28.116—Amounts of fees for classification; exemption.
(a)
For the classification of any cotton or samples, the person requesting the services shall pay a fee, as follows, subject to the additional fee provided by paragraph (c) of this section.
(1)
For American Pima Cotton only—grade, staple and micronaire reading for $2.00 per sample; grade and staple only for $1.50 per sample; grade only or staple only for $1.20 per sample.
(b)
When a comparison is requested of any samples with a type or with other samples, the fees prescribed in paragraph (a) (1) (2) and (3) of this section shall apply to every sample involved, including each of the samples of which the type is composed.
(c)
An additional fee of 40 cents per sample shall be assessed for services described in paragraphs (a) (1), (2), and (3), and (b) of this section unless the request for service is so worded that the samples become government property immediately after classification.
(d)
For any review of classification or comparison of any cotton, the fees prescribed in paragraph (a) of this section shall apply. The additional fee prescribed in paragraph (c) of this section is not applicable to review of classification if made on the same sample as the original class or comparison.