7 CFR § 54.28 - Payment of fees and other charges.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s54.28"
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title: "7 CFR § 54.28 - Payment of fees and other charges."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "54.28"
section_name: "Payment of fees and other charges."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS UNDER THE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ACT OF 1946 AND THE EGG PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT"
part_number: "54"
part_name: "MEATS, PREPARED MEATS, AND MEAT PRODUCTS (GRADING, CERTIFICATION, AND STANDARDS)"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "7 U.S.C. 1621-1627."
regulatory_source: "42 FR 53921, Oct. 4, 1977, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 46 FR 63203, Dec. 31, 1981."
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# 54.28 Payment of fees and other charges.

Fees and other charges for service must be paid in accordance with the following provisions unless otherwise provided in the cooperative agreement under which the service is furnished. Upon receipt of billing for fees and other charges for service, the applicant will remit by check, electronic funds transfer, draft, or money order made payable to the National Finance Center. Payment for the service must be made in accordance with directions on the billing statement, and such fees and charges must be paid in advance if required by the official grader or other authorized official.

[84 FR 49641, Sept. 23, 2019]