[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 156 (Friday, August 13, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44196-44197]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-21066]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Cancellation of Designation Issued to Los Angeles Grain
Inspection Service, Inc., and Opportunity for Designation in the Los
Angeles Area
AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
(GIPSA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Los Angeles Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (Los Angeles),
asked GIPSA to cancel their designation August 27, 1999. Any firms in
the Los Angeles area that need official service after August 27, 1999,
should contact GIPSA's California Federal State Office at 916-654-0743.
GIPSA is asking persons interested in providing official services in
the Los Angeles area to submit an application for designation.
DATES: Applications must be postmarked or sent by telecopier (FAX) on
or before September 13, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Applications must be submitted to USDA, GIPSA, Janet M.
Hart, Chief, Review Branch, Compliance Division, STOP 3604, Room 1647-
S, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-3604.
Applications may be submitted by FAX on 202-690-2755. If an application
is submitted by FAX, GIPSA reserves the right to request an original
application. All applications will be made available for public
inspection at this address located at 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
during regular business hours.
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.
Section 7(f)(1) of the United States Grain Standards Act, as
amended (Act), authorizes the GIPSA Administrator to designate a
qualified applicant to provide official services in a specified area
after determining that such applicant is better able than any other
applicant to provide such official services. GIPSA designated Los
Angeles, main office located in Montebello, California, to provide
official inspection services, under the Act on November 1, 1997.
Section 7(g)(1) of the Act provides that designations of official
agencies shall terminate not later than triennially and may be renewed
according to the criteria and procedures prescribed in section 7(f) of
the Act. The designation of Los Angeles is scheduled to terminate on
October 31, 2000. However, Los Angeles asked GIPSA to cancel its
designation August 27, 1999, due to a decline in requests for official
services. Any firms in the Los Angeles area that need official service
after August 27, 1999, should contact GIPSA's California Federal State
Office at 916-654-0743.
Pursuant to section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic
area, in the State of California, is assigned to Los Angeles.
Bounded on the North by the Angeles National Forest southern
boundary from State Route 2 east; the San Bernadino
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National Forest southern boundary east to State Route 79;
Bounded on the East by State Route 79 south to State Route 74;
Bounded on the South by State Route 74 west-southwest to
Interstate 5; Interstate 5 northwest to Interstate 405; Interstate
405 northwest to State Route 55; State Route 55 northeast to
Interstate 5; Interstate 5 northwest to State Route 91; State Route
91 west to State Route 11; and
Bounded on the West by State Route 11 north to U.S. Route 66;
U.S. Route 66 west to Interstate 210; Interstate 210 northwest to
State Route 2; State Route 2 north to the Angeles National Forest
boundary.
Interested persons are hereby given the opportunity to apply for
designation to provide official services in the geographic area
specified above under the provisions of section 7(f) of the Act and
section 800.196(d) of the regulations issued thereunder.
Persons wishing to apply for designation should contact the
Compliance Division at the address listed above for forms and
information.
Applications and other available information will be considered in
determining which applicant will be designated.
Authority: Pub. L. 94-582, 90 Stat. 2867, as amended (7 U.S.C.
71 et seq.).
Dated: August 9, 1999.
Neil E. Porter,
Director, Compliance Division.
[FR Doc. 99-21066 Filed 8-12-99; 8:45 am]
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