# Fees for Official Inspection and Official Weighing Services Under the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA)
> **US Department of Agriculture** · Final rule. · Published 2013-04-15 · Effective 2013-05-01 · 78 FR 22151
## Document
- **Document number:** 2013-08809
- **Category:** trade
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Agriculture
- **Federal Register citation:** 78 FR 22151
- **CFR reference:** 7 CFR 800
- **Publication date:** 2013-04-15
- **Effective date:** 2013-05-01
## Abstract

The Department of Agriculture (USDA), Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is revising the fee schedule for official inspection and weighing services performed under the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA), as amended. The USGSA provides GIPSA's Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) with the authority to charge and collect reasonable fees to cover the cost of performing official services. The fees also cover the costs associated with managing the program. After a financial review of GIPSA's Fees for Official Inspection and Weighing Services, including a comparison of the costs and revenues associated with official inspection and weighing services, GIPSA is revising local and national tonnage fees (assessed in addition to all other applicable fees) for all export grain shipments serviced by GIPSA field offices.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/04/15/2013-08809/fees-for-official-inspection-and-official-weighing-services-under-the-united-states-grain-standards)
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