Federal Grain Inspection Service

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of seven members to serve on the Agricultural Marketing Service’s Grain Inspection Advisory Committee beginning July 1, 2019.

Members appointed for a three-year term are:

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FGIS Program Notices

FGIS-PN-99-7 - Revised File Retention Schedule for Licensing Records (pdf) 03/22/1999 FMD-PPMAB

FGIS-PN-02-01 - Bulk Identity-Preserved Inspection Plan (pdf) 1/08/2002 FMD-PPMAB

FGIS-PN-03-03 - Walk-Through Safety Inspections at Grain Elevators (pdf) 09/05/2003 FMD-PPMAB

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FGIS Directives

AD435-E - Performance Plan, Progress Review and Appraisal Worksheet for Non-Supervisory Positions (pdf) 09/2018 FMD-OD

AD435-S - Performance Plan, Progress Review and Appraisal Worksheet for Supervisory Positions (pdf) 09/2018 FMD-OD

FGIS 4610.2 - Rotation of Personnel (pdf) 02/18/1982 FMD-OD

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Grain Inspection Advisory Committee

The Grain Inspection Advisory Committee meets twice annually to advise AMS on the programs and services it delivers under the U.S. Grain Standards Act. Recommendations by the committee help AMS to better meet the needs of its customers who operate in a dynamic and changing marketplace.

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Restoring Certain Exceptions to the U.S. Grain Standards Act

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) authorizes eligible grain handling facilities that previously had been granted an exception for services performed by another official agency to request restoration of those exceptions within 90 days of enactment of the 2018 Farm Bill.

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USDA Continues Suspension of Supervision Fee Assessment under the United States Grain Standards Act

The Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has determined that the suspension of the assessment of fees for supervision of official inspection and weighing services performed by delegated States and/or designated agencies under the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA) will continue through December 31, 2020.

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USDA Improves the Official Fall Number Testing Determination for Wheat

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), will implement a new barometric pressure correction and require the use of the Perten Shakematic for the determination of falling number (FN) for wheat grain to reduce overall variation of test results within the official inspection system effective May 1, 2019. The FN test is an internationally standardized method and the most widely accepted means for evaluating alpha-amylase activity.

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FGIS Financial Data

FGIS User Fee Accounts Data

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