[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 249 (Friday, December 28, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76454-76455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-31319]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Opportunity for Designation in Muncie, IN; Fremont, NE;
Annapolis, MD; and Lafayette, IN 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 June 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: East Indiana Grain
Inspection, Inc. (East Indiana); Fremont Grain Inspection Department,
Inc. (Fremont); Maryland Department of Agriculture (Maryland); and
Titus Grain Inspection, Inc. (Titus).
DATES: 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: Eric.J.Jabs@usda.gov
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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
Eric.J.Jabs@usda.gov.
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 prescribed in section 79(f) of
the USGSA.
Areas Open for Designation
East Indiana
Pursuant to Section 79(f)(2) of the United States Grain Standards
Act, the following geographic areas in the States of Indiana and Ohio
are assigned to this official agency:
In Indiana
Blackford, Delaware, Fayette, Grant (east of State Route 5 and
north of State Route 18), Henry, Jay, Madison (north of State Route 132
and east of State Route 13), Randolph, Rush, Union, and Wayne Counties.
In Ohio
Darke County.
Fremont
Pursuant to Section 79(f)(2) of the United States Grain Standards
Act, the following geographic areas in the States of Iowa and Nebraska
are assigned to this official agency:
In Iowa
Carroll (west of U.S. Route 71), Clay (west of U.S. Route 71),
Crawford, Dickinson (west of U. S. Route 71), Harrison (east of State
Route 183), O'Brien (north of County Road B24 and east of U.S. Route
59), Osceola (east of U.S. Route 59), and Shelby Counties.
In Nebraska
Burt, Butler, Colfax, Cuming, Dodge, Madison (east of U.S. Route
81), Pierce (east of U.S. Route 81 and South of U.S. Route 20), Platte,
Polk, Saunders (west of U.S. Route 77), Stanton, Washington (north of
State Route 91), and Wayne Counties.
Maryland
Pursuant to Section 79(f)(2) of the United States Grain Standards
Act, the entire State of Maryland, except those export port locations
within the State, is assigned to this official agency.
Titus
Pursuant to Section 79(f)(2) of the United States Grain Standards
Act, the following geographic area within the State of Indiana is
assigned to this official agency:
Benton, Carroll (north of State Route 25), Fountain (east of U.S.
Route 41), Jasper (south of U.S. Route 24), Newton (east of State Route
55 and south of U.S. Route 24), Pulaski, Tippecanoe, Warren (east of
U.S. Route 41), and White Counties.
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 Sec. 800.196. Designation in the specified geographic areas is
for the period beginning July 1, 2013 and ending June 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 East
Indiana, Fremont, Maryland, and Titus 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.
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