[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 126 (Friday, June 28, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 33706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-16209]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Designation for the Georgia and Schneider (IN) Areas

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: GIPSA announces the designation of the Georgia Department of 
Agriculture (Georgia), and Schneider Inspection Service, Inc. 
(Schneider), to provide official services under the United States Grain 
Standards Act, as amended (Act).

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 1, 1996.

ADDRESSES: USDA, GIPSA, FGIS, Janet M. Hart, Chief, Review Branch, 
Compliance Division, Ag Code 3604, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, 
Washington, DC 20250-3604.

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 January 31, 1996, Federal Register (61 FR 3372), GIPSA asked 
persons interested in providing official services in the geographic 
areas assigned to Georgia and Schneider to submit an application for 
designation. Applications were due by February 28, 1996. Georgia and 
Schneider, the only applicants, each applied for designation to provide 
official services in the entire areas currently assigned to them.
    Since Georgia and Schneider were the only applicants, GIPSA did not 
ask for comments on the applicants.
    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 Georgia and Schneider are able to provide 
official services in the geographic areas for which they applied. 
Effective August 1, 1996, and ending July 31, 1999, Georgia and 
Schneider are designated to provide official services in the geographic 
areas specified in the January 31, 1996, Federal Register.
    Interested persons may obtain official services by contacting 
Georgia at 912-368-3130 and Schneider 219-992-2306.

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

    Dated: June 14, 1996
Neil E. Porter
Director, Compliance Division
[FR Doc. 96-16209 Filed 6-27-96; 8:45 am]
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