[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 45909]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-18257]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Designation for the Amarillo, TX; Cairo, IL; Baton Rouge, LA;
Raleigh, NC; and Belmond, IA Areas
AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the designation of 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) to provide official services under the United
States Grain Standards Act (USGSA), as amended.
DATES: Effective Date: October 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 December 28, 2012 Federal Register
(77 FR 76453), GIPSA requested applications for designation to provide
official services in the geographic areas presently serviced by
Amarillo, Cairo, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Schaal. Applications
were due by January 28, 2013. Amarillo, Cairo, Louisiana, North
Carolina and Schaal 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 Amarillo, Cairo, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Schaal are
qualified to provide official services in the geographic area specified
in the Federal Register on December 28, 2012 and as corrected in the
Federal Register on July 22, 2013, for the Cairo and Belmond geographic
areas. This designation action to provide official services in these
specified areas is effective October 1, 2013 and terminates on
September 30, 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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Amarillo................................... Amarillo, TX (806) 372-8511........ 10/1/2013 9/30/2016
Cairo...................................... Cairo, IL (618) 734-0689........... 10/1/2013 9/30/2016
Louisiana.................................. Baton Rouge, LA (225) 922-1341..... 10/1/2013 9/30/2016
North Carolina............................. Raleigh, NC (919) 733-4491......... 10/1/2013 9/30/2016
D.R. Schaal................................ Belmond, IA (641) 444-3122......... 10/1/2013 9/30/2016
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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. 2013-18257 Filed 7-29-13; 8:45 am]
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