[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 106 (Friday, June 1, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29765-29767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13584]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

[01-02-A]


Opportunity for Designation in the Columbus (OH), Farwell (NM), 
and Northeast Indiana (IN) Areas, and Request for Comments on the 
Official Agencies Serving These Areas

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The designations of the official agencies listed below will 
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January 2002. GIPSA is asking persons interested in providing official 
services in the areas served by these agencies to submit an application 
for designation. GIPSA is also asking for comments on the services 
provided by these currently designated agencies:

Columbus Grain Inspection, Inc. (Columbus);
Farwell Grain Inspection, Inc. (Farwell); and
Northeast Indiana Grain Inspection, Inc. (Northeast Indiana).

DATES: Applications and comments must be postmarked or sent by 
telecopier (FAX) on or before June 30, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Submit applications and comments to USDA, GIPSA, Janet M. 
Hart, Chief, Review Branch, Compliance Division, STOP 3604, Room 1647-
S, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-3604; FAX 202-
690-2755. If an application is submitted by FAX, GIPSA reserves the 
right to request an original application. All applications and comments 
will be made available for public inspection at Room 1647-S, 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.
    Section 7(f)(1) of the United States Grain Standards Act, as 
amended (Act), authorizes GIPSA's Administrator to designate a 
qualified applicant to provide official services in a specified area 
after determining that the applicant is better able than any other 
applicant to provide such official services.
    Section 7(g)(1) of the Act provides that designations of official 
agencies shall end not later than triennially and may be renewed 
according to the criteria and procedures prescribed in Section 7(f) of 
the Act.

1. Current Designations Being Announced for Renewal

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                                                                                    Designation     Designation
                Official agency                            Main office                 start            end
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Columbus......................................  Circleville, OH.................      02/01/1999      01/31/2002
Farwell.......................................  Farwell, TX.....................      02/01/1999      01/31/2002
Northeast Indiana.............................  Hoagland, IN....................      02/01/1999      01/31/2002
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    a. Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic 
area, in the States of Michigan and Ohio, is assigned to Columbus.
    In Ohio:
    Bounded on the North by the northern Lucas County line east to Lake 
Erie; the Lake Erie shoreline east to the Ohio-Pennsylvania State line;
    Bounded on the East by the Ohio-Pennsylvania State line south to 
the Ohio River;
    Bounded on the South by the Ohio River south-southwest to the 
western Scioto County line; and
    Bounded on the West by the western Scioto County line north to 
State Route 73; State Route 73 northwest to U.S. Route 22; U.S. Route 
22 west to U.S. Route 68; U.S. Route 68 north to Clark County; the 
northern Clark County line west to State Route 560; State Route 560 
north to State Route 296; State Route 296 west to Interstate 75; 
Interstate 75 north to State Route 47; State Route 47 northeast to U.S. 
Route 68 (including all of Sidney, Ohio); U.S. Route 68 north to U.S. 
Route 30; U.S. Route 30 east to State Route 19; State Route 19 north to 
Seneca County; the southern Seneca County line west to State Route 53; 
State Route 53 north to Sandusky County; the southern Sandusky County 
line west to State Route 590; State Route 590 north to Ottawa County; 
the southern and western Ottawa and Lucas County lines.
    In Michigan: Those sections of Jackson, Lenawee, and Monroe 
Counties which are east of State Route 127 and south of State Route 50.
    Columbus' assigned geographic area does not include the export port 
locations inside Columbus' area which are serviced by GIPSA.
    b. Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic 
area, in the States of Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, is assigned to 
Farwell.
    Maricopa, Pinal, and Yuma Counties, Arizona.
    Bernalillo, Chaves, Curry, DeBaca, Eddy, Guadalupe, Lea, Quay, 
Roosevelt, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Torrance, and Union Counties, New 
Mexico.
    Bailey, Cochran, Deaf Smith (west of State Route 214), Hockley, 
Lamb (south of a line bounded by U.S. Route 70, FM 303, U.S. Route 84, 
and FM 37), and Parmer Counties, Texas.
    c. Pursuant to section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic 
area, in the State of Indiana, is assigned to Northeat Indiana.
    Bounded on the North by the northern Lagrange and Steuben County 
lines;
    Bounded on the East by the eastern Steuben, De Kalb, Allen, and 
Adams County lines;
    Bounded on the South by the southern Adams and Wells County lines; 
and
    Bounded on the West by the western Wells County line; the southern 
Huntington and Wabash County lines; the western Wabash County line 
north to State Route 114; State Route 114 northwest to State Route 19; 
State Route 19 north to Kosciusko County; the western and northern 
Kosciusko County lines; the western Noble and Lagrange County lines.
    The following grain elevator, located outside of the above 
contiguous geographic area, is part of this geographic area assignment: 
E.M.P. Coop, Payne, Paulding County, Ohio (located inside Michigan 
Grain Inspection Services, Inc.'s, area).

2. Opportunity for Designation

    Interested persons, including Columbus, Farwell, and Northeast 
Indiana, are hereby given the opportunity to apply for designation to 
provide official services in the geographic areas specified above under 
the provisions of section 7(f) of the Act and section 800.196(d) of the 
regulations issued thereunder. Designation in the specified geographic 
areas is for the period beginning February 1, 2002, and ending December 
31, 2004. Persons wishing to apply for designation should contact the 
Compliance Division at the address listed above for forms and 
information.

3. Request for Comments

    GIPSA also is publishing this notice to provide interested persons 
the opportunity to present comments on the Columbus, Farwelll, and 
Northeast Indiana official agencies. Commenters are encouraged to 
submit pertinent data concerning these official agencies including 
information on the timeliness, cost, quality, and scope of services 
provided. All comments must be

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submitted to the Compliance Division at the above address.
    Applications, comments, 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: May 4, 2001.
David R. Shipman,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 01-13584 Filed 5-31-01; 8:45 am]
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