[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 135 (Tuesday, July 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 41254]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16446]
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DEPARMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Amendment to Certification of Idaho's Central Filing System
AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In response to a request from the Secretary of State for the
State of Idaho, the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards
Administration (GIPSA) has approved amendments to the State of Idaho's
(Idaho) certified central filing system to permit Idaho to convert
debtor social security and taxpayer identification numbers into
approved unique identifiers. The proposed specific procedure whereby
Idaho will automatically convert social security numbers and taxpayer
identification numbers into ten-number unique identifiers has been
reviewed and determined to permit the numerical searching of master
lists while providing protection against identity theft.
DATES: Effective Date: July 15, 2014.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: GIPSA administers the Clear Title program on
behalf of the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary). The Clear Title
program is authorized by section 1324 of the Food Security Act of 1985,
as amended (7 U.S.C. 1631), and requires that states implementing
central filing system for notification of liens on farm products have
such systems certified by the Secretary.
A listing of the states with certified central filing systems is
available on the USDA/GIPSA Web site (http://www.gipsa.usda.gov). Farm
products covered by a state's central filing system are also identified
on the GIPSA Web site. States have the option to identify all farm
products in a central filing system or specify only certain farm
products. Idaho's central filing system covers specified farm products.
We originally certified the central filing system for Idaho on
September 26, 1986. On May 26, 2010, Idaho requested its certification
be amended to incorporate the use of an approved unique identifier
other than a social security number, in accordance with the 2004
amendments to section 1324 of the Food Security Act (Pub. L. 108-447).
This notice announces GIPSA's approval of the amended certification
for Idaho's central filing system. GIPSA has reviewed Idaho's
procedures for automatically converting social security numbers and
taxpayer identification numbers into ten-number unique identifiers and
has determined that the system would permit the numerical searching of
master lists of liens on farm products while providing protection
against identity theft.
DATES: Effective Date: This notice is effective upon signature for good
cause because it allows Idaho to immediately increase protection
against identity theft through the use of unique identifiers.
Furthermore, a change to the certification of approved central filing
systems does not require public notice. Therefore, this notice may be
made effective in less than 30 days after publication in the Federal
Register without prior notice or public procedure.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1631, 7 CFR 2.22(a)(3)(v) and 2.81(a)(5),
and 9 CFR 205.101(e).
Larry Mitchell,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014-16446 Filed 7-14-14; 8:45 am]
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