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Federal Grain Inspection Service
AMS Proposes Reducing Fees for Sampling, Inspection, Weighing, and Certification of Rice
The Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) invites comments on a proposal to reduce fees for sampling, inspection, weighing, and certification of rice performed under authority of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as amended.
Agricultural Marketing Service Grain Inspection Advisory Committee Meeting
A meeting of the Agricultural Marketing Service Grain Inspection Advisory Committee takes place August 15-16, 2019, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the National Grain Center, 10383 N Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 64153.
USDA Announces Grain Inspection Advisory Committee Appointments
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:
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
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.
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.
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.