[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 122 (Friday, June 25, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36348-36349]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-15458]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Opportunity for Designation in the Amarillo, TX; Cairo, IL; and
State of North Carolina Areas
AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The designations of Amarillo Grain Exchange, Inc. (Amarillo);
Cairo Grain Inspection Agency, Inc. (Cairo); and North Carolina
Department of Agriculture (North Carolina) official agencies will end
on September 30, 2010. In the March 31, 2010, Federal Register (71 FR
16068), GIPSA asked for applications from persons or governmental
agencies interested in providing official services in the areas.
Applications were due on or before April 30, 2010; GIPSA received no
applications. GIPSA is again asking for applications from persons or
governmental agencies interested in providing official services in the
Amarillo, TX; Cairo, IL; and State of North Carolina Areas.
DATES: Applications are due on or before July 26, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit applications concerning this notice using only one of
the following methods:
Internet: Apply using FGISonline. (https://fgis.gipsa.usda.gov/default_home_FGIS.aspx) by clicking on the
Delegations/Designations and Export Registrations (DDR) link. You will
need to obtain an FGISonline customer number and USDA eAuthentication
username and password prior to applying.
Hand Delivery/Courier Address: Karen W. Guagliardo, Review
Branch Chief, Compliance Division, GIPSA, USDA, Room 1647-S, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250.
Mail: Karen W. Guagliardo, Review Branch Chief, Compliance
Division, GIPSA, USDA, STOP 3604, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250-3604.
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Read Applications: All applications will be available for public
inspection at the office above during regular business hours (7 CFR
1.27(c)).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen W. Guagliardo, 202-720-7312 or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 7(f)(1) of the United States Grain
Standards Act (USGSA) (7 U.S.C. 71-87k) 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.
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.
Areas Open for Designation
Amarillo
Pursuant to section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic
areas, in the States of Oklahoma and Texas are assigned to this
official agency:
In Texas:
Bounded on the North by the Texas-Oklahoma State line;
Bounded on the East by the eastern Texas-Oklahoma State
line south to the Childress County line;
Bounded on the South by the southern Childress County line
to the western Childress County line north to U.S. Route 287; U.S.
Route 287 northwest to Donley County; the southern Donley and Armstrong
County lines west to Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River; Prairie
Dog Town Fork of the Red River northwest to State Route 217; State
Route 217 west to FM 1062; FM 1062 west to U.S. Route 385; U.S. Route
385 north to the southern Oldham County west; and
Bounded on the West by the western Oldham, Hartley, and
Dallam County lines.
In Oklahoma:
Beaver, Cimarron, and Texas Counties.
Cairo
Pursuant to section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic
areas, in the States of Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee are assigned
to this official agency:
In Illinois:
Bounded on the North from State Route 150 at the
Mississippi River north to State Route 3; State Route 3 southeast to
State Route 149; State Route 149 east to State Route 13; State Route 13
southeast to U.S. Route 51; U.S. Route 51 south to the northern Union
County line; northern Union County east to the Ohio River;
Bounded on the East by the Ohio River;
Bounded on the South by the Ohio River west to the
Mississippi River; and
Bounded on the West by the Mississippi River north to
State Route 150.
In Kentucky:
Ballard, McCracken, Livingston, Lyon, Trigg, Calloway,
Marshall, Graves, Fulton, Hickman, and Carlisle Counties.
In Tennessee:
Lake, Obion, Weakley, Henry, Stewart, Montgomery, Dickson,
Houston, Benton, and Humphreys Counties.
The Cargill, Inc., grain elevator in Tiptonville, Lake County,
Tennessee, which is located within Cairo's assigned areas, is currently
serviced, and will continue to be serviced by Midsouth Grain Inspection
Service.
North Carolina
Pursuant to section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the entire State of North
Carolina, except those export port locations within the State which are
serviced by GIPSA, is assigned to this official agency.
Opportunity for Designation
Interested persons or governmental agencies may apply for
designation to provide official services in the geographic areas
specified above under the provisions of section 7(f) of the USGSA and 7
CFR 800.196(d). Designation in the specified geographic areas is for
the period beginning October 1, 2010, and ending September 30, 2013. To
apply for designation or for more information, contact Karen W.
Guagliardo at the address listed above or visit GIPSA's Web site at
http://www.gipsa.usda.gov.
We consider applications, comments, and other available information
when determining which applicant will be designated.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71-87k.
J. Dudley Butler,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-15458 Filed 6-24-10; 8:45 am]
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