[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 3, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-10478]


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[Federal Register: May 3, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 

Designation of the Memphis (TN) Agency

AGENCY: Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: FGIS announces the designation of Memphis Grain Inspection 
Service (Memphis) to provide official inspection services under the 
United States Grain Standards Act, as amended (Act). FGIS also 
announces that there were no applicants for the Alaska area, and that 
there will be no designated agency to serve Alaska.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 1, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Neil E. Porter, Director, Compliance Division, FGIS, USDA, 
Room 1647 South Building, P.O. Box 96454, Washington, DC 20090-6454.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Neil E. Porter, telephone 202-720-
8262.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    This action has been reviewed and determined 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 December 1, 1993, Federal Register (58 FR 63332), FGIS 
announced that the designations of Memphis and Alaska end on May 31, 
1994, and asked persons interested in providing official services 
within the specified geographic areas to submit an application for 
designation. Applications were due by December 31, 1993. Memphis 
applied for designation in the entire area currently assigned to it. 
There were no applicants for the Alaska geographic area. FGIS requested 
comments on the applicant for the Memphis area, and comments on the 
need for official services in Alaska in the February 1, 1994, Federal 
Register (59 FR 4679). Comments were due by March 2, 1994. FGIS 
received no comments. FGIS evaluated all available information 
regarding the designation criteria in Section 7(f)(1)(A) of the Act; 
and according to Section 7(f)(1)(B), determined that Memphis was able 
to provide official services in the geographic area for which they 
applied.
    Effective June 1, 1994, and ending May 31, 1997, Memphis is 
designated to provide official inspection services in the geographic 
area specified in the December Federal Register.
    FGIS also determined that, pursuant to the provisions of the Act, 
there is insufficient need for official services in Alaska to designate 
an agency. Alaska's designation ends May 31, 1994. Any person desiring 
official services in Alaska after this date should contact the FGIS 
office in Olympia, Washington at 206-753-9072 (Fax: 206-586-5257).

    Authority: Pub. L. 94-582, 90 Stat. 2867, as amended (7 U.S.C. 
71 et seq.)

    Dated: April 22, 1994.
Neil E. Porter,
Director, Compliance Division.
[FR Doc. 94-10478 Filed 5-2-94; 8:45 am]
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