FWS Will Perform Overtime Inspection at Ports Despite Budget Cuts
Despite an earlier announcement to the contrary, the Fish and Wildlife Service said March 15 it will continue to perform overtime inspection services at ports. The agency had originally said March 11 that it was imposing a hiring freeze, and…
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would no longer perform overtime inspections, in order to reduce expenditures to implement sequestration cuts (here). The FWS now says it will continue to perform overtime inspections of wildlife shipments, because they are funded by importers and exporters: “requests for overtime inspection services will be accommodated to the maximum extent possible in order to protect wildlife and reduce the burden on the trade.” FWS will cut staffing and reduce spending in other areas, it said. The agency’s hiring freeze remains in effect.