[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 126 (Wednesday, July 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 37582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16124]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Designation for the Topeka, KS; Cedar Rapids, IA; Minot, ND; and
Cincinnati, OH Areas
AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
(GIPSA), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the designation of Kansas Grain Inspection
Service, Inc. (Kansas); Mid-Iowa Grain Inspection, Inc. (Mid-Iowa);
Minot Grain Inspection, Inc. (Minot); and Tri-State Grain Inspection
Service, Inc. (Tri-State) to provide official services under the United
States Grain Standards Act (USGSA), as amended.
DATES: Effective Date: July 1, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Eric J. Jabs, Deputy Director, USDA, GIPSA, FGIS, QACD,
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 February 11, 2015, Federal Register
(80 FR 7564), GIPSA requested applications for designation to provide
official services in the geographic areas presently serviced by Kansas,
Mid-Iowa, Minot, and Tri-State. Applications were due by March 13,
2015.
Kansas, Mid-Iowa, Minot, and Tri-State 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 the designation criteria in section 79(f) of the
USGSA (7 U.S.C. 79(f)) and determined that Kansas, Minot, and Tri-State
are qualified to provide official services in the geographic area
specified in the Federal Register on February 11, 2015. This
designation action to provide official services in these specified
areas is effective July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2018.
After completing an initial quality management review of Mid-Iowa,
GIPSA determined that a follow-up review should be conducted.
Accordingly, GIPSA is designating Mid-Iowa to provide services in this
specified area for one year, effective July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016.
During this timeframe, such a review will be conducted.
Interested persons may obtain official services by contacting these
agencies at the following telephone numbers:
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Headquarters location and Designation Designation
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Kansas........................................ Topeka, KS(785) 233-7063........ 7/1/2015 6/30/2018
Mid-Iowa...................................... Cedar Rapids, IA(319) 363-0239.. 7/1/2015 6/30/2016
Minot......................................... Minot, ND(701) 838-1734......... 7/1/2015 6/30/2018
Tri-State..................................... Cincinnati, OH(513) 251-6571.... 7/1/2015 6/30/2018
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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. 2015-16124 Filed 6-30-15; 8:45 am]
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