[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-33141]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Designation of Minot Grain Inspection, Inc. To Provide Official
Class X Weighing Services
AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the designation of Minot Grain Inspection,
Inc. to provide official Class X weighing services under the United
States Grain Standards Act, as amended (USGSA).
DATES: Effective Date: January 4, 2011.
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].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: GIPSA reviewed this action and determined it
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.
In the June 1, 2009, Federal Register (74 FR 26188), GIPSA
announced the designation of Minot to provide official inspection
services under the Act, effective July 1, 2009, and terminating June
30, 2012. Subsequently, Minot requested GIPSA amend their designation
to include official weighing services. Section 7A(c)(2) of the Act
authorizes GIPSA's Administrator to designate authority to perform
official weighing to an agency providing official inspection services
within a specified geographic area, if such agency is qualified under
section 7(f)(1)(A) of the Act.
GIPSA evaluated all available information regarding the designation
criteria in section 7(f)(1)(A) of the Act, and determined that Minot is
qualified to provide official weighing services in their currently
assigned geographic area. Minot's present designation is amended to
include Class X weighing within their assigned geographic area, as
specified in the June 1, 2009, Federal Register (74 FR 26188),
effective January 4, 2011, and terminating June 30, 2012.
Under section 7(g)(1) of the USGSA, designations of official
agencies are effective for no longer than 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.
J. Dudley Butler,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-33141 Filed 1-3-11; 8:45 am]
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