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User Fees for Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection Services
Document ID: APHIS-2009-0048-0001
Document Type: Rule
Agency: Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service
Topics: Animal Diseases, Exports, Government Employees, Imports, Plant Diseases and Pests, Quarantine, Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements, Travel and Transportation Expenses
We are amending the user fee regulations by adjusting the fees charged for certain agricultural quarantine and inspection (AQI) services that are provided in connection with certain commercial vessels, commercial trucks, commercial railroad cars, commercial aircraft, and international airline passengers arriving at ports in the customs territory of the United States. The recent downturn in the U.S. economy has negatively impacted travel volumes, and, as a result, our user fee collections, which fund these services, have diminished. Although the volume of international travel and trade has decreased, inspection and related support services continue to be provided at their existing levels, so expenses have not decreased. As a result, our user fee collections have not been sufficient to enable us to provide those services and maintain a reasonable reserve balance. We are therefore increasing our AQI user fees in order to provide adequate funds for these purposes.
Document Subtype:
Interim rule
Received Date:
September 28 2009, at 11:20 AM Eastern Daylight Time
Start-End Page:
49311 - 49315
Comment Start Date:
September 28 2009, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date:
November 27 2009, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
User Fees for Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection Services
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