[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 104 (Wednesday, June 1, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-13220]


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[Federal Register: June 1, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 

Federal Grain Inspection Service

Designation of the Sioux City (IA) and Tischer (IA) Agencies

AGENCY: Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: FGIS announces the designation of Sioux City Inspection & 
Weighing Service Company (Sioux City) to provide official inspection 
services and A. V. Tischer and Son, Inc. (Tischer), to provide official 
inspection and Class X and Class Y weighing services under the United 
States Grain Standards Act, as amended (Act).

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 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 30, 1993, Federal Register (58 FR 69316), FGIS 
announced that the designations of Sioux City and Tischer end on June 
30, 1994, and asked persons interested in providing official services 
in the geographic areas assigned to Sioux City and Tischer to submit an 
application for designation. Applications were due by January 31, 1994.
    There were three applicants. Sioux City and Tischer each applied 
for designation in the entire areas they are currently assigned. The D. 
R. Schaal Agency, Inc. (Schaal), applied for designation to serve part 
of the Tischer area: Big Six Cooperative Terminal, Burt, and West Bend 
Elevator Co., Algona, Kossuth county; Gold-Eagle Coop, Goldfield, and 
Clarion Farmers Elevator Cooperative, Holmes, Wright County, Iowa, in 
addition to the area they are already designated to serve. Tischer and 
Schaal are contiguous official agencies.
    FGIS requested comments on the applicants in the March 3, 1994, 
Federal Register (59 FR 10110). Comments were due by March 31, 1994. 
FGIS received no comments on the Sioux City area designation by the 
deadline. FGIS received four comments on the Tischer area designation: 
two supporting the designation of Schaal and two supporting the 
designation of Tischer.
    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 Sioux City is able to provide official 
services in the geographic area for which they applied. Effective July 
1, 1994, and ending June 30, 1997, Sioux City is designated to provide 
official inspection services in the geographic area specified in the 
December 30, 1993, Federal Register.
    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 Tischer is better able than any other 
applicant to provide official services in the geographic area for which 
they applied.
    Effective July 1, 1994, and ending June 30, 1997, Tischer is 
designated to provide official inspection and Class X and Class Y 
weighing services in the geographic area described in the December 30, 
1993, Federal Register.
    Interested persons may obtain official services by contacting Sioux 
City at 712-255-8073, and Tischer at 515-955-7012.

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

    Dated: May 24, 1994.
Neil E. Porter,
Director, Compliance Division.
[FR Doc. 94-13220 Filed 5-31-94; 8:45 am]
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