Import/Export User Fees; Exemptions

We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the user fee regulations to provide that user fees are not charged for veterinary diagnostic services in the following cases: When veterinary diagnostic services are provided in connection with Federal programs to control or eradicate diseases or pests of livestock or poultry in the United States (program diseases) or in support of zoonotic disease surveillance when there is a significant risk to human health; and when veterinary diagnostic reagents are distributed within the United States for testing for foreign animal diseases. In addition, we eliminated the user fee for export health certificates that are requested and reviewed, but not endorsed. We made these changes to eliminate confusion, clarify when certain user fees apply, and eliminate an unnecessary user fee.