Amounts of fees for classification; exemption.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) For the classification of any cotton or samples, the person requesting the services shall pay a fee, based on the description that follows, subject to the additional fee provided by paragraph (c) of this section. (1) For each calendar year, AMS will calculate the rate for services per hour per program employee using the following formulas: (i) (ii) (iii) (2) For each calendar year, based on historical costs, AMS will calculate the benefits, operating, and allowance for bad debt components of the regular, overtime and holiday rates as follows: (i) (ii) (iii) (3) The calendar year cost of living expenses and percentage of inflation factors used in the formulas in this section are based on the most current Office of Management and Budget's Presidential Economic Assumptions. (b) When a comparison is requested of any samples with a type or with other samples, the fees prescribed in paragraph (a) of this section shall apply to every sample involved, including each of the samples of which the type is composed. (c) An additional fee based on current shipping rates shall be assessed for returning samples unless the request for service is so worded that the samples (d) For any review of classification or comparison of any cotton, the fees prescribed in paragraph (a) of this section shall apply. The additional fee prescribed in paragraph (c) of this section is not applicable to review of classification if made on the same sample as the original class or comparison.

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 28.116