[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 249 (Friday, December 28, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76453-76454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-31318]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Opportunity for Designation in Amarillo, TX; Cairo, IL; Baton
Rouge, LA; Raleigh, NC; and Belmond, IA 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 September 30, 2013. 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: Amarillo Grain
Exchange, Inc. (Amarillo); Cairo Grain Inspection Agency, Inc. (Cairo);
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (Louisiana); North
Carolina Department of Agriculture (North Carolina); and D.R. Schaal
Agency, Inc. (Schaal).
DATE: Applications and comments must be received by January 28, 2013.
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.
Mail, Courier or Hand Delivery: Eric J. Jabs, Chief, USDA,
GIPSA, FGIS, QACD, QADB, 10383 North Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, MO
64153
Fax: Eric J. Jabs, 816-872-1257
Email: [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: Eric J. Jabs, 816-659-8408 or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 79(f) of the United States Grain
Standards Act (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
three years unless terminated by the Secretary, but may be renewed
according to the criteria and procedures
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prescribed in section 79(f) of the USGSA.
Areas Open for Designation
Amarillo
Pursuant to Section 79(f)(2) of the United States Grain Standards
Act, the following geographic areas, in the States of Oklahoma and
Texas are assigned to this official agency:
In Texas
Armstrong (north of Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River),
Carson, Childress, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith (east of U.S.
Route 385), Donley, Gray, Hansford, Hall (east of U.S. Route 287),
Harley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham,
Potter, Randall (north of Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River, State
Route 217 and FM 1062), Roberts, Sherman, and Wheeler Counties.
In Oklahoma
Beaver, Cimarron, and Texas Counties.
Cairo
Pursuant to Section 79(f)(2) of the United States Grain Standards
Act, the following geographic areas, in the States of Illinois,
Kentucky, and Tennessee are assigned to this official agency:
In Illinois
Alexander, Jackson County (south of State Route 3, State Route 149,
and State Route 13; west of U.S. Route 51), Johnson, Hardin, Massac,
Pope, Pulaski, Randolph County (south of State Route 150 and south of
State Route 3), and Union Counties.
In Kentucky
Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Livingston,
Lyon, Marshall, McCracken, and Trigg Counties.
In Tennessee
Benton, Dickson, Henry, Houston, Humphreys, Lake, Montgomery,
Obion, Stewart, and Weakley Counties.
Louisiana
Pursuant to Section 79(f)(2) of the United States Grain Standards
Act, the entire State of Louisiana, except those export port locations
within the State which are serviced by GIPSA, is assigned to this
official agency.
North Carolina
Pursuant to Section 79(f)(2) of the United States Grain Standards
Act, the entire State of North Carolina, except those export port
locations within the State which are serviced by GIPSA, is assigned to
this official agency.
D.R. Schaal
Pursuant to Section 79(f)(2) of the United States Grain Standards
Act, the following geographic areas, in the States of Iowa, Minnesota,
New Jersey, and New York are assigned to this official agency:
In Iowa
Butler (north of County Road C23 and County Road C33, east of
County Road T47, and west of State Highway 188/County Road T64), Cerro
Gordo, Floyd (west of County Road T64 and north of County Road B60),
Franklin (north of County Road C55, County Road C25, and County Road
C23 and west of U.S. Route 65, County Road S41, and County Road S56),
Hancock, Kossuth (east of U.S. Route 169), Mitchell, Winnebago, Worth,
Wright (north of State Route 3 and Interstate 35 and east of State
Route 17 and U.S. Route 65) Counties.
In Minnesota
Faribault, Freeborn, and Mower Counties.
In New Jersey
The entire State of New Jersey, except those export port locations
within the State which are serviced by GIPSA, is assigned to this
official agency.
In New York
The entire State of New York, except those export port locations
within the State which are serviced by GIPSA, is 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 79(f) of the USGSA and
7 CFR 800.196. Designation in the specified geographic areas is for the
period beginning October 1, 2013 and ending September 30, 2016. To
apply for designation or for more information, contact Eric J. Jabs 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
Amarillo, Cairo, Louisiana, North Carolina and Schaal 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
Eric J. Jabs 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.
Larry Mitchell,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-31318 Filed 12-27-12; 8:45 am]
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