[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 1, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 11035]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-4680]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

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Designation of Springfield (IL) to provide Class X or Class Y 
Weighing Services

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: GIPSA announces the designation of Springfield Grain 
Inspection, Inc. (Springfield), to provide Class X or Class Y weighing 
services under the United States Grain Standards Act, as amended (Act), 
in the Springfield geographic area.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 1, 2000.

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, 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 December 1, 1999, Federal Register (64 FR 67246), GIPSA 
announced the designation of Springfield to provide official inspection 
services under the Act, effective March 1, 2000, and ending December 
31, 2002. Subsequently, Springfield asked GIPSA to amend their 
designation to include official weighing services. Section 7A(c)(2) of 
the Act authorizes GIPSA's Administrator to designate authority to 
perform official weighing to an agency providing official inspection 
services within a specified geographic area, if such agency is 
qualified under Section 7(f)(1)(A) of the Act. GIPSA evaluated all 
available information regarding the designation criteria in Section 
7(f)(1)(A) of the Act, and determined that Springfield is qualified to 
provide official weighing services in their currently assigned 
geographic area.
    Effective March 1, 2000, and terminating December 31, 2002 (the end 
of Springfield's designation to provide official inspection services), 
Springfield's present designation is amended to include Class X or 
Class Y weighing within their assigned geographic area, as specified in 
the July 1, 1999, Federal Register (64 FR 35586). Official services may 
be obtained by contacting Springfield at 217-522-5233.

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

    Dated: February 4, 2000.
Neil E. Porter,
Director, Compliance Division.
[FR Doc. 00-4680 Filed 2-29-00; 8:45 am]
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