APHIS Delays 10-14% AQI User Fee Increases Until November 1, 2009
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is delaying for 30 days the recently announced 10-14% increase in fiscal year 2010 user fees for agricultural quarantine and inspection (AQI) services 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 U.S.
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With this delay, the increased AQI user fees will take effect November 1, 2009, instead of October 1, 2009.
Comments are still due by November 27, 2009.
(On September 28, 2009, APHIS issued an interim final rule, which raised these FY 2010 AQI user fees, starting October 1, 2009. See ITT's Online Archives or 09/29/09 news, 09092920, for BP summary.)
APHIS Delaying Increase to Give Affected Industries Time to Adjust Systems
APHIS is delaying implementation of the increased AQI user fees to ensure that affected industries have sufficient time to adjust their systems.
AQI User Fees Will be 10-14% Higher Starting November 1, 2009
With this delay, APHIS' AQI user fees for FY 2010 will increase beginning November 1, 2009 as follows:
Commercial vessels - up 10%. The fee will be $544.00 per arrival (from $494.00). After the 15th entry, no charge.
Commercial trucks - up 14%. The fee will be $6.00 (from $5.25) per arrival and $120 (from $105) for an annual AQI permit valid for FY 2010.
Loaded commercial railroad cars - up 12%: The fee will be $8.75 per arrival (from $7.75) and $175 (from $155) for an annual AQI permit valid for FY 2010.
Commercial aircraft - up 10%: The fee will be $78.00 (from $70.50).
(See ITT's Online Archives or 07/09/09 news, 09070930, for BP summary of APHIS' July 2009 final rule increasing the AQI export certification user fees for plants, plant products.)
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APHIS press release (dated 09/30/09) available at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/newsroom/content/2009/09/adjfees.shtml
APHIS notice (D/N APHIS-2009-0048, FR Pub 10/02/09) available at http://www.federalregister.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2009-23930_PI.pdf