WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has issued a rule called: User Fees: Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection Services; Technical Amendment.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 15 by Michael Watson, Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
Summary: On May 7, 2024, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service published in the Federal Registera final rule amending the user fee regulations associated with the agricultural quarantine and inspection (AQI) program. The final rule went into effect on October 1, 2024, with the exception of the removal of an exemption from paying the AQI user fee for commercial aircraft with 64 or fewer seats meeting certain conditions. The rem...