Minot Grain Inspection Inc. 

Federally Licensed Official Service Provider 

1804 Valley St. PO Box B

Minot, North Dakota58701

USGSA FS09 01/01/2024

Phone #: 701-838-1734

Fax #: 701-838-3782

David Thom, President, Owner

Mark Einarson, Official Agency Manager

USGSA FEE SCHEDULE

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2024, “Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) must approve all 

fees for official services and Official Agencies (OAs) will assess only those fees appearing on their 

current approved fee schedule.” 

FGIS Administrative Tonnage Fees. In addition to all other fees, FGIS administrative tonnage fees for 

export grain shipments inspected and/or weighed, excluding land carrier shipments to Canada and 

Mexico, will be assessed at the current per metric ton rate identified in FGIS Directive 9180.74 Service 

Fees and Billing Codes, Attachment 1. Invoices will identify assessed administrative tonnage fees as 

separate line items per applicable carrier/unit type.

FGIS Supervision Fees. In addition to all other applicable fees, FGIS supervision fees for domestic 

U.S. grain shipments inspected and/or weighed, including land carrier shipments to Canada and Mexico, 

will be assessed at the current per metric ton rate identified in FGIS Directive 9180.74 Service Fees and 

Billing Codes, Attachment 2. Invoices will identify assessed supervision fees as separate line items per 

applicable carrier/unit type.

REGULAR HOURS: 

Office Hours: 7:00AM to 3:00PM Monday through Friday 

Inspection Hours: 6:00AM to 2:00PM. Contact lab by 9:30AM for same day inspection service.

Sampling Hours: 9:00AM to 5:00PM Monday through Friday. Contact lab by 10: 00AM for same 

day sampling service. 

Regular Hourly Rate: Sampler/Technician $27.30 per man-hour 

assessed in 1⁄4-hour increment.

Sampler/Technician/Weigher (Container 

Loading Facility) $42.75 per man-hour 

assessed in 1⁄4 hour increments.

Inspectors $55.80 per man-hour assessed in 

1⁄4 hour increments.

Overtime Hourly Rate: The overtime hourly rate will be 1-1/2 times 

the regular hourly rate and will be applied to all hours outside regular 
Minot Grain Inspection Inc. 

Federally Licensed Official Service Provider 

 1804 Valley St. PO Box B 

Minot, North Dakota58701 

USGSA FS09 01/01/2024 

Phone #: 701-838-1734 

Fax #: 701-838-3782 

sampling/inspection hours and Saturdays. Holidays and Sundays will be charged double time. All 

hourly rates will be assessed in 1/4-hour increments. 

HOLIDAYS: Holiday rates apply on days when Minneapolis Grain Exchange is closed for holiday. 

(Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, 

Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve after 1:00 p.m. local time and Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve after 

1:00 p.m. local time and New Year’s Day.) 

FINANCE CHARGES: Payment is due upon receipt of the invoice. If payment is not received within 

30 days after the invoice date, a finance charge of one and one half percent per month shall be assessed. 

In addition, service may be withheld until the delinquent account is paid and a cash deposit is made 

guaranteeing payment for future services. 

Weather Policy: Minot Grain Inspection will adhere to the following inclement weather policy, 

railcar sampling services may be delayed or suspended when one or more of the following 

conditions exist:

High winds, rainfall that creates conditions that are either dangerous to employees and/or 

degrading to the grain being sampled, lightning, snow and/or ice on the railcars, or any other 

weather related and/or facility specific condition that could put employees providing the 

sampling service in jeopardy. Adequate lighting must be provided when onsite sampling is 

requested after sunset. 

Minimum Call out: A minimum 4-hour callout at the applicable hourly rate will apply Monday 

through Sunday. 

Travel and Stand-by Rates: Travel assessed for actual travel time at the applicable hourly rate. 

Stand-by will be charged at an applicable rate for delays not caused by the Agency and will apply in 1/4-

hour increments. Travel and Stand-by rates outside Regular Hours will be applied at the Overtime Rate.

Mileage Fees: The IRS standard mileage will be assessed. Changes to the mileage rate are effective 

when the IRS changes their standard mileage rate. Mileage will be prorated when possible.

Credit Card Fee: Actual credit card transaction fee. 

Commercial Inspections Services: Official commercial 

inspections are offered and will be negotiated, on a case-by-case 

basis, from our officially approved fee schedule.

Equipment Services: Directive 9180.68, CROSS UTILIZATION 

OF EQUIPMENT, outlines the procedures for cross utilizing 

inspection and weighing equipment. The approval and checktesting of 

elevator-owned lab equipment /mechanical samplers used for Official 
Minot Grain Inspection Inc. 

Federally Licensed Official Service Provider 

1804 Valley St. PO Box B

Minot, North Dakota58701

USGSA FS09 01/01/2024

Phone #: 701-838-1734

Fax #: 701-838-3782

Inspection Services will be billed at the applicable hourly rate, plus travel time and mileage.

On-Call Charges: These charges apply when the applicant wants personnel available and waiting to 

report for duty. The elevator establishes a start time and will contact agency personnel prior to the start 

time to report on the loading status. If the elevator is not ready by the established time, on-call charges

will be assessed at the appropriate hourly rate.

Sealing Railcars: Minot Grain Inspection is not responsible for the seals after 

the railcar leaves the applicant’s property. It is the applicant’s responsibility to 

confirm that all seals have been applied by Minot Grain Inspection to their 

satisfaction.

OFFICIAL INSPECTION SERVICE

Truck/Container/Warehouse Lot (Sample, Grade, & Certification).............................$20.80

Rail (Sample, Grade, & Certification) – single factor............................................. $20.20

Rail (Sample, Grade, & Certification) – two or more factors....................................$21.70

Submitted Grade & Certification – two or more factors..........................................$11.15

Submitted Grade & Certification – single factor................................................... $ 8.45

Reinspection, New Sample Same as Original

Reinspection, File Basis...............................................................................$11.30

Sunflower Seed Oil Test..............................................................................$ 9.50

Insect Damaged Kernels on 100 gram per applicant request.....................................$ 8.10

Protein Test.............................................................................................$ 6.20

Wet Gluten..............................................................................................$ 6.20

Protein and Oil Test (Soybeans) – or – Protein, Oil, and Starch (Corn) ........................$ 7.20

Remarks/Special Statements..........................................................................$ 4.95
Minot Grain Inspection Inc. 

Federally Licensed Official Service Provider 

1804 Valley St. PO Box B

Minot, North Dakota58701

USGSA FS09 01/01/2024

Phone #: 701-838-1734

Fax #: 701-838-3782

Vomitoxin (DON) Test................................................................................$36.70

Supplemental Vomitoxin (DON) Test............................................................... $36.70

Class X Official Weighing Certificate (Plus applicable hourlyfee)........................................$ 6.75

Aflatoxin Test...........................................................................................$38.40

Stowage Examinations per Certificate...............................................................$ 3.40

Extra Factors (each factor) ............................................................................$ 3.40

Extra Copy or corrected Certificate.................................................................. $ 2.30

Sealing Railcar Tops or Containers upon request (up to 2 seals), (plus hourly)....................$ 6.65

Sealing Railcar Tops or Containers upon request (3 or more seals), (plus hourly).................$13.20

Sealing Railcars (applicant provided cable seals) Fee per seal, (plus hourly)...................... $ 3.30

Certify Applicant Supplied/Applied Seals/car..................................................... $ 3.30

Specify Damage, or similar after initial grade (single factor) ................................... $ 5.70

Admixture Inspection................................................................................. $ 4.50

12 Ft. Probe – Railcar (in addition to original sampling charge)................................ $ 2.90

Composite Sample Preparation (per subsample)................................................... $ 1.20

OFFICIAL SAMPLING SERVICE

Sampling & Certification (no grade) ............................................................... $17.50

Sampling Railcar/Truck/Container/Warehouse Lot (plus applicable hourly rate)........................ $11.30

On-Line Sampling/ Inspection

Applicant must provide lab space and all equipment to perform official services at SSP.

*Per Diem rate per person per day after 8 hrs. Room Actual

First and last day of travel M&IE $44.25

Full (24 hour) days of travel M&IE $59.00

 
Minot Grain Inspection Inc. 

Federally Licensed Official Service Provider 

1804 Valley St. PO Box B

Minot, North Dakota58701

USGSA FS09 01/01/2024

Phone #: 701-838-1734

Fax #: 701-838-3782

SHIPPING AND HANDLING CHARGES

Sample delivery to Mpls. or other point (each 1000 grams or

part of) $5.70

If applicant requests overnight express service or other 

shipping, charges will be

billed to applicant as billed to this agency.
Minot Grain Inspection Inc. 

Federally Licensed Official Service Provider 

1804 Valley St. PO Box B

Minot, North Dakota58701

USGSA FS09 01/01/2024

Phone #: 701-838-1734

Fax #: 701-838-3782

SERVICES NOT PERFORMED UNDER THE USGSA

Extra factors that do not determine grade (per factor)............................................ $ 3.40

Faxing per page and/or email........................................................................ $ 3.40

Extra copies or corrected certificates............................................................... $ 2.30

Malt Germination...................................................................................... $11.00

Germination............................................................................................. $ 8.80

Purity.................................................................................................... $ 4.95

Other oils................................................................................................ $ 8.30

Nusun/mid-oleic acid test............................................................................. $ 5.70

DON (vomitoxin) unapproved grain ............................................................... $36.70

Special Handling .......................................................................................$ 3.40

Supervisory Weights (per certificate) ............................................................... $ 4.50

Falling Numbers ....................................................................................... $13.70

Other Proteins .......................................................................................... $ 6.65

Freight/Postage ........................................................................................ Actual

Seed Count .............................................................................................$ 8.50

Re-average Grades or other report preparation ................................................... $11.30

Spreadsheet report (per report) ...................................................................... $11.30

Sampling Unit Fee .................................................................................... $14.80

Travel, Stand-by, and On-line Sampling Hourly Fee ............................................. $27.30