[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 21 (Monday, February 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5352-5353]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2120]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Designation for the Frankfort (IN) and Indianapolis (IN) Areas

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

ACTION: Notice.

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

EFFECTIVE DATES: March and April 1, 1998.

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, at 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 September 2, 1997, Federal Register (62 FR 46244), GIPSA 
asked persons interested in providing official services in the 
geographic areas assigned to Frankfort and Indianapolis to submit an 
application for designation. Applications were due by October 1, 1997. 
Frankfort and Indianapolis, the only applicants, each applied for 
designation to provide official services in the entire area currently 
assigned to them.
    Since Frankfort and Indianapolis were the only applicants, GIPSA 
did not ask for comments on them.
    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 Frankfort and Indianapolis are able to 
provide official services in the geographic areas for which they 
applied. Effective March 1, 1998, and ending February 28, 2001, 
Frankfort is designated to provide official services in the geographic 
area specified in the September 2, 1997, Federal Register. Effective 
April 1, 1998, and ending February 28, 2001, Indianapolis is designated 
to provide official services in the geographic area

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specified in the September 2, 1997, Federal Register.
    Interested persons may obtain official services by contacting 
Frankfort at 765-258-3624 and Indianapolis at 317-782-8938.

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

    Dated: January 20, 1998.
Neil E. Porter,
Director, Compliance Division.
[FR Doc. 98-2120 Filed 1-30-98; 8:45 am]
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