80_FR_82056 80 FR 81805 - 2016 Rate Changes for the Basetime, Overtime, Holiday, and Laboratory Services Rates

80 FR 81805 - 2016 Rate Changes for the Basetime, Overtime, Holiday, and Laboratory Services Rates

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food Safety and Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 251 (December 31, 2015)

Page Range81805-81806
FR Document2015-32944

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing the 2016 rates that 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 2016 basetime, overtime, holiday, and laboratory services rates will be applied beginning the first FSIS pay period approximately 30 days after the publication of this notice. This pay period begins on February 7, 2016.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food Safety and Inspection Service

[Docket No. FSIS-2015-0043]
RIN 0583-AD40


2016 Rate Changes for the Basetime, Overtime, Holiday, and 
Laboratory Services Rates

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing 
the 2016 rates that 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 2016 basetime, overtime, holiday, and 
laboratory services rates will be applied beginning the first FSIS pay 
period approximately 30 days after the publication of this notice. This 
pay period begins on February 7, 2016.

DATES: FSIS will charge the rates announced in this notice beginning 
February 7, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On April 12, 2011, FSIS published a final rule amending its 
regulations to establish formulas for calculating the rates it charges 
meat and poultry establishments, egg products plants, and importers and 
exporters for providing voluntary, overtime, and holiday inspection and 
identification, certification, and laboratory services (76 FR 20220).
    In the final rule, FSIS stated that it would use the formulas to 
calculate the annual rates, publish the rates in a Federal Register 
notice before the start of each calendar year, and apply the rates on 
the first FSIS pay period at the beginning of the calendar year.
    This notice announces the 2016 rates, which will be applied 
starting on February 7, 2016.

2016 Rates and Calculations

    The following table lists the 2016 Rates per hour, per employee, by 
type of service:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              2016 Rate
                                                              (estimates
                                                              rounded to
                          Service                              reflect
                                                               billable
                                                              quarters)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Basetime...................................................       $54.56
Overtime...................................................        69.20
Holiday....................................................        83.84
Laboratory.................................................        69.96
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    The regulations state that FSIS will calculate the rates using 
formulas that include the Office of Field Operations (OFO) and Office 
of International Affairs (OIA) inspection program personnel's previous 
fiscal year's regular direct pay and regular hours (9 CFR 391.2, 391.3, 
391.4, 590.126, 590.128, 592.510, 592.520, and 592.530). In 2013, an 
Agency reorganization eliminated the OIA program office and transferred 
all of its inspection program personnel to OFO. Therefore, pay and 
hours of inspection program personnel are identified in the 
calculations as ``OFO inspection program personnel's'' pay and hours.
    FSIS determined the 2016 rates using the following calculations:
    Basetime Rate = The quotient of dividing the OFO inspection program 
personnel's previous fiscal year's regular direct pay by the previous 
fiscal year's regular hours, plus that quotient multiplied by the 
calendar year's percentage cost-of-living increase, plus the benefits 
rate, plus the travel and operating rate, plus the overhead rate, plus 
the allowance-for-bad-debt rate.
    The calculation for the 2016 basetime rate per hour per program 
employee is:

[FY 2015 OFO Regular Direct Pay divided by the previous fiscal year's 
Regular Hours ($463,753,574/15,838,653)] = $29.28 + ($29.28 * 0.00% 
(calendar year 2016 Cost-of-Living Increase)) = $29.28 + $9.42 
(benefits rate) + $0.90 (travel and operating rate) + $14.95 (overhead 
rate) + $0.01 (bad-debt-allowance rate) = $54.56.

    Overtime Rate = The quotient of dividing OFO inspection program 
personnel's previous fiscal year's regular direct pay by the previous 
fiscal year's regular hours, plus that quotient multiplied by the 
calendar year's percentage cost-of-living increase, multiplied by 1.5 
(for overtime), plus the benefits rate, plus the travel and operating 
rate, plus the overhead rate, plus the allowance-for-bad-debt rate.
    The calculation for the 2016 overtime rate per hour per program 
employee is:

[FY 2015 OFO Regular Direct Pay divided by previous fiscal year's 
Regular Hours ($463,753,574/15,838,653)] = $29.28 + ($29.28 * 0.00% 
(calendar year 2016 Cost-of-Living Increase)) = $29.28 * 1.5 = $43.92 + 
$9.42 (benefits rate) + $0.90 (travel and operating rate) + $14.95 
(overhead rate) + $.01 (bad-debt-allowance rate) = $69.20.

    Holiday Rate = The quotient of dividing the OFO inspection program 
personnel's previous fiscal year's regular direct pay by the previous 
fiscal year's regular hours, plus that quotient multiplied by the 
calendar year's percentage cost-of-living increase, multiplied by 2 
(for holiday pay), plus the benefits rate, plus the travel and 
operating rate, plus the overhead rate, plus the allowance for bad debt 
rate.
    The calculation for the 2016 holiday rate per hour per program 
employee calculation is:

[FY 2015 OFO Regular Direct Pay divided by Regular Hours ($463,753,574/
15,838,653)] = $29.28 + ($29.28 * 0.00% (calendar year 2016 Cost-of-
Living Increase)) = $29.28 * 2 = $58.56 + $9.42 (benefits rate) + $0.90 
(travel and operating rate) + $14.95 (overhead rate) + $.01 (bad-debt-
allowance rate) = $69.20.

    Laboratory Services Rate = The quotient of dividing the Office of 
Public Health Science (OPHS) previous fiscal year's regular direct pay 
by the OPHS previous fiscal year's regular hours, plus the quotient 
multiplied by the calendar

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year's percentage cost-of-living increase, plus the benefits rate, plus 
the travel and operating rate, plus the overhead rate, plus the 
allowance-for-bad-debt rate.
    The calculation for the 2016 laboratory services rate per hour per 
program employee is:

[FY 2015 OPHS Regular Direct Pay/OPHS Regular hours ($25,098,630/
561,724)] = $44.68 + ($44.68 * 0.00% (calendar year 2016 Cost-of-Living 
Increase)) = $44.68 + $9.42 (benefits rate) + $0.90 (travel and 
operating rate) + $14.95 (overhead rate) + $.01 (bad-debt-allowance 
rate) = $69.96.

Calculations for the Benefits, Travel and Operating, Overhead, and 
Allowance for Bad Debt Rates

    These rates are components of the basetime, overtime, holiday, and 
laboratory services rates formulas.
    Benefits Rate: The quotient of dividing the previous fiscal year's 
direct benefits costs by the previous fiscal year's total hours 
(regular, overtime, and holiday), plus that quotient multiplied by the 
calendar year's percentage cost-of-living increase. Some examples of 
direct benefits are health insurance, retirement, life insurance, and 
Thrift Savings Plan basic and matching contributions.
    The calculation for the 2016 benefits rate per hour per program 
employee is:

[FY 2015 Direct Benefits/(Total Regular hours + Total Overtime hours + 
Total Holiday hours) ($174,514,989/18,525,441)] = $9.42 + ($9.42 * 
0.00% (calendar year 2016 Cost-of-Living Increase) = $9.42.

    Travel and Operating Rate: The quotient of dividing the previous 
fiscal year's total direct travel and operating costs by the previous 
fiscal year's total hours (regular, overtime, and holiday), plus that 
quotient multiplied by the calendar year's percentage of inflation.
    The calculation for the 2016 travel and operating rate per hour per 
program employee is:

[FY 2015 Total Direct Travel and Operating Costs/(Total Regular hours + 
Total Overtime hours + Total Holiday hours) ($16,376,630/18,525,441)] = 
$0.88 + ($0.88 * 1.8% (2016 Inflation) = $0.90.

    Overhead Rate: The quotient of dividing the previous fiscal year's 
indirect costs, plus the previous fiscal year's information technology 
(IT) costs in the Public Health Data Communication Infrastructure 
System Fund, plus the previous fiscal year's Office of Management 
Program cost in the Reimbursable and Voluntary Funds, plus the 
provision for the operating balance less any Greenbook costs (i.e., 
costs of USDA support services prorated to the service component for 
which fees are charged) that are not related to food inspection by the 
previous fiscal year's total hours (regular, overtime, and holiday) 
worked across all funds, plus the quotient multiplied by the calendar 
year's percentage of inflation.
    The calculation for the 2016 overhead rate per hour per program 
employee is:

[FY 2015 Total Overhead/(Total Regular hours + Total Overtime hours + 
Total Holiday hours) ($272,078,819/18,525,441)] = $14.69 + ($14.69 * 
1.8% (2016 Inflation) = $14.95.

    Allowance-for-Bad-Debt Rate = Previous fiscal year's total 
allowance for bad debt (for example, debt owed that is not paid in full 
by plants and establishments that declare bankruptcy) divided by 
previous fiscal year's total hours (regular, overtime, and holiday) 
worked.
    The 2016 calculation for bad-debt rate per hour per program 
employee is:

[FY 2015 Total Bad Debt/(Total Regular hours + Total Overtime hours + 
Total Holiday hours) = ($133,215/18,525,441)] = $.01.

Additional Public Notification

    Public awareness of all segments of rulemaking and policy 
development is important. Consequently, FSIS will announce this Federal 
Register publication on-line through the FSIS Web page located at: 
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register.
    FSIS also will make copies of this publication available through 
the FSIS Constituent Update, which is used to provide information 
regarding FSIS policies, procedures, regulations, Federal Register 
notices, FSIS public meetings, and other types of information that 
could affect or would be of interest to our constituents and 
stakeholders. The Update is available on the FSIS Web page. Through the 
Web page, FSIS is able to provide information to a much broader, more 
diverse audience. In addition, FSIS offers an email subscription 
service which provides automatic and customized access to selected food 
safety news and information. This service is available at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe. Options range from recalls to export 
information, regulations, directives, and notices. Customers can add or 
delete subscriptions themselves, and have the option to password 
protect their accounts.

USDA Non-Discrimination Statement

    No agency, officer, or employee of the USDA shall, on the grounds 
of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual 
orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, 
income derived from a public assistance program, or political beliefs, 
exclude from participation in, deny the benefits of, or subject to 
discrimination any person in the United States under any program or 
activity conducted by the USDA.

How To File a Complaint of Discrimination

    To file a complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program 
Discrimination Complaint Form, which may be accessed online at http://www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you or your 
authorized representative.
    Send your completed complaint form or letter to USDA by mail, fax, 
or email:

Mail

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-9410.

Fax

(202) 690-7442.

Email

[email protected].

    Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for 
communication (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.), should contact 
USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).

    Done, at Washington, DC on: December 22, 2015.
Alfred V. Almanza,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2015-32944 Filed 12-30-15; 8:45 am]
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                                              This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER                    inspection and identification,                                   Regular Hours ($463,753,574/
                                              contains documents other than rules or                  certification, and laboratory services (76                       15,838,653)] = $29.28 + ($29.28 *
                                              proposed rules that are applicable to the               FR 20220).                                                       0.00% (calendar year 2016 Cost-of-
                                              public. Notices of hearings and investigations,           In the final rule, FSIS stated that it                         Living Increase)) = $29.28 + $9.42
                                              committee meetings, agency decisions and                would use the formulas to calculate the                          (benefits rate) + $0.90 (travel and
                                              rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
                                                                                                      annual rates, publish the rates in a                             operating rate) + $14.95 (overhead
                                              petitions and applications and agency
                                              statements of organization and functions are            Federal Register notice before the start                         rate) + $0.01 (bad-debt-allowance
                                              examples of documents appearing in this                 of each calendar year, and apply the                             rate) = $54.56.
                                              section.                                                rates on the first FSIS pay period at the                     Overtime Rate = The quotient of
                                                                                                      beginning of the calendar year.                             dividing OFO inspection program
                                                                                                        This notice announces the 2016 rates,                     personnel’s previous fiscal year’s
                                              DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE                               which will be applied starting on                           regular direct pay by the previous fiscal
                                                                                                      February 7, 2016.                                           year’s regular hours, plus that quotient
                                              Food Safety and Inspection Service                                                                                  multiplied by the calendar year’s
                                                                                                      2016 Rates and Calculations
                                              [Docket No. FSIS–2015–0043]                                                                                         percentage cost-of-living increase,
                                                                                                        The following table lists the 2016
                                                                                                                                                                  multiplied by 1.5 (for overtime), plus
                                              RIN 0583–AD40                                           Rates per hour, per employee, by type
                                                                                                                                                                  the benefits rate, plus the travel and
                                                                                                      of service:
                                              2016 Rate Changes for the Basetime,                                                                                 operating rate, plus the overhead rate,
                                              Overtime, Holiday, and Laboratory                                                                      2016 Rate
                                                                                                                                                                  plus the allowance-for-bad-debt rate.
                                              Services Rates                                                                                         (estimates     The calculation for the 2016 overtime
                                                                                                                    Service                          rounded to   rate per hour per program employee is:
                                              AGENCY:  Food Safety and Inspection                                                                      reflect    [FY 2015 OFO Regular Direct Pay
                                              Service, USDA.                                                                                           billable
                                                                                                                                                      quarters)        divided by previous fiscal year’s
                                              ACTION: Notice.                                                                                                          Regular Hours ($463,753,574/
                                              SUMMARY:   The Food Safety and                          Basetime ...................................         $54.56      15,838,653)] = $29.28 + ($29.28 *
                                                                                                      Overtime ...................................          69.20      0.00% (calendar year 2016 Cost-of-
                                              Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing                 Holiday ......................................        83.84
                                              the 2016 rates that it will charge meat                                                                                  Living Increase)) = $29.28 * 1.5 =
                                                                                                      Laboratory .................................          69.96      $43.92 + $9.42 (benefits rate) +
                                              and poultry establishments, egg
                                              products plants, and importers and                                                                                       $0.90 (travel and operating rate) +
                                                                                                        The regulations state that FSIS will                           $14.95 (overhead rate) + $.01 (bad-
                                              exporters for providing voluntary,                      calculate the rates using formulas that
                                              overtime, and holiday inspection and                                                                                     debt-allowance rate) = $69.20.
                                                                                                      include the Office of Field Operations
                                              identification, certification, and                      (OFO) and Office of International Affairs                     Holiday   Rate = The quotient of
                                              laboratory services. The 2016 basetime,                 (OIA) inspection program personnel’s                        dividing the OFO inspection program
                                              overtime, holiday, and laboratory                       previous fiscal year’s regular direct pay                   personnel’s previous fiscal year’s
                                              services rates will be applied beginning                and regular hours (9 CFR 391.2, 391.3,                      regular direct pay by the previous fiscal
                                              the first FSIS pay period approximately                 391.4, 590.126, 590.128, 592.510,                           year’s regular hours, plus that quotient
                                              30 days after the publication of this                   592.520, and 592.530). In 2013, an                          multiplied by the calendar year’s
                                              notice. This pay period begins on                       Agency reorganization eliminated the                        percentage cost-of-living increase,
                                              February 7, 2016.                                       OIA program office and transferred all                      multiplied by 2 (for holiday pay), plus
                                              DATES: FSIS will charge the rates                       of its inspection program personnel to                      the benefits rate, plus the travel and
                                              announced in this notice beginning                      OFO. Therefore, pay and hours of                            operating rate, plus the overhead rate,
                                              February 7, 2016.                                       inspection program personnel are                            plus the allowance for bad debt rate.
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For                    identified in the calculations as ‘‘OFO                       The calculation for the 2016 holiday
                                              further information contact Michael                     inspection program personnel’s’’ pay                        rate per hour per program employee
                                              Toner, Director, Budget Division, Office                and hours.                                                  calculation is:
                                              of Management, FSIS, U.S. Department                      FSIS determined the 2016 rates using                      [FY 2015 OFO Regular Direct Pay
                                              of Agriculture, Room 2159, South                        the following calculations:                                      divided by Regular Hours
                                              Building, 1400 Independence Avenue                        Basetime Rate = The quotient of                                ($463,753,574/15,838,653)] =
                                              SW., Washington, DC 20250–3700;                         dividing the OFO inspection program                              $29.28 + ($29.28 * 0.00% (calendar
                                              Telephone: (202) 690–8398, Fax: (202)                   personnel’s previous fiscal year’s                               year 2016 Cost-of-Living Increase))
                                              690–4155.                                               regular direct pay by the previous fiscal                        = $29.28 * 2 = $58.56 + $9.42
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              year’s regular hours, plus that quotient                         (benefits rate) + $0.90 (travel and
                                                                                                      multiplied by the calendar year’s                                operating rate) + $14.95 (overhead
                                              Background                                              percentage cost-of-living increase, plus                         rate) + $.01 (bad-debt-allowance
                                                                                                                                                                       rate) = $69.20.
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                                                 On April 12, 2011, FSIS published a                  the benefits rate, plus the travel and
                                              final rule amending its regulations to                  operating rate, plus the overhead rate,                       Laboratory Services Rate = The
                                              establish formulas for calculating the                  plus the allowance-for-bad-debt rate.                       quotient of dividing the Office of Public
                                              rates it charges meat and poultry                         The calculation for the 2016 basetime Health Science (OPHS) previous fiscal
                                              establishments, egg products plants, and                rate per hour per program employee is:                      year’s regular direct pay by the OPHS
                                              importers and exporters for providing                   [FY 2015 OFO Regular Direct Pay                             previous fiscal year’s regular hours, plus
                                              voluntary, overtime, and holiday                             divided by the previous fiscal year’s the quotient multiplied by the calendar


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                                              year’s percentage cost-of-living increase,              plus the provision for the operating                  color, national origin, religion, sex,
                                              plus the benefits rate, plus the travel                 balance less any Greenbook costs (i.e.,               gender identity, sexual orientation,
                                              and operating rate, plus the overhead                   costs of USDA support services prorated               disability, age, marital status, family/
                                              rate, plus the allowance-for-bad-debt                   to the service component for which fees               parental status, income derived from a
                                              rate.                                                   are charged) that are not related to food             public assistance program, or political
                                                The calculation for the 2016                          inspection by the previous fiscal year’s              beliefs, exclude from participation in,
                                              laboratory services rate per hour per                   total hours (regular, overtime, and                   deny the benefits of, or subject to
                                              program employee is:                                    holiday) worked across all funds, plus                discrimination any person in the United
                                              [FY 2015 OPHS Regular Direct Pay/                       the quotient multiplied by the calendar               States under any program or activity
                                                    OPHS Regular hours ($25,098,630/                  year’s percentage of inflation.                       conducted by the USDA.
                                                    561,724)] = $44.68 + ($44.68 *                       The calculation for the 2016 overhead
                                                                                                      rate per hour per program employee is:                How To File a Complaint of
                                                    0.00% (calendar year 2016 Cost-of-                                                                      Discrimination
                                                    Living Increase)) = $44.68 + $9.42                [FY 2015 Total Overhead/(Total Regular
                                                    (benefits rate) + $0.90 (travel and                    hours + Total Overtime hours +                     To file a complaint of discrimination,
                                                    operating rate) + $14.95 (overhead                     Total Holiday hours) ($272,078,819/              complete the USDA Program
                                                    rate) + $.01 (bad-debt-allowance                       18,525,441)] = $14.69 + ($14.69 *                Discrimination Complaint Form, which
                                                    rate) = $69.96.                                        1.8% (2016 Inflation) = $14.95.                  may be accessed online at http://
                                                                                                         Allowance-for-Bad-Debt Rate =                      www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/
                                              Calculations for the Benefits, Travel                   Previous fiscal year’s total allowance for            docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_
                                              and Operating, Overhead, and                            bad debt (for example, debt owed that                 12.pdf, or write a letter signed by you
                                              Allowance for Bad Debt Rates                            is not paid in full by plants and                     or your authorized representative.
                                                These rates are components of the                     establishments that declare bankruptcy)                 Send your completed complaint form
                                              basetime, overtime, holiday, and                        divided by previous fiscal year’s total               or letter to USDA by mail, fax, or email:
                                              laboratory services rates formulas.                     hours (regular, overtime, and holiday)
                                                Benefits Rate: The quotient of                                                                              Mail
                                                                                                      worked.
                                              dividing the previous fiscal year’s direct                 The 2016 calculation for bad-debt rate             U.S. Department of Agriculture,
                                              benefits costs by the previous fiscal                   per hour per program employee is:                       Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400
                                              year’s total hours (regular, overtime, and              [FY 2015 Total Bad Debt/(Total Regular                  Independence Avenue SW.,
                                              holiday), plus that quotient multiplied                      hours + Total Overtime hours +                     Washington, DC 20250–9410.
                                              by the calendar year’s percentage cost-                      Total Holiday hours) = ($133,215/                Fax
                                              of-living increase. Some examples of                         18,525,441)] = $.01.
                                              direct benefits are health insurance,                                                                         (202) 690–7442.
                                              retirement, life insurance, and Thrift                  Additional Public Notification
                                                                                                                                                            Email
                                              Savings Plan basic and matching                            Public awareness of all segments of
                                              contributions.                                          rulemaking and policy development is                  program.intake@usda.gov.
                                                The calculation for the 2016 benefits                 important. Consequently, FSIS will                       Persons with disabilities who require
                                              rate per hour per program employee is:                  announce this Federal Register                        alternative means for communication
                                              [FY 2015 Direct Benefits/(Total Regular                 publication on-line through the FSIS                  (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.),
                                                   hours + Total Overtime hours +                     Web page located at: http://                          should contact USDA’s TARGET Center
                                                   Total Holiday hours) ($174,514,989/                www.fsis.usda.gov/federal-register.                   at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD).
                                                   18,525,441)] = $9.42 + ($9.42 *                       FSIS also will make copies of this
                                                                                                                                                              Done, at Washington, DC on: December 22,
                                                   0.00% (calendar year 2016 Cost-of-                 publication available through the FSIS                2015.
                                                   Living Increase) = $9.42.                          Constituent Update, which is used to
                                                                                                                                                            Alfred V. Almanza,
                                                Travel and Operating Rate: The                        provide information regarding FSIS
                                                                                                      policies, procedures, regulations,                    Acting Administrator.
                                              quotient of dividing the previous fiscal                                                                      [FR Doc. 2015–32944 Filed 12–30–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                      Federal Register notices, FSIS public
                                              year’s total direct travel and operating
                                                                                                      meetings, and other types of information              BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P
                                              costs by the previous fiscal year’s total
                                                                                                      that could affect or would be of interest
                                              hours (regular, overtime, and holiday),
                                                                                                      to our constituents and stakeholders.
                                              plus that quotient multiplied by the
                                                                                                      The Update is available on the FSIS                   DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                              calendar year’s percentage of inflation.
                                                The calculation for the 2016 travel                   Web page. Through the Web page, FSIS
                                                                                                      is able to provide information to a much              National Oceanic and Atmospheric
                                              and operating rate per hour per program                                                                       Administration
                                                                                                      broader, more diverse audience. In
                                              employee is:
                                                                                                      addition, FSIS offers an email                        RIN 0648–XE361
                                              [FY 2015 Total Direct Travel and                        subscription service which provides
                                                   Operating Costs/(Total Regular                     automatic and customized access to
                                                   hours + Total Overtime hours +                                                                           Pacific Fishery Management Council;
                                                                                                      selected food safety news and                         Public Meetings and Hearings
                                                   Total Holiday hours) ($16,376,630/                 information. This service is available at:
                                                   18,525,441)] = $0.88 + ($0.88 *                    http://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe.                   AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries
                                                   1.8% (2016 Inflation) = $0.90.                     Options range from recalls to export                  Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
                                                Overhead Rate: The quotient of                        information, regulations, directives, and             Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
                                              dividing the previous fiscal year’s                     notices. Customers can add or delete                  Commerce.
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                                              indirect costs, plus the previous fiscal                subscriptions themselves, and have the                ACTION: Notice of availability of reports;
                                              year’s information technology (IT) costs                option to password protect their                      public meetings, and hearings.
                                              in the Public Health Data                               accounts.
                                              Communication Infrastructure System                                                                           SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery
                                              Fund, plus the previous fiscal year’s                   USDA Non-Discrimination Statement                     Management Council (Pacific Council)
                                              Office of Management Program cost in                     No agency, officer, or employee of the               has begun its annual preseason
                                              the Reimbursable and Voluntary Funds,                   USDA shall, on the grounds of race,                   management process for the 2016 ocean


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Document Created: 2015-12-31 02:14:54
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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesFSIS will charge the rates announced in this notice beginning February 7, 2016.
ContactFor further information 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.
FR Citation80 FR 81805 
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