[Federal Register: June 1, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 103)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration
Designation for Topeka, KS; Cedar Rapids, IA; Minot, ND; and
Cincinnati, OH
AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the designation of the following
organizations to provide official services under the United States
Grain Standards Act, as amended (USGSA): 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).
DATES: Effective Date: July 1, 2009.
ADDRESSES: USDA, GIPSA, Karen Guagliardo, Chief, Review Branch,
Compliance Division, STOP 3604, Room 1647-S, 1400 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20250-3604.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Guagliardo at 202-720-7312, e-
mail Karen.W.Guagliardo@usda.gov.
Read Applications: All applications and comments will be available
for public inspection at the office above during regular business hours
(7 CFR 1.27(b)).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the December 1, 2008, Federal Register
(73 FR 72762), GIPSA requested applications for designation to provide
official services in the geographic area named above. Applications were
due by January 2, 2009.
Kansas, Mid-Iowa, Minot, and Tri-State were the sole applicants for
designation to provide official services in the areas currently
assigned to them, so GIPSA did not ask for additional comments on them.
GIPSA evaluated all available information regarding the designation
criteria in section 7(f)(l) of the USGSA (7 U.S.C. 79(f)) and
determined Kansas, Mid-Iowa, Minot, and Tri-State are able to provide
official services in the geographic areas specified in the December 1,
2008, Federal Register, for which they applied. This designation action
to provide official services in the specified area is effective July 1,
2009 and terminates on June 30, 2012.
Interested persons may obtain official services by calling the
telephone numbers listed below.
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Designation Designation
Official agency Headquarters location and telephone start end
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Kansas................................. Topeka, KS (785-233-7063); Additional 7/1/2009 6/30/2012
Location(s): Colby, CO; Dodge City,
KS; Hutchinson, KS; Kansas City, KS;
Salina, KS; Wichita, KS; and Sidney,
NE.
Mid-Iowa............................... Cedar Rapids, IA (319-363-0239); 7/1/2009 6/30/2012
Additional Location(s): Clayton, IA
and Clinton, IA.
Minot.................................. Minot, ND (701-838-1734)............... 7/1/2009 6/30/2012
Tri-State.............................. Cincinnati, OH (513-251-6571).......... 7/1/2009 6/30/2012
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Section 7(f)(1) of the USGSA 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 (7 U.S.C. 79
(f)(1)).
Under section 7(g)(1) of the USGSA, designations of official
agencies are effective for 3 years unless terminated by the Secretary
but may be renewed according to the criteria and procedures prescribed
in section 7(f) of the Act.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71-87k.
J. Dudley Butler,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards
Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-12634 Filed 5-29-09; 8:45 am]
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