Increases in Fees for Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products Inspection Services-Fiscal Year (FY) 2002

Résumé

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing to increase the fees that it charges meat and poultry establishments, egg products plants, importers, and exporters for providing voluntary inspection services, overtime and holiday inspection services, identification services, certification services, and laboratory services. These increases in fees reflect the national and locality pay raise for Federal employees (proposed 3.6 percent increase effective January 2002) and inflation. At this time, FSIS is not proposing to amend the fee for the Accredited Laboratory Program. To raise the fees for voluntary egg products inspection (base time) and overtime and holiday voluntary inspection activities, the Agency is proposing to add part 592 to the CFR for voluntary egg products inspection. At this time, FSIS is proposing only to include the fees in this new part. Further, the Agency is proposing to amend the heading of Subchapter I of Chapter III of the CFR by deleting the word "Act" so the heading reads "Egg Products Inspection" because voluntary inspection of egg products is performed under the Agricultural Marketing Act (AMA).