[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15936-15938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6589]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Opportunity for Designation in the Aberdeen, SD; Decatur, IL;
Hastings, NE; Fulton, IL; the State of Missouri, and the State of South
Carolina Areas; Request for Comments on the Official Agencies Servicing
These Areas
AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA.
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ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The designations of the official agencies listed below will
end on September 30, 2011. We are asking persons or governmental
agencies interested in providing official services in the areas
presently served by these agencies to submit an application for
designation. In addition, we are asking for comments on the quality of
services provided by the following designated agencies: Aberdeen Grain
Inspection, Inc. (Aberdeen); Decatur Grain Inspection, Inc. (Decatur);
Hastings Grain Inspection, Inc. (Hastings); John R. McCrea Agency, Inc.
(McCrea); Missouri Department of Agriculture (Missouri); and South
Carolina Department of Agriculture (South Carolina).
DATES: Applications and comments must be received by April 21, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit applications and comments 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.
Submit Comments Using the Internet: Go to Regulations.gov
(http://www.regulations.gov). Instructions for submitting and reading
comments are detailed on the site.
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 AND COMMENTS: All applications and comments 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:
Aberdeen
Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic
areas in the States of North Dakota and South Dakota are assigned to
this official agency:
Bounded on the North by U.S. Route 12 east to State Route
22; State Route 22 north to the Burlington-Northern (BN) line; the
Burlington-Northern (BN) line east to State Route 21; State Route 21
east to State Route 49; State Route 49 south to the North Dakota-South
Dakota State line; the North Dakota-South Dakota State line east to
U.S. Route 83; U.S. Route 83 north to State Route 13; State Route 13
east and north to McIntosh County; the northern McIntosh County line
east to Dickey County; the northern Dickey County line east to U.S.
Route 281; U.S. Route 281 south to the North Dakota-South Dakota State
line; the North Dakota-South Dakota State line east;
Bounded on the East by the eastern South Dakota State line
(the Big Sioux River) to A54B;
Bounded on the South by A54B west to State Route 11; State
Route 11 north to State Route 44 (U.S. 18); State Route 44 west to the
Missouri River; the Missouri River south-southeast to the South Dakota
State line; the southern South Dakota State line west; and
Bounded on the West by the western South Dakota State line
north; the western North Dakota State line north to U.S. Route 12.
Decatur
Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic
areas in the State of Illinois are assigned to this official agency:
Bounded on the North by the northern and eastern DeWitt
County lines; the eastern Macon County line south to Interstate 72;
Interstate 72 northeast to the eastern Piatt County line;
Bounded on the East by the eastern Piatt, Moultrie, and
Shelby County lines;
Bounded on the South by the southern Shelby County line; a
straight line running along the southern Montgomery County line west to
State Route 16 to a point approximately one mile northeast of Irving;
and
Bounded on the West by a straight line from this point
northeast to Stonington on State Route 48; a straight line from
Stonington northwest to Elkhart on Interstate 55; a straight line from
Elkhart northeast to the west side of Beason on State Route 10; State
Route 10 east to DeWitt County; the western DeWitt County line.
Decatur's assigned geographic area does not include the following
grain elevators inside Decatur's area, which have been and will
continue to be serviced by the following official agency: Champaign-
Danville Grain Inspection Departments, Inc.: Moultrie Grain
Association, Cadwell, Moultrie County; Tabor Grain Company (three
elevators), Farmer City, DeWitt County; and Topflight Grain Company,
Monticello, Piatt County.
Hastings
Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic
areas in the State of Nebraska are assigned to this official agency:
Bounded on the North by the northern Nebraska State line
from the western Sioux County line east to the eastern Knox County
line;
Bounded on the East by the eastern and southern Knox
County lines; the eastern Antelope County line; the northern Madison
County line east to U.S. Route 81; U.S. Route 81 south to the southern
Madison County line; the southern Madison County line; the eastern
Boone, Nance, and Merrick County lines; the Platte River southwest; the
eastern Hamilton County line; the northern and eastern Fillmore County
lines; the southern Fillmore County line west to U.S. Route 81; U.S.
Route 81 south to State Highway 8; State Highway 8 west to the County
Road 1 mile west of U.S. Route 81; the County Road south to the
southern Nebraska State line;
Bounded on the South by the southern Nebraska State line,
from the County Road 1 mile west of U.S. Route 81, west to the western
Dundy County line; and
Bounded on the West by the western Dundy, Chase, Perkins,
and Keith County lines; the southern and western Garden County lines;
the southern Morrill County line west to U.S. Route 385; U.S. Route 385
north to the southern Box Butte County line; the southern and western
Sioux County lines north to the northern Nebraska State line.
The following grain elevators, located outside of the above
contiguous
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geographic area, are part of this geographic area assignment: Farmers
Coop, and Big Springs Elevator, both in Big Springs, Deuel County
(located inside Kansas Grain Inspection Service, Inc.'s area); and
Huskers Cooperative Grain Company, Columbus, Platte County (located
inside Fremont Grain Inspection Department, Inc.'s, area).
McCrea
Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic
areas in the States of Illinois and Iowa are assigned to this official
agency:
Carroll and Whiteside Counties, Illinois and
Clinton and Jackson Counties, Iowa.
Missouri
Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the entire State of
Missouri is assigned to this official agency.
South Carolina
Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the entire State of South
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, 2011, and ending September 30, 2014. 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.
Request for Comments
We are publishing this notice to provide interested persons the
opportunity to comment on the quality of services provided by the
Aberdeen, Decatur, Hastings, McCrea, Missouri, and South Carolina
official agencies. In the designation process, we are particularly
interested in receiving comments citing reasons and pertinent data
supporting or objecting to the designation of the applicants. Submit
all comments to Karen W. Guagliardo at the above address or at http://www.regulations.gov.
We consider applications, comments, and other available information
when determining which applicants will be designated.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71-87k.
J. Dudley Butler,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-6589 Filed 3-21-11; 8:45 am]
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