[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 106 (Friday, June 1, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 29765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13583]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

[01-01-C]


Opportunity To Comment on the Applicants for the Fostoria (OH) 
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 currently assigned to 
Fostoria Grain Inspection, Inc. (Fostoria).

DATES: Comments must be postmarked, or sent by telecopier (FAX) by June 
30, 2001.

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, SW., 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 at 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., during regular business 
hours.

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 8, 2001, Federal Register (66 FR 13874), GIPSA asked 
persons interested in providing official services in the Fostoria area 
to submit an application for designation. There were three applicants 
for the Fostoria area: Fostoria, Columbus Grain Inspection, Inc. 
(Columbus), and Michigan Grain Inspection Services, Inc. (Michigan). 
Fostoria applied for designation to provide official services in the 
entire area currently assigned to them. Columbus and Michigan, both 
designated official grain inspection agencies operating in Ohio and 
Michigan, applied for designation to provide official services in all 
or part of the Fostoria geographical area.
    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: May 4, 2001.
David R. Shipman,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 01-13583 Filed 5-31-01; 8:45 am]
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