[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 189 (Friday, September 29, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 50542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-24051]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Opportunity to Comment on the Applicants for the Alton (IL), 
Columbus (OH), and Farwell (TX) Areas

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: GIPSA request comments on the applicants for designation to 
provide official services in the geographic areas currently assigned to 
Alton Grain Inspection Department (Alton), Columbus Grain Inspection, 
Inc. (Columbus), and Farwell Grain Inspection, Inc. (Farwell).

DATES: Comments must be postmarked, or sent by telecopier (FAX) or 
electronic mail by October 30, 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 202-690-2755, 
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 August 1, 1995, Federal Register (60 FR 39147), GIPSA asked 
persons interested in providing official services in the geographic 
areas assigned to Alton, Columbus, and Farwell to submit an application 
for designation. There were four applicants: Alton, Columbus, and 
Farwell each applied for designation to provide official inspection 
services in the entire areas currently assigned to them; and California 
Department of Food and Agriculture applied for the Yuma County, 
Arizona, portion of the Farwell area.
    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: September 14, 1995
Neil E. Porter
Director, Compliance Division
[FR Doc. 95-24051 Filed 9-28-95; 8:45 am]
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