# 2024-31140: Government Creates Math Formula for Grain Inspection Fees 2024-31140, Formulas for Calculating Hourly and Unit Fees for FGIS Services, is a Federal Register rule from an unnamed agency published 2025-01-06, effective 2025-02-05; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2024-31140 - As of: 2026-06-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Document number: 2024-31140 - Title: Formulas for Calculating Hourly and Unit Fees for FGIS Services - Type: Rule - Agencies: unknown - Citation: unknown - Published: 2025-01-06 - Effective: 2025-02-05 - Comments close: not stated - Significant: no - Touches household money: yes - Regulation identifier numbers: none - Last updated: 2026-06-11 ## In one line Government Creates Math Formula for Grain Inspection Fees ## Summary The USDA’s Federal Grain Inspection Service is updating how it calculates fees for its services starting February 5, 2025. These new formulas make sure fees fairly cover costs and keep a healthy money reserve for smooth operations. If you use FGIS services, expect clearer, consistent fees that adjust yearly to keep things running strong. ## Abstract The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS or Service) is amending its user fee regulations to establish standardized formulas the agency will use to calculate hourly and unit fees. The changes allow FGIS to charge reasonable fees sufficient to cover the costs of providing official services and re-establish a 3-to 6-month operating reserve, as required by the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA). This final rule also makes specified conforming changes and minor technical changes to correct two typographical errors. ## Effects PRIA read - New Standard Formulas for FGIS Fees: mixed, medium. Starting February 5, 2025, FGIS will use standardized formulas to calculate hourly and unit fees so fees cover costs and help rebuild an operating reserve of 3 to 6 months. The formulas require annual fee adjustments and separate hourly fee calculations from the five-year rolling average used for t… - New Tonnage Fee Calculations: cost, medium. FGIS will set national and local tonnage fees using prior fiscal year program administrative costs divided by the average yearly tons over the previous 5 fiscal years. Field Office outbound grain will be charged the national tonnage fee plus the appropriate local tonnage fee, while exported grain i… - Supervision Tonnage Fee and Reserve Rule: cost, medium. FGIS will calculate Supervision tonnage fees by adding prior fiscal year supervision program costs plus an operating reserve adjustment, then dividing by the average yearly tons over the previous 5 fiscal years. If the calculated supervision fee is zero or negative, FGIS will suspend collection of… - Registration Certificate Fee Formula: cost, low. FGIS will publish registration certificate and renewal fees annually and will calculate the fee as the noncontract hourly rate multiplied by 5. If you operate a business that buys, handles, weighs, or transports grain for sale in foreign commerce (or are in a control relationship), you must apply a… - Weekend/Holiday Minimum and Additional Charge: cost, low. For services on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, FGIS will charge a 2-hour minimum. 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