00
Water activity
Test
33.00
33.00
34.00
35.00
36.00
Zearaleone quantitation
Test
53.00
54.00
55.00
56.00
58.00
Zearaleone screen
Test
29.00
29.00
30.00
30.00
31.00
5. In § 130.18, paragraphs (a) and (b), the tables are revised to read as follows:
§ 130.18
User fees for veterinary diagnostic reagents produced at NVSL or other authorized site (excluding FADDL).
(a) * * *
Reagent
Unit
User fee
Jan. 18, 2008-Sept. 30, 2008
Oct. 1, 2008-Sept. 30, 2009
Oct. 1, 2009-Sept. 30, 2010
Oct. 1, 2010-Sept. 30, 2011
Beginning Oct. 1, 2011
Anaplasma card test antigen
2 mL
$95.00
$97.00
$99.00
$101.00
$103.00
Anaplasma card test kit without antigen
Kit
127.00
130.00
133.00
136.00
139.00
Anaplasma CF antigen
2 mL
46.00
46.00
46.00
47.00
47.00
Anaplasma stabilate
4.5 mL
175.00
178.00
181.00
185.00
188.00
Avian origin bacterial antiserums
1 mL
48.00
49.00
50.00
51.00
52.00
Bacterial agglutinating antigens other than brucella and salmonella pullorum
5 mL
54.00
55.00
57.00
58.00
59.00
Bacterial conjugates
1 mL
96.00
99.00
101.00
103.00
105.00
Bacterial disease CF antigens, all other
1 mL
29.00
30.00
30.00
31.00
32.00
Bacterial ELISA antigens
1 mL
29.00
30.00
31.00
31.00
32.00
Bacterial or protozoal antiserums, all other
1 mL
60.00
61.00
63.00
64.00
66.00
Bacterial reagent culture
1
Culture
73.00
74.00
76.00
78.00
79.00
Bacterial reference culture
2
Culture
228.00
233.00
239.00
244.00
249.00
Bacteriophage reference culture
Culture
172.00
176.00
180.00
183.00
188.00
Bovine serum factor
1 mL
18.00
18.00
19.00
19.00
19.00
Brucella abortus CF antigen
60 mL
151.00
154.00
158.00
161.00
165.00
Brucella agglutination antigens, all other
60 mL
151.00
154.00
158.00
161.00
165.00
Brucella buffered plate antigen
60 mL
172.00
176.00
180.00
183.00
188.00
Brucella canis tube antigen
25 mL
114.00
116.00
119.00
121.00
124.00
Brucella card test antigen (packaged)
Package
90.00
92.00
94.00
96.00
98.00
Brucella card test kit without antigen
Kit
113.00
114.00
116.00
117.00
119.00
Brucella cells
Gram
19.00
19.00
19.00
20.00
20.00
Brucella cells, dried
Pellet
6.00
6.00
6.25
6.25
6.25
Brucella ring test antigen
60 mL
241.00
246.00
252.00
257.00
263.00
Brucella rivanol solution
60 mL
29.00
30.00
31.00
31.00
32.00
Dourine CF antigen
1 mL
89.00
91.00
93.00
95.00
97.00
Dourine stabilate
4.5 mL
109.00
111.00
112.00
114.00
116.00
Equine and bovine origin babesia species antiserums
1 mL
127.00
130.00
133.00
136.00
139.00
Equine negative control CF antigen
1 mL
282.00
283.00
286.00
290.00
293.00
Flazo-orange
3 mL
13.00
13.00
13.00
13.00
14.00
Glanders CF antigen
1 mL
77.00
79.00
81.00
82.00
84.00
Hemoparasitic disease CF antigens, all other
1 mL
541.00
553.00
565.00
577.00
590.00
Leptospira transport medium
10 mL
4.25
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.75
Monoclonal antibody
1 mL
95.00
97.00
99.00
101.00
103.00
Mycobacterium spp. old tuberculin
1 mL
24.00
24.00
25.00
25.00
26.00
Mycobacterium spp. PPD
1 mL
18.00
19.00
19.00
19.00
20.00
Mycoplasma hemagglutination antigens
5 mL
180.00
184.00
188.00
192.00
197.00
Negative control serums
1 mL
18.00
19.00
19.00
19.00
20.00
Rabbit origin bacterial antiserum
1 mL
52.00
53.00
54.00
55.00
56.00
Salmonella pullorum microagglutination antigen
5 mL
15.00
16.00
16.00
16.00
17.00
Stabilates, all other
4.5 mL
684.00
690.00
703.00
716.00
730.00
1
A reagent culture is a bacterial culture that has been subcultured one or more times after being tested for purity and identity. It is intended for use as a reagent with a diagnostic test such as the leptospiral agglutination test.
2
A reference culture is a bacterial culture that has been thoroughly tested for purity and identity. It should be suitable as a master seed for future cultures.
(b) * * *
Reagent
Unit
User fee
Jan. 18, 2008-Sept. 30, 2008
Oct. 1, 2008-Sept. 30, 2009
Oct. 1, 2009-Sept. 30, 2010
Oct. 1, 2010-Sept. 30, 2011
Beginning Oct. 1, 2011
Antigen, except avian influenza and chlamydia psittaci antigens, any
2 mL
$61.00
$62.00
$64.00
$65.00
$67.00
Avian antiserum except avian influenza antiserum, any
2 mL
48.00
49.00
51.00
52.00
53.00
Avian influenza antigen, any
2 mL
33.00
34.00
35.00
36.00
36.00
Avian influenza antiserum, any
6 mL
103.00
105.00
108.00
110.00
113.00
Bovine or ovine serum, any
2 mL
127.00
130.00
133.00
136.00
139.00
Cell culture
Flask
151.00
154.00
158.00
161.00
165.00
Chlamydia psittaci spp. of origin monoclonal antibody panel
Panel
95.00
96.00
98.00
99.00
101.00
Conjugate, any
1 mL
73.00
75.00
76.00
78.00
80.00
Diluted positive control serum, any
2 mL
24.00
25.00
25.00
26.00
27.00
Equine antiserum, any
2 mL
45.00
46.00
47.00
48.00
49.00
Monoclonal antibody
1 mL
102.00
104.00
106.00
108.00
110.00
Other spp. antiserum, any
1 mL
52.00
52.00
52.00
53.00
53.00
Porcine antiserum, any
2 mL
105.00
108.00
110.00
113.00
115.00
Porcine tissue sets
Tissue set
157.00
157.00
158.00
159.00
161.00
Positive control tissues, all
2 cm
2
section
60.00
62.00
63.00
65.00
66.00
Rabbit origin antiserum
1 mL
52.00
53.00
54.00
55.00
56.00
Reference virus, any
0.6 mL
180.00
184.00
188.00
193.00
197.00
Viruses (except reference viruses), chlamydia psittaci agent or chlamydia psittaci antigen, any
0.6 mL
30.00
31.00
32.00
32.00
33.00
6. In § 130.19, paragraph (a), the table is revised to read as follows:
§ 130.19
User fees for other veterinary diagnostic services or materials provided at NVSL (excluding FADDL).
(a) * * *
Service
Unit
User fee
Jan. 18, 2008-Sept. 30, 2008
Oct. 1, 2008-Sept. 30, 2009
Oct. 1, 2009-Sept. 30, 2010
Oct. 1, 2010-Sept. 30, 2011
Beginning Oct. 1, 2011
Antimicrobial susceptibility test
Isolate
$105.00
$107.00
$109.00
$112.00
$114.00
Avian safety test
Test
4,082.00
4,090.00
4,099.00
4,109.00
4,180.00
Check tests, culture
Kit
1
176.00
179.00
182.00
185.00
189.00
Check tests, serology
Kit
1
361.00
369.00
377.00
385.00
394.00
Fetal bovine serum safety test
Verification
1,119.00
1,122.00
1,134.00
1,147.00
1,160.00
Hourly user fees:
2
Hour
Hour
104.00
104.00
108.00
112.00
112.00
Quarter hour
Quarter Hour
26.00
26.00
27.00
28.00
28.00
Minimum
30.00
31.00
32.00
33.00
33.00
Manual, brucellosis culture
1 copy
115.00
117.00
120.00
122.00
125.00
Manual, tuberculosis Culture (English or Spanish)
1 copy
172.00
176.00
180.00
183.00
188.00
Manual, Veterinary mycology
1 copy
172.00
176.00
180.00
183.00
188.00
Manuals or standard operating procedure (SOP), all other
1 copy
34.00
35.00
36.00
37.00
37.00
Manuals or SOP, per page
1 page
2.25
2.50
2.50
2.75
2.75
Training (school or technical assistance)
Per person per day
332.00
339.00
346.00
354.00
362.00
1
Any reagents required for the check test will be charged separately.
2
For veterinary diagnostic services for which there is no flat user fee the Hourly rate user fee will be calculated for the actual time required to provide the service.
Done in Washington, DC, this 13th day of December 2007.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E7-24602 Filed 12-18-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-34-P
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