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Food Safety and Inspection
Service United States Department of Agriculture Washington, D.C. 20250-3700 |
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Food Safety and Inspection
Service United States Department of Agriculture Washington, D.C. 20250-3700 |
Communications to Congress
Posted April 15, 2002
As Requested By The Conferees In The Conference Report Accompanying The FY 2001 Agriculture Appropriations Act, P.L. 106-387
| ACTIVITY | PLAN APPROPRIATED FUNDS* |
1ST QUARTER SPENDING 12/31/2001 |
% 0F FUNDING LEVEL |
2ND QUARTER SPENDING 03/31/2001 |
% 0F FUNDING LEVEL |
3RD QUARTER SPENDING 06/30/2001 |
% 0F FUNDING LEVEL |
4TH QUARTER SPENDING 09/30/2001 |
% 0F FUNDING LEVEL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEDERAL FOOD INSPECTION |
$592,452 | $148,300 | 21.6% | $267,775 | 45.2% | $444,767 | 75.1% | $580,855 | 98.0% |
| IMPORT- EXPORT INSPECTION |
$11,501 | $2,420 | 20.5% | $4,364 | 37.9% | $7,878 | 68.5% | $9,507 | 82.7% |
| LABORATORY SERVICES |
$34,317 | $6,844 | 20.3% | $17,520 | 51.1% | $28,872 | 84.1% | $36,891 | 107.5% |
| CODEX | $2,035 | $572 | 15.2% | $790 | 38.8% | $1,757 | 86.3% | $2,144 | 105.4% |
| FAIM ** | $8,005 | $1,139 | 47.6% | $5,155 | 64.4% | $9,154 | 114.4% | $10,387 | 129.8% |
| GRANTS
TO STATES |
$41,642 | $10,434 | 24.8% | $20,599 | 49.5% | $33,422 | 80.3% | $42,375 | 101.8% |
| SPECIAL ASSISTANCE FOR STATE PROGRAMS |
$5,219 | $202 | 3.2% | $497 | 9.5% | $1,059 | 20.3% | $1,495 | 28.6% |
| TOTALS | $695,171 | $169,911 | 21.9% | $316,700 | 45.6% | $526,909 | 75.8% | $683,654 | 98.3% |
Language in the Appropriations Act states that "no less than $591,258,000 must be used for Federal Food Inspection"
* Reflects a .22 percent rescission to all activities based on the 2001 Explanatory Notes.
** Includes $2.4M for Texas A&M contract to train inspectors.
** FAIM availability for 2001 also includes the carryover from previous years making the total $14,337.
*** Estimate
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) allocates all of its appropriated funding for the following budget activities:
Federal Food Inspection - For direct and Agency support costs of slaughter and processing inspection of meat and poultry products and processing of egg products, for all products that originate within the U.S. and are destined for domestic distribution.
Import/Export Inspection - For direct and Agency support costs of inspection of meat and poultry products originating in foreign countries under systems that are equivalent to the U.S. Federal inspection system; and inspection of meat and poultry products originating in the U.S. that are destined for export to foreign countries.
Laboratory Services - For direct and Agency support costs of the three FSIS laboratories that support the inspection program.
Codex - For direct and Agency support costs of the U.S. Office of the
Codex Alimentarius Commission, this new activity was
formerly included in the Import/Export Inspection activity.
Field Automation and Information Management (FAIM) Project - No year funds for computer equipment, training, and software applications to improve communication among field inspection personnel.
Grants To States For up to 50 percent of the cost of Cooperative State Inspection Programs that are at least equal to the Federal Inspection program conducted by FSIS.
Special Assistance for State Programs For support of HACCP implementation in the Cooperative State Inspection Programs through the FAIM Project (no year funds), laboratory improvements, and inspector training.
| END OF QUARTER EMPLOYMENT | BEGINNING OF FY 2001 |
12/31/00 1ST QUARTER |
3/31/01 2ND QUARTER |
6/30/01 3RD QUARTER |
9/30/01 4TH QUARTER |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLAN | ACTUAL | PLAN | ACTUAL | PLAN | ACTUAL | PLAN | ACTUAL | ||
| 7,643 | 7,610 | 7,596 | 7,630 | 7,630 | 7,650 | 7,614 | 7,660 | 7,695 | |
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12/31/00 END OF 1ST QUARTER |
3/31/01 END OF 2ND QUARTER |
6/30/01 END OF 3RD QUARTER |
9/30/01 END OF 4TH QUARTER |
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| FUNDING LEVEL SYs | PLAN | ACTUAL | % OF PLAN | % OF ANNUAL PLAN | PLAN | ACTUAL | % OF PLAN | % OF ANNUAL PLAN | PLAN | ACTUAL | % OF PLAN | % OF ANNUAL PLAN | PLAN | ACTUAL | % OF PLAN | % OF ANNUAL PLAN |
| 519 SY | 129 | 107 | 83% | 21% | 127 | 104 | 82% | 20% | 145 | 119 | 82% | 23% | 118 | 94 | 80% | 18% |
Note: The use of OTP Inplant Staff Years varies throughout the year based on seasonality, leave usage of PFT employees, and Industry Demand for Service.
| 12/31/2000 1ST QUARTER |
3/31/2001 2ND QUARTER |
6/30/2001 3RD QUARTER |
9/30/2001 4TH QUARTER |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINE SLAUGHTER POSITIONS | ||||
| POSITIONS: | ||||
| BEGINNING OF QUARTER: | 3631 | 3608 | 3627 | 3635 |
| DEMAND FOR ADDITIONAL STAFFING (+) | 19 | 48 | 20 | 8 |
| REDUCTIONS IN STAFFING (-) | 42 | 29 | 12 | 16 |
| POSITIONS END OF QUARTER: | 3608 | 3627 | 3635 | 3627 |
| PFT EMPLOYMENT: | ||||
| BEGINNING OF QUARTER: | 3504 | 3536 | 3562 | 3568 |
| NEW HIRES (+) | 75 | 93 | 124 | 175 |
| ATTRITION (-) | 43 | 67 | 118 | 84 |
| TOTAL PFT END OF QUARTER | 3536 | 3562 | 3568 | 3659 |
| COVERAGE OF POSITIONS : | ||||
| STAFFED WITH PFT | 3536 | 3562 | 3568 | 3627 |
| STAFFED WITH PFT RELIEF | 30 | 31 | 32 | |
| STAFFED WITH OTP | 33 | 24 | 24 | |
| STAFFED WITH DETAILS | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
| STAFFED WITH OFF-LINE INSPECTORS | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| STAFFED WITH VMO | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| TOTAL ALL COVERAGE | 3608 | 3627 | 3635 | 3627 |
Permanent Full-time (PFT) Career conditional and career civil service food inspectors who work full-time.
PFT Relief PFT food inspectors who fill in for other PFT food inspectors who are away at training, or on annual leave or sick leave.
Other-than-permanent (OTP) A temporary, intermittent appointment limited to 1,280 hours of work per year as a food inspector.
Details Other PFT slaughter or processing food inspectors who are available to provide coverage when not needed at their assigned duty station, e.g., the plant(s) to which they are assigned is not working.
Off-line Inspectors PFT slaughter inspectors assigned HACCP responsibilities not including line slaughter activities, but are reassigned to line responsibilities.
Veterinary Medical Officer (VMO) A VMO is typically the Inspector in Charge (IIC) at a slaughter plant and will provide line inspection coverage when needed.
For Further Information Contact:
FSIS Congressional and Public Affairs Staff
Phone: (202) 720-3897
Fax: (202) 720-5704
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