[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 53 (Monday, March 20, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14723-14724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-6646]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

Designation of Keokuk (IA) and Springfield (IL) for the Former 
Quincy (IL) Area

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: GIPSA announces the designation of Keokuk Grain Inspection 
Service (Keokuk) and Springfield Grain Inspection, Inc. (Springfield), 
to provide official services under the United States Grain Standards 
Act, as amended (Act) in the former Quincy area.

EFFECTIVE DATES: April 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 October 3, 1994, Federal Register (59 FR 50221), GIPSA asked 
persons interested in providing official services in the geographic 
area assigned to Quincy to submit an application for designation. 
Applications were due by November 1, 1994. There were three applicants; 
all designated official agencies: Keokuk; Quincy Grain Inspection & 
Weighing Service, Inc. (Quincy); and Springfield. Keokuk applied for 
the entire Quincy area or any part which includes Adams and/or Pike 
Counties. Quincy applied for the entire area currently assigned to 
them. Springfield applied for the entire Quincy area or any part 
thereof.
    GIPSA requested comments on the applicants in the December 2, 1994, 
Federal Register (59 FR 61869). Comments were due by December 30, 1994. 
GIPSA received four comments postmarked by the due date. Two of 
Keokuk's current customers supported designation of Keokuk for the 
Quincy area. Two of Quincy's current customers supported designation of 
Quincy for the area they currently serve. There were no comments 
regarding Springfield.
    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 Keokuk is better able than Quincy and 
Springfield to provide official services in the northern portion of the 
Quincy geographic area, as follows: Adams, Brown, and Pike (northwest 
of a line bounded by U.S. Route 54 northeast to State Route 107; State 
Route 107 northeast to State Route 104; State Route 104 east to the 
eastern Pike County line) Counties, Illinois. GIPSA also evaluated all 
available information regarding the designation [[Page 14724]] criteria 
in Section 7(f)(l)(A) of the Act; and according to Section 7(f)(l)(B), 
determined that Springfield is better able than Keokuk and Quincy to 
provide official services in the southern portion of the Quincy 
geographic area, as follows: Greene, Macoupin (southwest of a straight 
line from the junction of State Route 111 and the northern Macoupin 
County line southeast to the junction of Interstate 55 and State Route 
16), and Pike (southwest of a line bounded by U.S. Route 54 northeast 
to State Route 107; State Route 107 northeast to State Route 104; State 
Route 104 east to the eastern Pike County line) Counties, Illinois.
    Effective April 1, 1995, and ending April 30, 1995 (the end of 
their present designation), Keokuk is designated to provide official 
inspection services in the geographic area specified above in addition 
to the area they are already designated to serve. Effective April 1, 
1995, and ending March 31, 1997 (the end of their present designation), 
Springfield is designated to provide official inspection services in 
the geographic area specified above in addition to the area they are 
already designated to serve.
    Interested persons may obtain official services by contacting 
Keokuk at 319-524-6482 and Springfield at 217-522-5233.

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

    Dated: March 13, 1995
Neil E. Porter
Director, Compliance Division
[FR Doc. 95-6646 Filed 3-17-95; 8:45 am]
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