[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 167 (Monday, August 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 52924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21456]
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Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 167 / Monday, August 30, 2010 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Designation for the Amarillo, TX; Cairo, IL; State of Louisiana;
State of North Carolina; Belmond, IA; State of New Jersey; and State of
New York Areas
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): Amarillo Grain Exchange, Inc.
(Amarillo); Cairo Grain Inspection Agency, Inc. (Cairo); Louisiana
Department of Agriculture and Forestry (Louisiana); North Carolina
Department of Agriculture (North Carolina); and D. R. Schaal Agency,
Inc. (Schaal).
DATES: Effective Date: October 1, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Karen W. Guagliardo, Branch Chief, Review Branch, Compliance
Division, GIPSA, USDA, STOP 3604, Room 1647-S, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-3604.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen W. Guagliardo, 202-720-8262 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 March 31, 2010, Federal Register (75
FR 16068), GIPSA requested applications for designation to provide
official services in the geographic areas presently serviced by the
agencies named above. Applications were due by April 30, 2010. GIPSA
received no applications for the areas presently serviced by Amarillo,
Cairo, and North Carolina and subsequently requested applications for
these areas in the June 25, 2010, Federal Register (75 FR 36348).
Applications for this announcement were due by July 26, 2010.
Amarillo, Cairo, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Schaal were the
sole applicants for designations to provide official services in these
areas. As a result, GIPSA did not ask for additional comments.
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 that Amarillo, Cairo, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Schaal
are qualified to provide official services in the geographic areas
specified in the March 31, 2010, and June 25, 2010, Federal Register
for which they applied. These designation actions to provide official
services in the specified areas are effective October 1, 2010, and
terminate on September 30, 2013.
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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Amarillo................................... Amarillo, TX (806-372-2152)........ 10/1/2010 9/30/2013
Additional Location: Guymon, OK....
Cairo...................................... Cairo, IL (618-734-1316)........... 10/1/2010 9/30/2013
Louisiana.................................. Baton Rouge, LA (318-428-5453)..... 10/1/2010 9/30/2013
Additional Locations: Jonesville,
Oak Grove, Opelousas, LA.
North Carolina............................. Raleigh, NC (919-733-4491)......... 10/1/2010 9/30/2013
Additional Location: Elizabeth
City, NC..
Schaal..................................... Belmond, IA (641-444-7292)......... 10/1/2010 9/30/2013
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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;
however, designations may be renewed according to the criteria and
procedures prescribed in section 7(f) of the Act.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71-87k.
Marianne Plaus,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-21456 Filed 8-27-10; 8:45 am]
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