[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 169 (Thursday, September 1, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-21508]


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[Federal Register: September 1, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 

Opportunity to Comment on the Applicants for the Minnesota and 
Mississippi Areas, and Maricopa, Pinal, and Yuma Counties, AZ

AGENCY: Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: FGIS requests interested persons to submit comments on the 
applicants for designation to provide official services in the 
geographic areas currently assigned to the Minnesota Department of 
Agriculture (Minnesota), the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and 
Commerce (Mississippi), and Maricopa, Pinal, and Yuma Counties Arizona.

DATES: Comments must be postmarked, or sent by telecopier (FAX) or 
electronic mail by September 30, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted in writing to Janet M. Hart, 
Chief, Review Branch, Compliance Division, FGIS, USDA, Room 1647 South 
Building, P.O. Box 96454, Washington, DC 20090-6454. SprintMail users 
may respond to [A:ATTMAIL,O:USDA,ID:A36JHART]. ATTMAIL and FTS2000MAIL 
users may respond to !A36JHART. Telecopier (FAX) users may send 
comments to the automatic telecopier machine at 202-720-1015, 
attention: Janet M. Hart. All comments received will be made available 
for public inspection at the above 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.
    In the July 1, 1994, Federal Register (59 FR 33950), FGIS asked 
persons interested in providing official services in the geographic 
areas assigned to Minnesota and Mississippi to submit an application 
for designation. There were five applicants for the Minnesota area: 
Minnesota applied for the entire area currently assigned to them; 
Southern Minnesota Grain Inspection, Inc., applied for all or part of 
the Minnesota area; Mid-Iowa Grain Inspection, Inc., applied for the 
Minnesota counties of Fillmore, Houston, Olmsted, Winona, Wabasha, 
Goodhue, and Dakota, or any area inclusive of the city of Winona; D. R. 
Schaal Agency applied for all or any part of the Minnesota counties of 
Faribault, Freeborn, and Mower; and Sioux City Inspection and Weighing 
Service Company applied for the Minnesota counties of Murray, Nobles, 
Pipestone, and Rock. Mississippi, the only applicant for the 
Mississippi area, applied for designation in the entire area currently 
assigned to them.
    In the July 1, 19 94, Federal Register (59 FR 33949), FGIS asked 
persons interested in providing official services in Maricopa, Pinal, 
and Yuma Counties Arizona to submit an application for designation. 
Applications were due by August 1, 1994. There were two applicants: The 
California Department of Food and Agriculture (California) applied for 
Yuma County Arizona, and Farwell Grain Inspection, Inc., applied for 
all three counties in Arizona.
    FGIS is publishing this notice to provide interested persons the 
opportunity to present comments concerning the applicants. Commenters 
are encouraged to submit reasons and pertinent data for support or 
objection to the designation of these applicants. All comments must be 
submitted to the Compliance Division at the above address. Comments and 
other available information will be considered in making a final 
decision. FGIS will publish notice of the final decision in the Federal 
Register, and FGIS will send the applicants written notification of the 
decision.

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

    Dated: August 17, 1994
Neil E. Porter
Director, Compliance Division
[FR Doc. 94-21508 Filed 8-31-94; 8:45 am]
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