(a) User fees for pet birds of U.S. origin returning to the United States, except pet birds of U.S. origin returning from Canada, are as follows: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Per lot user fee
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Service Apr. 29, Oct. 1, 2009- Oct. 1, 2010- Oct. 1, 2011-
2009-Sept. Sept. 30, Sept. 30, Sept. 30, Beginning
(1) Which have been out of the United $153.00 $157.00 $162.00 $167.00 $172.00
States 60 days or less...................(2) Which have been out of the United 363.00 374.00 385.00 397.00 409.00
States more than 60 days.................----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(b) User fees for each pet bird quarantined in an animal import center or other APHIS-owned or supervised quarantine facility are listed in the following table. These user fees include standard care, feed, and handling. The person for whom the service is provided and the person requesting the service are jointly and severally liable for payment of these user fees in accordance with Sec. Sec. 130.50 and 130.51. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Daily user fee
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Number of birds in isolette Apr. 29, Oct. 1, 2009- Oct. 1, 2010- Oct. 1, 2011-
2009-Sept. Sept. 30, Sept. 30, Sept. 30, Beginning
30, 2009 2010 2011 2012 Oct. 1, 2012----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1......................................... $13.00 $13.00 $14.00 $14.00 $15.002......................................... 16.00 16.00 17.00 17.00 18.003......................................... 18.00 19.00 19.00 20.00 21.004......................................... 21.00 22.00 22.00 23.00 24.005 or more................................. 25.00 26.00 27.00 28.00 29.00----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(c) Based on the information provided to APHIS personnel, APHIS personnel at the Animal Import Center or other APHIS owned or supervised quarantine facility will determine the appropriate number of birds that should be housed per isolette.
(d) If the importer requests additional services, then the user fees for those services will be calculated at the hourly rate user fee listed in Sec. 130.30, for each employee required to perform the service. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579-0094) [61 FR 20434, May 7, 1996; 61 FR 25513, May 21, 1996, as amended at 62 FR 56026, Oct. 28, 1997; 63 FR 53791, Oct. 7, 1998; 64 FR 67700, Dec. 3, 1999; 65 FR 52008, Aug. 28, 2000; 68 FR 51885, Aug. 29, 2003; 74 FR 14004, Mar. 30, 2009]