[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 230 (Tuesday, December 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 66118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-31748]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Opportunity to Comment on the Applicants for the Central Illinois 
(IL) 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 assigned to Central 
Illinois Grain Inspection, Inc. (Central Illinois).

DATES: Comments must be postmarked, or sent by telecopier (FAX) by 
December 30, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted in writing to USDA, GIPSA, Janet 
M. Hart, Chief, Review Branch, Compliance Division, STOP 3604, Room 
1647-S, 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 October 1, 1998, Federal Register (63 FR 52678), GIPSA asked 
persons interested in providing official services in the Central 
Illinois area to submit an application for designation by October 30, 
1998. There were two applicants: Central Illinois and Turner Grain 
Services, Inc. (Turner). Central Illinois applied for designation to 
provide official services in the entire area currently assigned to 
them. Turner applied for designation to provide official services in 
the western portion of the Central Illinois area: bounded on the North 
by Interstate 74; bounded on the East by Interstate 155; bounded on the 
South by Illinois Route 136 and the southern Tazewell County Line; and 
bounded on the West by the western Peoria County line north to 
Interstate 74.
    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 the 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: November 19, 1998.
Neil E. Porter,
Director, Compliance Division.
[FR Doc. 98-31748 Filed 11-30-98; 8:45 am]
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