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USGSA FEE SCHEDULE

Effective Date: August 1, 2023. Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) must approve 

all fees for official services and official agencies will assess only those fees appearing on 

their current approved fee schedule.

Regular Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. except holidays. 

All hourly fees will be assessed in half-hour increments. Standby and Travel time will be 

charged at the applicable hourly rate. 

Regular Hourly Rate: $37.00 per hour (first 8 hours within regular business hours) 

Hourly charges will be assessed in addition to Official Sample-Lot Inspection Fees. 

Fremont Grain Inspection Reserves the right to determine the number of inspection 

personnel to properly provide the service requested. 

*Overtime Hourly Rate: One and one-half times the regular hourly rate. Overtime will 

be charged outside of regular business hours and Saturday. 

*Sunday and Holiday Hourly Rate: Double the regular rate. Holidays include New 

Year’s Eve at noon, New Year’s Day, Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor 

Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving, and Christmas Eve at noon, 

Christmas Day. All days of a three-day weekend in conjunction with a holiday will be 

considered holiday overtime. 

Mileage Fees: The IRS standard mileage rate will be assessed per mile actual miles 

traveled to any requested destination outside the city limits of Fremont, NE by full time 

employees or outside the city limits of the residence of part time employees (not to 

exceed mileage from local specified service point). Mileage may be pro-rated where it is 

possible. 

Weekday on-call time: When an applicant requests personnel available after regular

hours, but not on-site. Personnel are off site waiting to report to duty, a two hour 

minimum charge per employee will be assessed at the applicable hourly rate. 

Weekend /Holiday on call time: On-call charges are when an applicant wants inspection 

personnel to be available and waiting to report to duty during the 

weekend hours. The elevator must place us on call by noon 

Thursday. A weekend starting time must be established by no 

later than 4:00 pm Friday or the day before a Holiday. This is the 

time that our personnel will be required to be available to report 

to work and the clock starts for on call time, per hour/per 

employee until loading begins or is cancelled. The elevator must 

contact agency personnel to notify them of any changes to the 

start time. Cancellation or change of a start time will result in a 

four-hour minimum per person, charge assessed at the 

appropriate hourly rate. Agency personnel will not be required to 
 

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be available until the established starting time. This will ensure our employees of some 

compensation for being on indefinite weekend call. 

Cancellation Charges: If a start time is established during non-regular hours and the 

applicant cancels prior to the start time, a four hour per person cancellation charge will be 

assessed.

FGIS Administrative Tonnage Fees: In addition to all other applicable 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. 

Finance Charge: 1 1⁄2% (1.5%) per month after 20 days from Statement Date. 

Official Sample Lot Inspection: Hourly charges will be assessed in addition 

to Official Sample-Lot Inspection Fees. 

Truck /Trailer, in or out............................................................................ $13.00 

Railcar (D/T) .............................................................................................. 21.50 

Railcar (Probe or Pelican) ...................................................... 24.50 

Sampling only per sample (plus hourly rate) ....................... ......... 10.00 

Containers...................................................................................... 18.50 

Official Weighing Service (per carrier) plus hourly applicable rate ... 5.00 

Stowage Exam Certification (per certificate) .............................. 10.00 

Combined Lot Certificate........................................................ 20.00 

Reinspection, based on file sample........................................................... 9.75 

Reinspection, based on new sample ...(same as the original inspection) 

Submitted Sample Inspections

Submitted sample, per inspection (full grade) ........................................ 9.75 

Factor Only (except damage) ................................................................... 5.00 

Will not exceed full grade fee.

Damage only.................................................................................... 9.75 

The applicable hourly rate will apply to all onsite labs in addition to the 

per unit fee. On site labs will be assessed a minimum fee equivalent to 5 

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Other Official Services: 

Protein test (wheat), original or reinspection........................................ 6.00 

Protein and oil test (soybeans), original or reinspection................... 6.00 

Protein, Starch, and Oil (corn), original or reinspection.................... 6.00 

Mycotoxin / Supplemental Analysis per test......................................... 35.00 

Stress crack test (corn)............................................................................ 8.00 

Waxy corn test (per request) ..................................................... 10.50 

Insect damaged kernel count (wheat) Based on 100 grams................. 5.75 

Phytosanitary Log (per log) ......................................................... 20.00 

Training per hour, per instructor, plus travel time and mileage....... 64.00 

Official Commercial Inspection Plans. Official commercial inspection plans are offered 

and fees will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis.

Official Services not covered by the above fees will be charged at the appropriate 

hourly rate.

Personnel Safety: When a customer requests stowage or sampling service from on top of 

railcars, it is the customer responsibility to make the grain or stowage area accessible. 

Grain inspection employees do not open and close doors/lids. Also, two people must be 

present during testing, 2 of our employees or 1 of ours and 1 elevator staff. Personnel 

must be able to “render aid if needed”. 

Weather Policy: During inclement weather sampling and stowage examinations may be 

delayed or dismissed when 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, any other related and/or facility specific 

condition that could put employees providing the sampling or stowage services in 

jeopardy. Adequate lighting must be provided when services are requested after sunset. 

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Other Services Not Covered Under USGSA

Dark, Hard and Vitreous.......................................................... $ 5.00 

Inbound/Outbound weights ......................................... 4.50 

 Outbound weight with remote certification....................... 5.00 

 Enogen test.............................................................. 45.00 

 T2/HT2.................................................................. 35.00 

Additional preparation of sample for customer (per sample).. 15.00 

Other expenses, such as mileage, sample delivery, postage, etc., will be charged for 

other services not covered under the USGSA in addition to the unit fees listed in the 

schedule.