[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 190 (Thursday, October 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 52681]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26092]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Designation for the Amarillo (TX), Fostoria (OH), Schaal (IA), 
and Wisconsin Areas

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: GIPSA announces designation of the following organizations to 
provide official services under the United States Grain Standards Act, 
as amended (Act):
Amarillo Grain Exchange, Inc. (Amarillo);
Fostoria Grain Inspection, Inc. (Fostoria);
D.R. Schaal Agency, Inc. (Schaal) and;
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection 
(Wisconsin).

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 1, 1998.

ADDRESSES: USDA, GIPSA, Janet M. Hart, Chief, Review Branch, Compliance 
Division, STOP 3604, Room 1647-S, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, 
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 June 1, 1998, Federal Register (63 FR 29695), GIPSA asked 
persons interested in providing official services in the geographic 
areas assigned to Amarillo, Fostoria, Schaal, and Wisconsin to submit 
an application for designation. Applications were due by June 30, 1998. 
Amarillo, Fostoria, Schaal, and Wisconsin, the only applicants, each 
applied for designation to provide official services in the entire area 
currently assigned to them.
    Since Amarillo, Fostoria, Schaal, and Wisconsin 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 Amarillo, Fostoria, Schaal, and Wisconsin 
are able to provide official services in the geographic areas for which 
they applied.

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                                                Designation  Designation
                Official agency                    start         end
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Amarillo......................................    12/1/1998   11/30/2001
Fostoria......................................    12/1/1998   11/30/2001
Schaal........................................    12/1/1998   11/30/2001
Wisconsin.....................................    12/1/1998   11/30/2001
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    Effective December 1, 1998, and ending November 30, 2001, Amarillo, 
Fostoria, Schaal, and Wisconsin are designated to provide official 
services in the geographic area specified in the June 1, 1998, Federal 
Register.
    Interested persons may obtain official services by contacting 
Amarillo at 806-372-8511, Fostoria at 419-435-3804, Schaal at 515-444-
3122, and Wisconsin at 715-392-7851.

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

    Dated: September 22, 1998.
Neil E. Porter,
Director, Compliance Division.
[FR Doc. 98-26092 Filed 9-30-98; 8:45 am]
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