Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA § 319.56–7November 17th, 2021
FiledNovember 17th, 2021agreement, the NPPO of the exporting country or the private export group must pay in advance all estimated costs that APHIS expects to incur in providing inspection services in the ex- porting country. These costs will in- clude administrative expenses incurred in conducting the services and all sala- ries (including overtime and the Fed- eral share of employee benefits), travel expenses (including per diem expenses), and other incidental expenses incurred by the inspectors in performing serv- ices. The agreement must require the NPPO of the exporting country or re- gion or a private export group to de- posit a certified or cashier’s check with APHIS for the amount of those costs, as estimated by APHIS. The agreement must further specify that, if the de- posit is not sufficient to meet all costs incurred by APHIS, the NPPO of the exporting country or a private export group must deposit with APHIS, before the services will be completed, a cer- tified or cashier’s check for the amount of