[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 97]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-32212]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Designation of the Grand Forks (ND), Lima (OH), and Virginia 
Areas

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: GIPSA announces the designation of Grand Forks Grain 
Inspection Department, Inc. (Grand Forks), Lima Grain Inspection 
Service, Inc. (Lima), and the Virginia Department of Agriculture and 
Consumer Services (Virginia) to provide official services under the 
United States Grain Standards Act, as amended (Act).

EFFECTIVE DATES: February 1, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Janet M. Hart, Chief, Review Branch, Compliance Division, 
GIPSA, USDA, Room 1647 South Building, P.O. Box 96454, Washington, DC 
20090-6454.

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 August 1, 1994, Federal Register (59 FR 38954), GIPSA asked 
persons interested in providing official services in the geographic 
areas assigned to Grand Forks, Lima, and Virginia to submit an 
application for designation. Applications were due by August 30, 1994. 
Grand Forks, Lima, and Virginia, the only applicants, each applied for 
designation in the entire area they are currently assigned.
    GIPSA requested comments on the applicants in the October 3, 1994 
Federal Register (59 FR 50222). Comments were due by November 1, 1994. 
GIPSA received no comments by the deadline.
    GIPSA evaluated all available information regarding the designation 
criteria in Section 7(f)(l)(A) of the Act; and according to Section 
7(f)(l)(B), determined that Grand Forks, Lima, and Virginia are able to 
provide official services in the geographic areas for which they 
applied. Effective February 1, 1995, and ending January 31, 1998, Grand 
Forks and Lima are designated to provide official inspection services 
in the geographic areas specified in the August 1, 1994, Federal 
Register. Effective February 1, 1995, and ending January 31, 1998, 
Virginia is designated to provide official inspection and Class X and 
Class Y weighing services in the geographic area specified in the 
August 1, 1994, Federal Register.
    Interested persons may obtain official services by contacting Grand 
Forks at 701-772-0151, Lima at 419-223-7866, and Virginia at 703-434-
1387.

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

    Dated: December 21, 1994
Neil E. Porter
Director, Compliance Division
[FR Doc. 94-32212 Filed 12-30-94; 8:45 am]
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