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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 

Opportunity for Designation in the Detroit (MI), Keokuk (IA), and 
Michigan (MI) Areas

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 Detroit Grain 
Inspection Service, Inc. (Detroit), Keokuk Grain Inspection Service 
(Keokuk), and Michigan Grain Inspection Services, Inc. (Michigan), will 
end April 30, 1995, 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 November 30, 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 Detroit, main office located in Emmett, Michigan; 
Keokuk, main office located in Keokuk, Iowa; and Michigan, main office 
located in Marshall, Michigan, to provide official inspection services 
under the Act on May 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 Detroit, Keokuk, and Michigan end on April 
30, 1995.
    The geographic area presently assigned to Detroit, pursuant to 
Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, which will be assigned to the applicant 
selected for designation is as follows:
    Bounded on the West by U.S. Route 127 north to U.S. Route 27; U.S. 
Route 27 north to the northern Clinton County line;
    Bounded on the North by the northern Clinton County line; the 
eastern Clinton County line south to State Route 21; State Route 21 
east to State Route 52; State Route 52 north to the Shiawassee County 
line; the northern Shiawassee County line east to the Genesee County 
line; the western Genesee County line; the northern Genesee County line 
east to State Route 15; State Route 15 north to Barnes Road; Barnes 
Road east to Sheridan Road; Sheridan Road north to State Route 46; 
State Route 46 east to State Route 53; State Route 53 north to the 
Michigan State line;
    Bounded on the East by the Michigan State line south to State Route 
50; and
    Bounded on the South by State Route 50 west to U.S. Route 127.The 
following location, outside of the above contiguous geographic area, is 
part of this geographic area assignment: Countrymark Cooperative, Inc., 
St. Johns, Clinton County (located inside Michigan Grain Inspection 
Services, Inc.'s, area).
    The geographic area presently assigned to Keokuk, pursuant to 
Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, which will be assigned to the applicant 
selected for designation is as follows:
    Fulton, Hancock, Mason, and McDonough Counties, Illinois.
    Davis, Lee, and Van Buren Counties, Iowa.
    The following locations, all in Illinois, outside of the above 
contiguous geographic area, are part of this geographic area 
assignment: Ursa Farmers Co-op, Meyer, and Ursa Farmers Co-op, Ursa, 
both in Adams County (located inside Quincy Grain Inspection & Weighing 
Service's area).
    The geographic area presently assigned to Michigan, pursuant to 
Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, which will be assigned to the applicant 
selected for designation is as follows:
    Bounded on the North by the northern and eastern Mason and Newago 
County lines; the northern Montcalm County line; the western, northern, 
and eastern Isabella County lines; the northern Gratiot and Saginaw 
County lines; the western Bay County line; the western and northern 
Arenac County lines; the western and northern Iosco County lines;
    Bounded on the East by the Lake Huron and Saginaw Bay shorelines 
south and east to State Route 53; State Route 53 south to State Route 
46;
    Bounded on the South by State Route 46 west to Sheridan Road; 
Sheridan Road south to Barnes Road; Barnes Road west to State Route 15; 
State Route 15 south to the Genesee County line; the northern Genesee 
County line west to the Shiawassee County line; the northern Shiawassee 
County line west to State Route 52; State Route 52 south to State Route 
21; State Route 21 west to Clinton County; the eastern and northern 
Clinton County lines west to U.S. Route 27; U.S. Route 27 south to U.S. 
Route 127; U.S. Route 127 south to the southern Hillsdale County line; 
the southern Hillsdale and Branch County lines; the western Branch 
County line north to the Kalamazoo County line; the southern Kalamazoo 
and Van Buren County lines; and
    Bounded on the West by the Lake Michigan shoreline north to the 
northern Mason County line.
    An exception to Michigan's assigned geographic area is the 
following location inside Michigan's area which has been and will 
continue to be serviced by the following official agency: Detroit Grain 
Inspection Service, Inc.: Countrymark Cooperative, Inc., St. Johns, 
Clinton County.
    Interested persons, including Detroit, Keokuk, and Michigan 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 May 1, 1995, and ending April 30, 
1998. 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: October 24, 1994.
Neil E. Porter,
Director, Compliance Division.
[FR Doc. 94-26903 Filed 10-28-94; 8:45 am]
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