[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 149 (Thursday, August 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40192-40193]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19378]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Opportunity to Comment on the Applicants for the Missouri Area

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 area currently assigned to 
the Missouri Department of Agriculture.

DATES: Comments must be postmarked, or sent by telecopier (FAX) or 
electronic mail by September 2, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted in writing to USDA, GIPSA, FGIS, 
Janet M. Hart, Chief, Review Branch, Compliance Division, STOP 3604, 
1400 Independence Ave. S.W., Washington, DC 20250-3604. 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 May 30, 1996, Federal Register (61 FR 27045), GIPSA asked 
persons interested in providing official services in the geographic 
area assigned to Missouri to submit an application for designation. 
There were two applicants: Missouri applied for designation to provide 
official inspection services in

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the State of Missouri and Grain Belt Inspection Service (Grain Belt), 
an organization to be formed by Larry and Peggy Aschermann that plans 
to establish its main office in Jefferson City, Missouri, applied for 
designation to provide official inspection services in all or any part 
of the State of Missouri.
    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: July 24, 1996.
Neil E. Porter,
Director, Compliance Division.
[FR Doc. 96-19378 Filed 7-31-96; 8:45 am]
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