[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54760-54761]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26912]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Opportunity for Designation in the Lincoln (NE), Memphis (TN), 
and Omaha (NE) Areas

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Grain Standards Act, as amended (Act), 
provides that official agency designations will end not later than 
triennially and may be renewed. The designations of Lincoln Inspection 
Service, Inc. (Lincoln), and Omaha Grain Inspection Service, Inc. 
(Omaha), will end April 30, 1997, according to the Act, and the 
designation of Memphis Grain Inspection Service (Memphis) will end May 
31, 1997, according to the Act, and GIPSA is asking persons interested 
in providing official services in the Lincoln, Memphis, and Omaha areas 
to submit an application for designation.

DATES: Applications must be postmarked or sent by telecopier (FAX) on 
or before December 2, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Applications must be submitted to USDA, GIPSA, Janet M. 
Hart, Chief, Review Branch, Compliance Division, STOP 3604, 1400 
Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20250-3604. Applications may 
be submitted by FAX on 202-690-2755. If an application is submitted by 
FAX, GIPSA reserves the right to request an original application. All 
applications will be made available for public inspection at this 
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.
    Section 7(f)(1) of the Act authorizes GIPSA's Administrator to 
designate a qualified applicant to provide official services in a 
specified area after determining that the applicant is better able than 
any other applicant to provide such official services. GIPSA designated 
Lincoln, main office located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and Omaha, main 
office located in Omaha, Nebraska, to provide official inspection 
services under the act on May 1, 1994. GIPSA designated Memphis, main 
office located in Memphis, Tennessee, to provide official inspection 
services under the act on June 1, 1994.
    Section 7(g)(1) of the Act provides that designations of official 
agencies shall end not later than triennially and may be renewed 
according to the criteria and procedures prescribed in Section 7(f) of 
the Act. The designations of Lincoln and Omaha end on April 30, 1997, 
and the designation of Memphis ends on May 31, 1997.
    Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the USGSA, the following geographic 
area, in the States of Iowa and Nebraska, is assigned to Lincoln.
    Bounded on the North (in Nebraska) by the northern York, Seward, 
and Lancaster County lines; the northern Cass County line east to the 
Missouri River; the Missouri River south to U.S. Route 34; (in Iowa) 
U.S. Route 34 east to Interstate 29;
    Bounded on the East by Interstate 29 south to the Fremont County 
line; the northern Fremont and Page County lines; the eastern Page 
County line south to the Iowa-Missouri State line; the Iowa-Missouri 
State line west to the Missouri River; the Missouri River south-
southeast to the Nebraska-Kansas State line;
    Bounded on the South by the Nebraska-Kansas State line west to 
County Road 1 mile west of U.S. Route 81; and
    Bounded on the West (in Nebraska) by County Road 1 mile west of 
U.S. Route 81 north to State Highway 8; State Highway 8 east to U.S. 
Route 81; U.S. Route 81 north to the Thayer County line; the northern 
Thayer County line east; the western Saline County line; the southern 
and western York County lines.
    Lincoln's assigned geographic area does not include the following 
grain elevators inside Lincoln's area which have been and will continue 
to be serviced by the following official agency: Omaha Grain Inspection 
Service, Inc.: Goode Seed & Grain, McPaul, Fremont County, Iowa; and 
Lincoln Grain, Murray, Cass County, Nebraska.
    Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the USGSA, the following geographic 
area, in the States of Arkansas and Tennessee, is assigned to Memphis.
    Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Mississippi, Phillips, Poinsett, 
and St. Francis Counties, Arkansas.
    Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Hardeman, 
Haywood, Henderson, Lauderdale, Madison, McNairy, Shelby, and Tipton 
Counties, Tennessee.
    The following grain elevators, located outside of the above 
contiguous

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geographic area, are part of this geographic area assignment: 
Continental Grain Co., Tiptonville, Lake County, Tennessee (located 
inside Cairo Grain Inspection Agency, Inc.'s, area); and Lockhart-
Coleman Grain Company, Augusta, Woodruff County, Arkansas (located 
inside Arkansas Grain Inspection Service's area).
    Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the USGSA, the following geographic 
area, in the States of Iowa and Nebraska, is assigned to Omaha.
    Bounded on the North by Nebraska State Route 91 from the western 
Washington County line east to U.S. Route 30; U.S. Route 30 east to the 
Missouri River; the Missouri River north to Iowa State Route 175; Iowa 
State Route 175 east to Iowa State Route 37; Iowa State Route 37 
southeast to the eastern Monona County line;
    Bounded on the East by the eastern Monona County line; the southern 
Monona County line west to Iowa State Route 183; Iowa State Route 183 
south to the Pottawattamie County line; the northern and eastern 
Pottawattamie County lines; the southern Pottawattamie County line west 
to M47; M47 south to Iowa State Route 48; Iowa State Route 48 south to 
the Montgomery County line;
    Bounded on the South by the southern Montgomery County line; the 
southern Mills County line west to Interstate 29; Interstate 29 north 
to U.S. Route 34; U.S. Route 34 west to the Missouri River; the 
Missouri River north to the Sarpy County line (in Nebraska); the 
southern Sarpy County line; the southern Saunders County line west to 
U.S. Route 77; and
    Bounded on the West by U.S. Route 77 north to the Platte River; the 
Platte River southeast to the Douglas County line; the northern Douglas 
County line east; the western Washington County line northwest to 
Nebraska State Route 91.
    The following grain elevators, located outside of the above 
contiguous geographic area, are part of this geographic area 
assignment: T&K Evans, Elliot, Montgomery County, Iowa; Hemphill Feed & 
Grain, and Hansen Feed & Grain, both in Griswold, Cass County, Iowa 
(located inside Central Iowa Grain Inspection Service, Inc.'s, area); 
Farmers Coop Business Association, Rising City, Butler County, 
Nebraska; Farmers Coop Business Association (2 elevators), Shelby, Polk 
County, Nebraska (located inside Fremont Grain Inspection Department, 
Inc.'s, area); and Goode Seed & Grain, McPaul, Fremont County, Iowa; 
Lincoln Grain, Murray, Cass County, Nebraska (located inside Lincoln 
Inspection Service, Inc.'s, area).
    Omaha's assigned geographic area does not include the following 
grain elevators inside Omaha's area which have been and will continue 
to be serviced by the following official agency: Fremont Grain 
Inspection Department, Inc.: Farmers Cooperative, and Krumel Grain and 
Storage, both in Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska.
    Interested persons, including Lincoln, Memphis, and Omaha, are 
hereby given the opportunity to apply for designation to provide 
official services in the geographic areas specified above under the 
provisions of Section 7(f) of the Act and section 800.196(d) of the 
regulations issued thereunder. Designation in the Lincoln and Omaha 
geographic areas is for the period beginning May 1, 1997, and ending 
April 30, 2000. Designation in the Memphis geographic area is for the 
period beginning June 1, 1997, and ending April 30, 2000. Persons 
wishing to apply for designation should contact the Compliance Division 
at the address listed above for forms and information.
    Applications and other available information will be considered in 
determining which applicant will be designated.

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

    Dated: October 15, 1996
Neil E. Porter
Director, Compliance Division
[FR Doc. 96-26912 Filed 10-21-96; 8:45 am]
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