[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31580-31581]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13452]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Opportunity for Designation in the State of Alabama; Saginaw, TX;
Essex, IL; Springfield, IL; Savage, MN; and State of Washington Areas;
Request for Comments on the Official Agencies Servicing These Areas
AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The designations of the official agencies listed below will
end on December 31, 2011. We are asking persons or governmental
agencies interested in providing official services in the areas
presently served by these agencies to submit an application for
designation. In addition, we are asking for comments on the quality of
services provided by the following designated agencies: Alabama
Department of Agriculture and Industries (Alabama); Gulf Country Grain
Inspection Service, Inc. (Gulf Country); Kankakee Grain Inspection,
Inc. (Kankakee); Springfield Grain Inspection, Inc. (Springfield);
State Grain Inspection, Inc. (State Grain); and Washington Department
of Agriculture (Washington).
DATES: Applications and comments must be received by July 1, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit applications and comments concerning this notice
using any of the following methods:
Applying for Designation on the Internet: Use FGISonline
(https://fgis.gipsa.usda.gov/default_home_FGIS.aspx) and then click
on the Delegations/Designations and Export Registrations (DDR) link.
You will need to obtain an FGISonline customer number and USDA
eAuthentication username and password prior to applying.
Submit Comments Using the Internet: Go to Regulations.gov
(http://www.regulations.gov). Instructions for submitting and reading
comments are detailed on the site.
Hand Delivery/Courier Address: William A. Ashley, Acting
Quality Assurance and Designation Branch Chief, Quality Assurance and
Compliance Division, GIPSA, USDA, Room 1647-S, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250.
Mail: William A. Ashley, Acting Quality Assurance and
Designation Branch Chief, Quality Assurance and Compliance Division,
GIPSA, USDA, STOP 3604, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20250-3604.
Fax: William A. Ashley, 202-690-2755.
E-mail: [email protected].
Read Applications and Comments: All applications and comments will
be available for public inspection at the office above during regular
business hours (7 CFR 1.27(c)).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William A. Ashley, 202-720-8262 or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 7(f)(1) of the United States Grain
Standards Act (USGSA) (7 U.S.C. 71-87k) authorizes GIPSA's
Administrator to designate a qualified applicant to provide official
services in a specified area after determining that the applicant is
better able than any other applicant to provide such official services.
Under section 7(g)(1) of the USGSA, designations of official agencies
are effective for 3 years unless terminated by the Secretary, but may
be renewed according to the criteria and procedures prescribed in
section 7(f) of the Act.
Areas Open for Designation
Alabama
Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following
geographic area, the entire State of Alabama, except those export port
locations within the State, is assigned to this official agency.
Gulf Country
Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic
area in the State of Texas is assigned to this agency:
Bounded on the North by the northern Young, Jack,
Montague, Cooke, Grayson, Fannin, Lamar, Red River, Morris, and Marion
County lines east to the Texas State line;
Bounded on the East by the eastern Texas State line south
to the southern Shelby County line;
Bounded on the South by the southern Shelby, Rusk, Smith,
Henderson, Navarro, Hill, Bosque, Hamilton, and Mills County lines west
to the western Mills County line; and
Bounded on the West by the western Mills, Comanche,
Eastland, Stephens, and Young County lines north to the northern Young
County line.
Kankakee
Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic
area, in the State of Illinois, is assigned to this official agency:
Bounded on the North by the northern Bureau County line;
the northern LaSalle and Grundy County lines; the northern Will County
line east-southeast to Interstate 57;
Bounded on the East by Interstate 57 south to U.S. Route
52; U.S. Route 52 south to the Kankakee County line;
Bounded on the South by the southern Kankakee and Grundy
County lines; the southern LaSalle County line west to State Route 17;
State Route 17 west to U.S. Route 51; U.S. Route 51 north to State
Route 18; State Route 18 west to State Route 26; State Route 26 south
to State Route 116; State Route 116 south to Interstate 74; Interstate
74 west to the western Peoria County line; and
Bounded on the West by the western Peoria and Stark County
lines; the northern Stark County line east to State Route 40; State
Route 40 north to the Bureau County line.
Springfield
Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic
area, in the State of Illinois, is assigned to this official agency:
Bounded on the North by the northern Schuyler, Cass, and
Menard County lines; the western Logan County line north to State Route
10; State Route 10 east to the west side of Beason;
Bounded on the East by a straight line from the west side
of Beason southwest to Elkhart on Interstate 55; a straight line from
Elkhart southeast to Stonington on State Route 48; a straight line from
Stonington southwest to Irving on State Route 16;
Bounded on the South by State Route 16 west to the eastern
Macoupin County line; the eastern, southern, and western Macoupin
County lines; the southern and western Greene County lines; the
southern Pike County line; and
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Bounded on the West by the western Pike County line west
to U.S. route 54; U.S. Route 54 northeast to State Route 107; State
Route 107 northeast to State Route 104; State Route 104 east to the
western Morgan County line. The western Morgan, Cass, and Schuyler
County lines.
The following grain elevator, located outside of the above
contiguous geographic area, is part of this geographic area assignment:
East Lincoln Farmers Grain Co., Lincoln, Logan County (located inside
Central Illinois Grain Inspection, Inc.'s, area).
State Grain
Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic
area, the State of Minnesota, is assigned to this official agency:
Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Carver, Scott, Dakota,
Brown, Nicollet, Le Sueur, Rice, Goodhue, Watonwan, Blue Earth, Waseca,
Steele, Dodge, McLeod, and Sibley Counties.
Washington
Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic
areas, in the States of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, are assigned to
this official agency:
The northern half of the State of Idaho down to the
northern boundaries of Adams, Valley, and Lemhi Counties.
The entire States of Oregon and Washington, except those
export port locations within the States that are serviced by GIPSA or
assigned to this Official Agency.
Opportunity for Designation
Interested persons or governmental agencies may apply for
designation to provide official services in the geographic areas
specified above under the provisions of section 7(f) of the USGSA and 7
CFR 800.196(d). Designation in the specified geographic areas is for
the period beginning January 1, 2012, and ending December 31, 2014. To
apply for designation or for more information, contact William A.
Ashley at the address listed above or visit GIPSA's Web site at http://www.gipsa.usda.gov.
Request for Comments
We are publishing this notice to provide interested persons the
opportunity to comment on the quality of services provided by the
Alabama, Gulf Country, Kankakee, Springfield, State Grain, and
Washington official agencies. In the designation process, we are
particularly interested in receiving comments citing reasons and
pertinent data supporting or objecting to the designation of the
applicants. Submit all comments to William A. Ashley at the above
address or at http://www.regulations.gov.
We consider applications, comments, and other available information
when determining which applicants will be designated.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71-87k.
J. Dudley Butler,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-13452 Filed 5-31-11; 8:45 am]
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