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Effective Date:  November 1st, 2006 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. FGIS user fees included.

Regular Hours: Regular Inspection Lab Hours 6:00AM - 3:00 PM Monday - Friday. Contact lab by 9:00AM for same day inspection service. 

Regular Sampling Hours: 6:00 AM - 3:00 PM Monday - Friday. Contact lab by 11:00AM for same day sampling service. 

Regular Hourly Rate: Sampler/Technician $14.00 per man-hour assessed in half-hour increments. Inspectors $16.00 per man-hour, assessed in half-hour increments.

Overtime Hourly Rates: $21.00 per man-hour assessed in half-hour increments. Inspectors $24.00 per man-hour, assessed in half-hour increments. 

Overtime rates will be applied to all hours outside the regular sampling  and/ or inspection hours and on Saturday. Holidays and Sundays will be charged double time.

Cancellation Charges: If a start time is established (outside regular hours) and an elevator reschedules/cancels prior to the start time a 4-hour per person per day reschedule/cancellation charge will be assessed at the appropriate hourly rate.

On-Call Charges: On-call charges are when an applicant wants personnel available and waiting to report for duty after regular hours.  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 no ready by the established time, a 4-hour per person per day charge will be assessed at the appropriate hourly rate.

Holidays: Holiday rates apply on days when the Minneapolis Grain Exchange is closed for Holiday. (New Years Eve Day after 11AM, New Years Day , Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve Day after 11AM, Christmas Day).

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

Mileage Fees: The IRS standard mileage rate will be assessed.  Changes to the mileage rate is effective when the IRS changes their standard mileage rate.  (prorated when possible).

Volume Discount: 10 or more officially sampled rail cars will not be charged travel time. Volume discount does not apply to services provided outside regular sampling hours or on holidays or weekends.

Official Commercial Inspection Services are offered and will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis from our officially approved fee schedule.

Official Services not covered by this fee schedule will be charged at the appropriate hourly rate.

Guaranteed contracts with volume discounts are available and negotiable.

Official Inspection Services	Effective November 1st, 2006
Railcars / Trucks (1)	$15.95
Probe only, Railcar, (1)	$15.95
Probe only, Truck, (1)	$10.00
(1) After regular sampling hours, on holidays or on weekends, plus appropriate hourly rate
Container Services (Pelican/Ellis Cup/Bags) Plus hourly charge	$14.95
*Includes stowage exam
Sampling only (D/T, Pelican/Ellis Cup) Plus hourly charge	$8.00
*Includes stowage exam
Re-inspection, new sample	same as original
Re-inspection, file Basis	$9.00
Single Factor Determination (additional factor)	$4.00
On-Line Sampling and Inspection (*Includes Stowage Exam) *Elevator must provide office space and all equipment to perform official services at the elevator.  Travel time will be billed at appropriate hourly rate. *Per-diem rate per person per day-Room $37.00 Meals $15.00
D/T (plus hourly charge)	$15.00
Pelican/Ellis cup, (plus hourly charge)	$15.95
Submitted Sample Inspection
Original Grade (two or more factors) or Re-inspection	$10.55
Factor only (original/re-inspection)	$4.00
Canola Inspection/Re-inspection	$12.95
Other Official Inspection Services:
Stowage exam	$2.50
Stowage exam with certificate issued	$2.75
Sealing Railcars upon request (up to 4 seals)	$2.50
Sealing Railcars upon request (5 or more seals applied)	$5.00
Wheat / Barley Protein original/re-inspection per sample	$4.55
Soybean Protein and/or Oil original/re-inspection per sample	$6.75
Sunflower Oils	$6.00
DON test per sample	$25.00
Afatoxin	$30.00
Insect Damaged Kernels (IDK)	$3.00
Duplicate/Corrected Certificates per certificate	$2.00
Starlink test (per sub-sample)	$12.00
Starlink test (per sub-sample, with test kit provided by applicant)	$6.00
Composite sample preparation (any time) and/or Sample preparation for additional factors requests after the original (PER CAR).	$2.00
Separating damage types and certifying	$2.00
Check testing elevator-owner equipment/mechanical samplers.....Appropriate hourly rate plus mileage.
Unofficial Services
Sample sent to Minneapolis	$6.20
Samples forwarded to Minneapolis without grade or factor (Large Sample)	$6.75
Special Handling (i.e. composite samples forwarded to flour mills, plus actual freight charges)	$10.00
Falling Numbers Test	$10.00
Germination Test	$10.00
GMO Test	$12.00
Grading of grain not listed in USGSA	$10.55
Edible Beans	$13.50
Refractive Index Testing	$5.00
Unofficial Grain Hourly Rate (2 hour minimum call-out)	$20.00
Set of check-samples (protein, moisture, etc) (set of 5)	$20.00
Supervisory Weights, per certificate (plus appropriate hourly rate)	$5.00
Fax Results (per transmission) (e-mails have no charge)	$1.00
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