[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-33140]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Cancellation of Lewiston Grain Inspection Service, Inc. 
Designation; Opportunity for Designation in the Lewiston, ID Area

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Lewiston Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (Lewiston) is 
designated to provide official inspection services through September 
30, 2012, under the United States Grain Standards Act, as amended 
(USGSA). Lewiston informed the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
Administration (GIPSA) that it would cease providing official 
inspection services effective December 31, 2010. Accordingly, GIPSA is 
announcing that Lewiston's designation terminates effective December 
31, 2010. GIPSA is also asking persons or governmental agencies 
interested in providing official services in the area presently served 
by Lewiston to submit an application for designation.

DATES: Applications must be received by February 3, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit applications concerning this notice using any of the 
following methods:
     Applying for Designation on the Internet: Use FGISonline 
(https://fgis.gipsa.usda.gov/default_home_FGIS.aspx) and then click 
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.
     Fax: Karen W. Guagliardo, 202-690-2755.
     E-mail: [email protected].
    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, 202-720-8262 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

    Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic 
areas in the States of Idaho and Oregon are assigned to this official 
agency:
     The northern half of the State of Idaho down to the 
northern boundaries of Adams, Valley, and Lemhi Counties.
     The entire State of Oregon, except those export port 
locations within the State that are serviced by GIPSA.

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). 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. 2010-33140 Filed 1-3-11; 8:45 am]
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