[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10270-10271]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5224]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Designation for the Plainview (TX), Barton (KY), and North Dakota 
(ND) 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):

Plainview Grain Inspection and Weighing Service, Inc. (Plainview);
J.W. Barton Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (Barton); and
North Dakota Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (North Dakota).

EFFECTIVE DATES: June 1, 1999, for Plainview and July 1, 1999, for 
Barton and North Dakota.

ADDRESSES: USDA, GIPSA, Janet M. Hart, Chief, Review Branch, Compliance 
Division, STOP 3604, Room 1647-S,

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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 October 1, 1998, Federal Register (63 FR 52678), GIPSA asked 
persons interested in providing official services in the geographic 
areas assigned to Plainview, Barton, and North Dakota to submit an 
application for designation. Applications were due by October 30, 1998. 
Plainview, Barton, and North Dakota, the only applicants, each applied 
for designation to provide official services in the entire area 
currently assigned to them.
    Since Plainview, Barton, and North Dakota 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)(1)(A) of the Act and, according to Section 
7(f)(1)(B), determined that Plainview, Barton, and North Dakota are 
able to provide official services in the geographic areas for which 
they applied.
    Effective June 1, 1999, and ending March 31, 2002, Plainview is 
designated to provide official services in the geographic areas 
specified in the October 1, 1998, Federal Register. Effective July 1, 
1999, and ending March 31, 2002, Barton and North Dakota are designated 
to provide official services in the geographic areas specified in the 
October 1, 1998, Federal Register.
    Interested persons may obtain official services by contacting 
Plainview at 806-293-1364, Barton at 502-683-0616, and North Dakota at 
701-293-7420.

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

    Dated: February 22, 1998.
Neil E. Porter,
Director, Compliance Division.
[FR Doc. 99-5224 Filed 3-2-99; 8:45 am]
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