Rule 21 Mar 2025 compliance, agriculture, usda, user fees, aphis, inspection services

✈️Delay on User Fees for Agricultural Quarantine Inspection Services

On May 7, 2024, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service published in the Federal Register a final rule amending the user fee regulations associated with the agricultural quarantine and inspection program. The final rule went into effect on October 1, 2024, with the exception of the removal of an exemption to the commercial aircraft user fee for small commercial passenger aircraft, which was scheduled to go into effect on April 1, 2025. In this document, we are issuing a postponement of the effective date of the removal of the exemption to the commercial aircraft user fee for small commercial passenger aircraft for 60 days, from April 1, 2025, to June 2, 2025.

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Notice 3 Feb 2025 compliance, fda, regulatory requirements, user fees, healthcare industry, biosimilars

💊FDA Biosimilars User Fee Program

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

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Regulatory Requirements, Financial Implications 10 Jan 2025 compliance, agriculture, import/export, user fees, veterinary services

🐾APHIS User Fee Increases Impacting Veterinary Services in 2025

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing adjusted user fee rates for the costs of providing certain goods and services, including veterinary diagnostic goods and services and veterinary services for imports and exports of live animals and animal products. This action is necessary because the regulations provide that APHIS will issue such a notice. This action ensures that the fees charged more closely align with the costs of providing the goods or services, thus ensuring program solvency.

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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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