Apply by mail:

1. To Apply for Unscheduled Grading (Meat), the applicant has to approach the U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE link
2. An application form will be provided to the applicant by the concerned officer. or it can be downloaded from the following link work schedule request form link
3. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form. (Incomplete applications are not accepted)
4. Make sure that the applicant has attached all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
6. Submit all the documents with the completed form to the concerned officer.
7. The fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request.
8. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
9. Then the application will be processed further. All the updates on the application status will be sent via SMS to the applicant’s mobile number.
10. Once the process gets completed, the applicant gets a call from the office regarding the application.
11. The applicant will get the permit for the service through the mail.
12. This entire process can be completed within 15 – 30 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

• Application form link work schedule request form link
• Nationality card
• FSIS permit
• Fee receipt
• Any other documents (if required)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE
Mailing address
USDA, AMS, LP, QAD
Business Operations Branch
10809 Executive Center Drive, Suite 318
Little Rock, AR 72211-6022
Phone: 501-312-2962
Fax: 1-844-345-3575
Email: QAD.BusinessOps@usda.gov
Contact link

• Any Grading services person who intends to Apply for Unscheduled Grading (Meat) is eligible to make this application.

• The fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

• Application form link work schedule request form link

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

• This entire process can be completed within 15 - 30 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

• Applicants must complete the application form before submitting it. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

• Name
• Commodity
• Type
• Grading service
• Auditing service
• Personal information
• Contact details
• Signature
• Date

• The U.S. Department of Agriculture has established grade standards for meat and other products to help consumers know what they are buying. There are only three grades of meat; Prime, Choice, and Select designated for consumer purchase. Other grades are sold to canners and meat processors.

• For more information link
• Link

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

Link

• Meat grading is a procedure by which carcasses are segregated based on their expected palatability (how it will taste concerning tenderness, juiciness, and flavor) and yield attributes (closely trimmed edible cuts from the carcass).