[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 3, 1996)] [Notices] [Pages 46432-46433] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-22109] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Opportunity for Designation in the Springfield (IL) Area and the State of Alabama AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The United States Grain Standards Act, as amended (Act), [[Page 46433]] provides that official agency designations will end not later than triennially and may be renewed. The designation of Springfield Grain Inspection, Inc. (Springfield), will end March 31, 1997, according to the Act and the designation of Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (Alabama) will end February 28, 1997, according to the Act, and GIPSA is asking persons interested in providing official services in the Springfield and Alabama areas to submit an application for designation. DATES: Applications must be postmarked or sent by telecopier (FAX) on or before October 3, 1996. ADDRESSES: Applications must be submitted to USDA, GIPSA, Janet M. Hart, Chief, Review Branch, Compliance Division, STOP 3604, 1400 Independence Ave. S.W., Washington, DC 20250-3604. Telecopier (FAX) users may send applications to the automatic telecopier machine at 202- 690-2755, attention: Janet M. Hart. If an application is submitted by telecopier, GIPSA reserves the right to request an original application. All applications will be made available for public inspection at this address located at 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., during regular business hours. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet M. Hart, telephone 202-720-8525. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This action has been reviewed and determined not to be a rule or regulation as defined in Executive Order 12866 and Departmental Regulation 1512-1; therefore, the Executive Order and Departmental Regulation do not apply to this action. Section 7(f)(1) of the Act authorizes GIPSA's Administrator 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. GIPSA designated Springfield, main office located in Springfield, Illinois, to provide official inspection services under the Act on April 1, 1994, and Alabama, main office located in Mobile, Alabama, to provide official inspection services under the Act on March 1, 1994. Section 7(g)(1) of the Act provides that designations of official agencies shall end not later than triennially and may be renewed according to the criteria and procedures prescribed in Section 7(f) of the Act. The designation of Springfield ends on March 31, 1997, and the designation of Alabama ends on February 28, 1997. Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic area, in the State of Illinois, is assigned to Springfield. Bounded on the North by the northern Schuyler, Cass, and Menard County lines; the western Logan County line north to State Route 10; State Route 10 east to the west side of Beason; Bounded on the East by a straight line from the west side of Beason southwest to Elkhart on Interstate 55; a straight line from Elkhart southeast to Stonington on State Route 48; a straight line from Stonington southwest to Irving on State Route 16; Bounded on the South by State Route 16 west to the eastern Macoupin County line; the eastern, southern, and western Macoupin County lines; the southern and western Greene County lines; the southern Pike County line; and Bounded on the West by the western Pike County line west to U.S. route 54; U.S. Route 54 northeast to State Route 107; State Route 107 northeast to State Route 104; State Route 104 east to the western Morgan County line. The western Morgan, Cass, and Schuyler County lines. The following grain elevator, located outside of the above contiguous geographic area, is part of this geographic area assignment: East Lincoln Farmers Grain Co., Lincoln, Logan County (located inside Central Illinois Grain Inspection, Inc.'s, area). Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic area, the entire State of Alabama, except those export port locations within the State, is assigned to Alabama. Interested persons, including Springfield, and Alabama, are hereby given the opportunity to apply for designation to provide official services in the geographic areas specified above under the provisions of Section 7(f) of the Act and section 800.196(d) of the regulations issued thereunder. Designation in the Springfield geographic area is for the period beginning April 1, 1997, and ending February 29, 2000. Designation in the Alabama geographic area is for the period beginning March 1, 1997, and ending February 29, 2000. Persons wishing to apply for designation should contact the Compliance Division at the address listed above for forms and information. Applications and other available information will be considered in determining which applicant will be designated. Authority: Pub. L. 94-582, 90 Stat. 2867, as amended (7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.) Dated: August 22, 1996. Neil E. Porter Director, Compliance Division [FR Doc. 96-22109 Filed 8-30-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-EN-F