The US Department Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced the 2018 rates it will charge meat and poultry establishments, egg products plants, and importers and exporters for providing voluntary, overtime and holiday inspection and identification, certification and laboratory services.
The 2018 basetime, overtime, holiday, and laboratory services rates will be applied on the first FSIS pay period approximately 30 days after the publication of this notice (01/10/18), which begins on January 21, 2018.
FSIS uses formulas established in 2011, publishes the rates in Federal Register notices prior to the start of each calendar year, and applies the rates on the first FSIS pay period at the beginning of the calendar year.
Effective January 21st, the agency’s 2018 per hour rate schedule is as follows:
| Service | 2018 Rate |
|---|---|
| Basetime | $57.52 |
| Overtime | $72.24 |
| Holiday | $86.88 |
| Laboratory | $73.20 |
For further information, the trade community may contact:
Michael Toner, Director, Budget Division, Office of Management, FSIS,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 2159, South Building
1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-3700
Telephone: (202) 690-8398, Fax: (202) 690-4155
As always, your general questions about this regulatory update may be directed to Livingston’s US Regulatory Affairs group: usregaffairs@livingstonintl.com.