[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 212 (Monday, November 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 59342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28854]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Designation for the Fostoria (OH) Area

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: GIPSA announces the designation of Fostoria Grain Inspection, 
Inc. (Fostoria), to provide official services under the United States 
Grain Standards Act, as amended (Act).

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 1, 1997.

ADDRESSES: USDA, GIPSA, Janet M. Hart, Chief, Review Branch, Compliance 
Division, STOP 3604, Room 1647-S, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., 
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 June 2, 1997, Federal Register (62 FR 29707), GIPSA asked 
persons interested in providing official services in the geographic 
area assigned to Fostoria to submit an application for designation. 
Applications were due by July 1, 1997. Fostoria, the only applicant, 
applied for designation to provide official services in the entire area 
currently assigned to them.
    Since Fostoria was the only applicant for the area, GIPSA did not 
ask for comments on the applicant.
    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 Fostoria is able to provide official 
services in the geographic area for which they applied. Effective 
December 1, 1997, and ending November 30, 1998, Fostoria is designated 
to provide official services in the geographic area specified in the 
June 2, 1997, Federal Register.
    Interested persons may obtain official services by contacting 
Fostoria at 419-435-3804.

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

    Dated: October 24, 1997.
Neil E. Porter,
Director, Compliance Division.
[FR Doc. 97-28854 Filed 10-31-97; 8:45 am]
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