[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 96-97]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-32211]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Opportunity to Comment on the Applicants for the Detroit (MI), 
Jinks (IL), Keokuk (IA), and Michigan (MI) Areas

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration 
(GIPSA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: GIPSA requests comments on the applicants for designation to 
provide official services in the geographic areas currently assigned to 
Detroit Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (Detroit), Jinks Grain Weighing 
Service (Jinks), Keokuk Grain Inspection Service (Keokuk), and Michigan 
Grain Inspection Services, Inc. (Michigan).

[[Page 97]] DATES: Comments must be postmarked, or sent by telecopier 
(FAX) or electronic mail by January 31, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted in writing to Janet M. Hart, 
Chief, Review Branch, Compliance Division, GIPSA, 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 October 31, 1994, Federal Register (59 FR 54427, 54428), 
GIPSA asked persons interested in providing official services in the 
geographic areas assigned to Detroit, Jinks, Keokuk, and Michigan to 
submit an application for designation. There were four applicants. 
Detroit, Keokuk, and Michigan, each applied for designation to provide 
official inspection services in the entire area currently assigned to 
them. Jinks applied for designation to provide official Class X and 
Class Y weighing services in the entire area currently assigned to 
them. Springfield Grain Inspection, Inc., applied for the portion of 
Keokuk's area that includes all of Mason County and the part of Fulton 
County South of State Route 24.
    GIPSA 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. GIPSA will publish notice of the final decision in the 
Federal Register, and GIPSA 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: December 22, 1994.
Neil E. Porter,
Director, Compliane Division.
[FR Doc. 94-32211 Filed 12-30-94; 8:45 am]
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