[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 42 (Friday, March 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 8026]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4019]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Inadequate Demand for Official Services in Maine

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: GIPSA has determined there is inadequate demand for official 
services to designate an organization to provide official services in 
the State of Maine after expiration of the current designation.

DATE: The State of Maine's designation ends August 31, 1996.

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.
    GIPSA announces that the designation of the Maine Department of 
Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources ends on August 31, 1996. As of 
January 31, 1996, the State of Maine had not performed any official 
services since 1991. Accordingly, GIPSA determined that, pursuant to 
the provisions of the Act, there is an inadequate demand for official 
services to designate an official agency. Therefore, GIPSA is not 
asking for applications from persons interested in designation as an 
official agency to provide services in the area currently assigned to 
Maine. Any persons in Maine who may require official inspection 
services after August 31, 1996, should contact GIPSA's Baltimore Office 
at 410-962-3968 (FAX: 410-766-8604).

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

    Dated: February 13, 1996
Neil E. Porter
Director, Compliance Division
[FR Doc. 96-4019 Filed 2-29-96; 8:45 am]
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