[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 249 (Friday, December 28, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76451-76452]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-31308]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Designation for the West Sacramento, CA; Frankfort, IN; and
Richmond, VA Areas.
AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the designation of California Agri
Inspection Company, Ltd. (Cal-Agri); Frankfort Grain Inspection, Inc.
(Frankfort); and Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer
Services (Virginia) to provide official services under the United
States Grain Standards Act (USGSA), as amended.
DATES: Effective Date: January 1, 2013
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
Eric.J.Jabs@usda.gov.
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 May 30, 2012 Federal Register (77 FR
31830), GIPSA requested applications for designation to provide
official services in the geographic areas presently serviced by Cal-
Agri, Frankfort, and Virginia. Applications were due by June 29, 2012.
Cal-Agri, Frankfort, and Virginia were the sole applicants for
designation to provide official services in these areas. As a result,
GIPSA did not ask for additional comments.
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 Cal-Agri, Frankfort, and Virginia are qualified to provide
official services in the geographic area specified in the Federal
Register on May 30, 2012. This designation action to provide official
services in these specified areas is effective January 1, 2013 and
terminates on December 31, 2015.
Interested persons may obtain official services by contacting these
agencies at the following telephone numbers:
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Designation Designation
Official agency Headquarters location and telephone start end
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Cal-Agri................................... West Sacramento, CA(916) 374-9700.. 1/1/2013 12/31/2015
Frankfort.................................. Frankfort, IN(765) 258-3624........ 1/1/2013 12/31/2015
Virginia................................... Richmond, VA(757) 494-2464......... 1/1/2013 12/31/2015
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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.
Larry Mitchell,
Administrator,
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-31308 Filed 12-27-12; 8:45 am]
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