[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46245-46246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23128]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Opportunity to Comment on the Applicants for the Minnesota Area

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

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SUMMARY: GIPSA requests comments on the applicants for designation to 
provide official services in the geographic area currently assigned to 
the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (Minnesota).
DATES: Comments must be postmarked, or sent by telecopier (FAX) or 
electronic mail by October 1, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted in writing to USDA, GIPSA, FGIS, 
Janet M. Hart, Chief, Review Branch, Compliance Division, STOP 3604, 
1400 Independence Avenue, 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 June 30, 1997, Federal Register (62 FR 35147), GIPSA asked 
persons interested in providing official services in the geographic 
area assigned to Minnesota to submit an application for designation. 
There were three applicants: Mid-Iowa Grain Inspection, Inc., applied 
for designation to provide official services in the Minnesota counties 
of Filmore, Goodhue, Houston,

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Olmsted, Wabasha, and Winona; Minnesota applied for designation to 
provide official services in the entire Minnesota area; Sioux City 
Inspection and Weighing Service Company, applied for designation to 
provide official services in the Minnesota counties of Murray, Nobles, 
Pipestone, and Rock.
    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: August 14, 1997
Neil E. Porter
Director, Compliance Division
[FR Doc. 97-23128 Filed 8-29-97; 8:45 am]
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