[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 232 (Friday, December 1, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 75239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-30498]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

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Designation for the Minnesota, Virginia, Frankfort (IN), and 
Indianapolis (IN) 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):
     Minnesota Department of Agriculture (Minnesota);
     Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services 
(Virginia);
     Frankfort Grain Inspection, Inc. (Frankfort); and
     Indianapolis Grain Inspection and Weighing Service, Inc. 
(Indianapolis).

EFFECTIVE DATES: January 1, 2001 for Minnesota; February 1, 2001 for 
Virginia; and March 1, 2001 for Frankfort and Indianapolis.

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, e-mail 
[email protected].

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 March 1, 2000, Federal Register (65 FR 11036), GIPSA asked 
persons interested in providing official services in the geographic 
areas assigned to Minnesota to submit an application for designation. 
Applications were due by March 30, 2000. In the June 1, 2000, Federal 
Register (65 FR 35044), GIPSA asked persons interested in providing 
official services in the geographic areas assigned to Virginia, 
Frankfort, and Indianapolis to submit an application for designation. 
Applications were due by June 30, 2000.
    Each was the sole applicant for designation to provide official 
services in the entire area currently assigned to them, so GIPSA did 
not ask for comments on the applicants.
    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 each official agency is able to provide 
official services in the geographic areas, specified in the March 1, 
2000 and June 1, 2000 Federal Registers, for which they applied. 
Interested persons may obtain official services by calling the 
telephone numbers listed below.

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                                                                    Designation     Designation
                         Official agency                               start            end          Telephone
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Minnesota.......................................................      01/01/2001        09/30/01    612-341-7190
Virginia........................................................      02/01/2001      12/31/2003    757-494-2464
Frankfort.......................................................      03/01/2000      12/31/2003    765-258-3624
Indianapolis....................................................      03/01/2000      12/31/2003    317-899-2337
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    Authority: Pub. L. 94-582, 90 Stat. 2867, as amended (7 U.S.C. 
71 et seq.).

    Dated: November 16, 2000.
Neil E. Porter,
Director, Compliance Division.
[FR Doc. 00-30498 Filed 11-30-00; 8:45 am]
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