[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 147 (Tuesday, August 1, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39147-39148]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-18724]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Opportunity for Designation in the Alton (IL), Columbus (OH), and 
Farwell (TX) Areas

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Grain Standards Act, as amended (Act), 
provides that official agency designations will end not later than 
triennially and may be renewed. The designation of Alton Grain 
Inspection Department (Alton), will end March 31, 1996; the designation 
of Columbus Grain Inspection, Inc. (Columbus), will end February 28, 
1996; and the designation of Farwell Grain Inspection, Inc. (Farwell), 
will end January 31, 1996, according to the Act, and GIPSA is asking 
persons interested in providing official services in the Alton, 
Columbus, and Farwell areas to submit an application for designation.

DATES: Applications must be postmarked or sent by telecopier (FAX) on 
or before August 30, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Applications must be submitted to Janet M. Hart, Chief, 
Review Branch, Compliance Division, GIPSA, 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-
690-2755, attention: Janet M. Hart. If an application is submitted by 
telecopier, GIPSA 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 GIPSA' 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.
    GIPSA designated Alton, main office located in Florissant, 
Missouri, to provide official inspection services under the Act on 
April 1, 1993; Columbus, main office located in Circleville, Ohio, to 
provide official inspection services under the Act on March 1, 1993; 
and Farwell, main office located in Farwell, Texas, to provide official 
inspection services under the Act on February 1, 1993.
    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 designation of Alton ends on March 31, 1996. The 
designation of Columbus ends on February 28, 1996, and the designation 
of Farwell ends on January 31, 1996. The geographic area presently 
assigned to Alton, in the State of Illinois, pursuant to Section 
7(f)(2) of the Act, which may be assigned to the applicant selected for 
designation is as follows:
    Calhoun, Jersey, and Madison (West of State Route 4 and North of 
Interstate 70 and 270) Counties.
    The geographic area presently assigned to Columbus, in the States 
of Ohio and Michigan, pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, which may 
be assigned to the applicant selected for designation is as follows:
    In Ohio:
    Bounded on the North by the northern Lucas County line east to Lake 
Erie; the Lake Erie shoreline east to the Ohio-Pennsylvania State line;
    Bounded on the East by the Ohio-Pennsylvania State line south to 
the Ohio River;
    Bounded on the South by the Ohio River south-southwest to the 
western Scioto County line; and
    Bounded on the West by the western Scioto County line north to 
State Route 73; State Route 73 northwest to U.S. Route 22; U.S. Route 
22 west to U.S. Route 68; U.S. Route 68 north to Clark County; the 
northern Clark County line west to State Route 560; State Route 560 
north to State Route 296; State Route 296 west to Interstate 75; 
Interstate 75 north to State Route 47; State Route 47 northeast to U.S. 
Route 68 (including all of Sidney, Ohio); U.S. Route 68 north to U.S. 
Route 30; U.S. Route 30 east to State Route 19; State Route 19 north to 
Seneca County; the southern Seneca County line west to State Route 53; 
State Route 53 north to Sandusky County; the southern Sandusky County 
line west to State Route 590; State Route 590 north 

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to Ottawa County; the southern and western Ottawa and Lucas County 
lines.
    In Michigan: those sections of Jackson, Lenawee, and Monroe 
Counties which are east of State Route 127 and south of State Route 50.
    Columbus' assigned geographic area does not include the following 
export port locations inside Columbus' area which have been and will 
continue to be serviced by FGIS: The Andersons, Toledo and Maumee, 
Ohio; Cargill, Inc., Toledo and Maumee, Ohio; Countrymark Cooperative, 
Inc., Toledo, Ohio; and Burdick Grain, Huron, Ohio.
    The geographic area presently assigned to Farwell, in the States of 
Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, 
which may be assigned to the applicant selected for designation is as 
follows:
    Maricopa, Pinal, and Yuma Counties, Arizona. Bernalillo, Chaves, 
Curry, DeBaca, Eddy, Guadalupe, Lea, Quay, Roosevelt, San Miguel, Santa 
Fe, Torrance, and Union Counties, New Mexico.
    Bailey, Deaf Smith (west of State Route 214), Lamb (south of U.S. 
Route 70 and west of FM 303), and Parmer Counties, Texas.
    Interested persons, including Alton, Columbus, and Farwell, are 
hereby given the opportunity to apply for designation to provide 
official services in the geographic area 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 Alton specified 
geographic area is for the period beginning April 1, 1996, and ending 
January 31, 1999. Designation in the Columbus specified geographic area 
is for the period beginning March 1, 1996, and ending January 31, 1999. 
Designation in the Farwell specified geographic area is for the period 
beginning February 1, 1996, and ending January 31, 1999. 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: July 19, 1995
Neil E. Porter
Director, Compliance Division
[FR Doc. 95-18724 Filed 7-31-95; 8:45 am]
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