[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 26, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 13015]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-04304]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Designation for the Sandusky, MI; Davenport, IA; Enid, OK;
Keokuk, IA; Marshall, MI; and Omaha, NE Areas
AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the designation of Detroit Grain
Inspection Service, Inc. (Detroit); Eastern Iowa Grain Inspection and
Weighing Service, Inc. (Eastern Iowa); Enid Grain Inspection Company,
Inc. (Enid); Keokuk Grain Inspection Service (Keokuk); Michigan Grain
Inspection Services, Inc. (Michigan); and Omaha Grain Inspection
Service, Inc. (Omaha) to provide official services under the United
States Grain Standards Act (USGSA), as amended.
DATES: Effective Date: April 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
[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 13, 2012 Federal Register
(77 FR 56608), GIPSA requested applications for designation to provide
official services in the geographic areas presently serviced by
Detroit, Eastern Iowa, Enid, Keokuk, Michigan, and Omaha. Applications
were due by October 15, 2012.
Detroit, Eastern Iowa, Enid, Keokuk, Michigan, and Omaha 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 Detroit, Eastern Iowa, Enid, Keokuk, Michigan, and Omaha are
qualified to provide official services in the geographic area specified
in the Federal Register on September 13, 2012. This designation action
to provide official services in these specified areas is effective
April 1, 2013 and terminates on March 31, 2016.
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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Detroit.................................... Sandusky, MI (810) 404-3786........ 4/1/2013 3/31/2016
Eastern Iowa............................... Davenport, IA (563) 322-7149....... 4/1/2013 3/31/2016
Enid....................................... Enid, OK (580) 233-1122............ 4/1/2013 3/31/2016
Keokuk..................................... Keokuk, IA (319) 524-4682.......... 4/1/2013 3/31/2016
Michigan................................... Marshall, MI (269) 781-2711........ 4/1/2013 3/31/2016
Omaha...................................... Omaha, NE (402) 341-6739........... 4/1/2013 3/31/2016
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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. 2013-04304 Filed 2-25-13; 8:45 am]
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