Docket Number: AMS-LPS-16-0019
Effective Date: May 9, 2016
Summary
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is announcing the 2016 rates it will charge for voluntary grading, inspection, certification, auditing and laboratory services for a variety of agricultural commodities including meat and poultry, fruits and vegetables, eggs, dairy products, and cotton and tobacco. The 2016 regular, overtime, holiday, and laboratory services rates will be applied at the beginning of the crop year, fiscal year or as required by law (June 1 for cotton programs) depending on the commodity. This action established the rates for user-funded programs based on costs incurred by AMS.
Contact
Sonia Jimenez
AMS, LPS, USDA
1400 Independence Ave. SW, Room 2095-S
Washington, DC 20250
Telephone: (202) 720-6766
Fax: (202) 205-5772
Email: sonia.jimenez@ams.usda.gov
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