9 CFR § 391.5 - Laboratory accreditation fees.
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title: "9 CFR § 391.5 - Laboratory accreditation fees."
title_number: 9
title_name: "Animals and Animal Products"
section_number: "391.5"
section_name: "Laboratory accreditation fees."
chapter_name: "FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS"
part_number: "391"
part_name: "FEES AND CHARGES FOR INSPECTION SERVICES AND LABORATORY ACCREDITATION"
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# 391.5 Laboratory accreditation fees.
(a) The annual fee for the accreditation and maintenance of accreditation provided pursuant to § 439.5 of this chapter shall be $5,000 for the first analyte class, $2,900 for the second analyte class, and $2,100 for each additional analyte class.
(b) Laboratories that request special onsite inspections shall pay FSIS the actual cost of reasonable travel and other expenses necessary to perform the unscheduled or non-routine onsite inspections.
[58 FR 65269, Dec. 13, 1993, as amended at 59 FR 66449, Dec. 27, 1994; 64 FR 19868, Apr. 23, 1999; 71 FR 2143, Jan. 13, 2006; 76 FR 20228, Apr. 12, 2011; 78 FR 59622, Sept. 27, 2013; 79 FR 56238, Sept. 19, 2014]