[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 212 (Thursday, November 2, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55697-55698]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27166]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Designation for the Amarillo (TX), Schaal (IA), and Wisconsin 
Areas

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: GIPSA announces the designation of Amarillo Grain Exchange, 
Inc. (Amarillo), D. R. Schaal Agency, Inc. (Schaal), and Wisconsin 
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (Wisconsin) to 
provide official services under the United States Grain Standards Act, 
as amended (Act).

EFFECTIVE DATES: December 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 June 1, 1995, Federal Register (60 FR 28570 and 28572), 
GIPSA asked persons interested in providing official services in the 
geographic areas assigned to Amarillo, Schaal, and Wisconsin to submit 
an application for designation. Applications were due by June 30, 1995. 
There were four applicants: Amarillo and Schaal applied for designation 
to provide official inspection services in the entire areas currently 
assigned to them; A.V. Tischer and Son, Inc., applied for designation 
to serve a portion of the Schaal area; and Wisconsin applied for 
designation to provide official inspection and Class X 

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and Y weighing services in the entire area currently assigned to them.
    GIPSA requested comments on the applicants in the August 1, 1995, 
Federal Register (60 FR 39149). Comments were due by August 30, 1995. 
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 Amarillo and Wisconsin are able to provide 
official services in the geographic areas for which they applied, and 
that Schaal is better able to provide official services in the 
geographic area for which they applied. Effective December 1, 1995, and 
ending November 30, 1998, Amarillo is designated to provide official 
inspection services in the geographic area specified in the June 1, 
1995, Federal Register. Effective January 1, 1995, and ending November 
30, 1998, Schaal is designated to provide official inspection services 
in the geographic area specified in the June 1, 1995, Federal Register. 
Effective December 1, 1995, and ending November 30, 1998, Wisconsin is 
designated to provide official inspection and Class X and Class Y 
weighing services in the geographic area specified in the June 1, 1995, 
Federal Register.
    Interested persons may obtain official services by contacting 
Amarillo at 806-372-8511, Schaal at 515-444-3122, and Wisconsin at 608-
224-5105.

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

    Dated: October 26, 1995.
Neil E. Porter,
Director, Compliance Division.
[FR Doc. 95-27166 Filed 11-1-95; 8:45 am]
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