[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 43 (Monday, March 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13073-13074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5250]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Designation for the Jamestown, ND; Lincoln, NE; Memphis, TN; and
Sioux City, IA Areas
AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the designation of Grain Inspection, Inc.
(Jamestown); Lincoln Inspection Service, Inc. (Lincoln); Midsouth Grain
Inspection Service (Midsouth); and Sioux City Grain Inspection and
Weighing Service, Inc. (Sioux City) to provide official services under
the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA), as amended.
DATES: Effective Date: April 1, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Eric J. Jabs, Chief, USDA, GIPSA, FGIS, QACD, QADB, 10383
North Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, MO 64153.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric J. Jabs, 816-659-8408 or
[email protected].
Read Applications: All applications and comments will be available
for public inspection at the office above during regular business hours
(7 CFR 1.27(c)).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the September 20, 2011 Federal Register
(76 FR 58241), GIPSA requested applications for designation to provide
official services in the geographic areas presently serviced by
Jamestown, Lincoln, Midsouth, and Sioux City. Applications were due by
October 20, 2011.
In the Lincoln, NE; Memphis, TN; and Sioux City, IA areas, Lincoln,
Midsouth, and Sioux City, respectively were the sole applicants for
designation to provide official services.
In the Jamestown, ND area, Jamestown applied for the entire
geographic area and North Dakota Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (North
Dakota) applied for a portion of the geographic area. GIPSA received
three favorable service comments from customers requesting that North
Dakota be designated for the geographic area they applied for since
they currently receive service by North Dakota through the exceptions
program. GIPSA reviewed designation criteria in section 79(f) of the
USGSA (7 U.S.C. 79(f)) to determine the best qualified applicant to
provide service. Criteria include past performance, the stability and
quality of service, cooperation with GIPSA, adequacy of resources, the
cost of inspection service, the comments received, the accuracy and
detail of their plans, past practices, and financial impact. After a
comprehensive review of the designation criteria, GIPSA determined that
Jamestown is the best qualified applicant for the Jamestown, ND area.
GIPSA evaluated all available information regarding the designation
criteria in section 79(f) of the USGSA (7 U.S.C. 79(f)) and determined
that the applicants Jamestown, Lincoln, Midsouth, and Sioux City are
qualified to provide official services in the geographic area specified
in the Federal Register on September 20, 2011. This designation action
to provide official services in these specified areas is effective
April 1, 2012 and terminates on March 31, 2015.
Interested persons may obtain official services by contacting this
agency at the following telephone numbers:
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Designation Designation
Official agency Headquarters location Telephone start end
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Jamestown............................ Jamestown, ND.......... (701) 252-1290 4/1/2012 3/31/2015
Lincoln.............................. Lincoln, NE............ (402) 435-4386 4/1/2012 3/31/2015
Midsouth............................. Memphis, TN............ (901) 942-3216 4/1/2012 3/31/2015
Sioux City........................... Sioux City, IA......... (712) 255-8073 4/1/2012 3/31/2015
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Section 79(f) of the USGSA authorizes the Secretary 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 (7 U.S.C. 79(f)).
Under section 79(g) of the USGSA, designations of official agencies
are effective for no longer than three years unless terminated by the
Secretary; however, designations may be renewed according to the
criteria and procedures prescribed in section 79(f) of the USGSA.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71-87k.
Alan R. Christian,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-5250 Filed 3-2-12; 8:45 am]
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