Regulatory Compliance, Financial Impact 6 Jan 2025 compliance, agriculture, usda, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, intergovernmental relations, penalties, conflict of interests, exports, freedom of information, user fees, fgis, grain inspection, grains

📊USDA FGIS Final Rule on User Fee Regulations for Grain Services

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS or Service) is amending its user fee regulations to establish standardized formulas the agency will use to calculate hourly and unit fees. The changes allow FGIS to charge reasonable fees sufficient to cover the costs of providing official services and re-establish a 3-to 6-month operating reserve, as required by the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA). This final rule also makes specified conforming changes and minor technical changes to correct two typographical errors.

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Regulatory Compliance, Financial Implications 6 Jan 2025 compliance, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, business operations, immigration, fees, electronic service, authority delegations (government agencies), bond notifications, freedom of information, surety bonds, privacy

📄Electronic Immigration Bond Notifications - Business Compliance Insights

On August 8, 2023, DHS issued an interim final rule which amended the regulations to authorize ICE to serve bond-related notices to obligors electronically. The rule allowed DHS to electronically serve demand and other immigration bond notices for delivery, order of supervision, or voluntary departure bonds to obligors who consent to electronic service. DHS is now issuing this final rule that introduces no substantive changes from the interim final rule.

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