Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 23/12/1998

Fees for Official Inspection and Weighing Services

The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is increasing fees for certain official inspection and weighing services it performs in the United States under the U.S. Grain Standards Act. This action is needed to recover increased operational costs resulting from the average 3.6 percent January 1999 cost-of- living increase to Federal salaries. The ``average 3.6 percent increase'' is a combination of a 3.1 percent across-the-board increase and increases in locality pay rates for Federal salaries. An average 3.6 percent increase is implemented for all hourly rates and certain unit rates on tests performed at both an applicant's facility and other than an applicant's facility. In addition, an average increase of 1.2 percent is implemented to recover the salary and benefits portion of the administrative tonnage fee.