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[FR Doc No: 94-15572]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 

Opportunity for Designation in the States of Minnesota and 
Mississippi

AGENCY: Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Grain Standards Act, as amended (Act), 
provides that official agency designations shall end not later than 
triennially and may be renewed. The designations of the Minnesota 
Department of Agriculture (Minnesota), and the Mississippi Department 
of Agriculture and Commerce (Mississippi), will end December 31, 1994, 
according to the Act, and FGIS is asking persons interested in 
providing official services in the specified geographic areas to submit 
an application for designation.

DATES: Applications must be postmarked or sent by telecopier (FAX) on 
or before August 1, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Applications must be submitted to Janet M. Hart, Chief, 
Review Branch, Compliance Division, FGIS, USDA, Room 1647 South 
Building, P.O. Box 96454, Washington, DC 20090-6454. Telecopier (FAX) 
users may send applications to the automatic telecopier machine at 202-
720-1015, attention: Janet M. Hart. If an application is submitted by 
telecopier, FGIS reserves the right to request an original application. 
All applications will be made available for public inspection at this 
address located at 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., during regular 
business hours.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet M. Hart, telephone 202-720-8525.

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.
    Section 7(f)(1) of the Act authorizes FGIS' 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.
    FGIS designated Minnesota, main office located in Saint Paul, 
Minnesota, and Mississippi, main office located in Jackson, 
Mississippi, to provide inspection and Class X and Class Y weighing 
services under the Act on January 1, 1992.
    Section 7(g)(1) of the Act provides that designations of official 
agencies shall end not later than triennially and may be renewed 
according to the criteria and procedures prescribed in Section 7(f) of 
the Act. The designations of Minnesota and Mississippi end on December 
31, 1994.
    The geographic area presently assigned to Minnesota, pursuant to 
Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, which may be assigned to the applicant 
selected for designation, is the entire State of Minnesota, except 
those export port locations within the State.
    The geographic area presently assigned to Mississippi, pursuant to 
Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, which may be assigned to the applicant 
selected for designation, is the entire State of Mississippi, except 
those export port locations within the State.
    Interested persons, including Minnesota and Mississippi, are hereby 
given the opportunity to apply for designation to provide official 
services in the geographic areas specified above under the provisions 
of Section 7(f) of the Act and section 800.196(d) of the regulations 
issued thereunder. Designation in the specified geographic areas is for 
the period beginning January 1, 1995, and ending December 31, 1997. 
Persons wishing to apply for designation should contact the Compliance 
Division at the address listed above for forms and information.
    Applications and other available information will be considered in 
determining which applicant will be designated.

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

    Dated: June 21, 1994
Neil E. Porter
Director, Compliance Division
[FR Doc. 94-15572 Filed 6-30-94; 8:45 am]
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