This rule increases fees charged for processing tolerance petitions for pesticides under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). The revision reflects a 4.94%, 3.81%, and 4.77% increase in locality pay for civilian Federal General Schedule employees working in the Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD metropolitan area in 2000, 2001, and 2002, respectively. Fees have not been adjusted since 1999 in anticipation of the tolerance fee revision rule proposed by EPA, which has not occured.