[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 190 (Monday, October 1, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49915-49916]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-24319]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

[01-01-S2]


Designation for the Amarillo (TX), Schaal (IA), and Wisconsin 
Areas; Designation of Columbus (OH) and Michigan (MI) for the Fostoria 
(OH) Area

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):

Amarillo Grain Exchange, Inc. (Amarillo);
Columbus Grain Inspection, Inc. (Columbus);
Michigan Grain Inspection Services, Inc. (Michigan);
D.R. Schaal Agency, Inc. (Schaal); and
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection 
(Wisconsin).

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 1, 2001.

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 8, 2001, Federal Register (66 FR 13874), GIPSA asked 
persons interested in providing official services in the geographic 
areas assigned to the official agencies named above to submit an 
application for designation. Applications were due by March 31, 2001.
    Amarillo, Schaal, and Wisconsin were the sole applicants for 
designation to provide official services in the entire area currently 
assigned to them, so GIPSA did not ask for comments on them.
    There were three applicants for the Fostoria area: Columbus, 
Fostoria Grain Inspection, Inc. (Fostoria), and Michigan, all 
designated official agencies. Fostoria applied for designation to 
provide official services in the entire area currently assigned to 
them. Columbus and Michigan applied for designation to provide official 
services in all or part of the Fostoria geographic area. GIPSA asked 
for comments on the applicants for providing service in the Fostoria 
area in the June 1, 2001, Federal Register (66 FR 29765). Comments were 
due by June 30, 2001. GIPSA received six comments by the due date. 
There were no comments regarding Columbus. Two of Fostoria's current 
customers supported designation of Fostoria for the area they currently 
serve. Four of Michigan's current customers supported Michigan for the 
Fostoria area.
    GIPSA evaluated all available information regarding the designation 
criteria in section 7(f)(l)(A) of the Act and, according to section 
7(f)(l)(B), determined that Amarillo, Schaal, and Wisconsin are able to 
provide official services in the geographic areas specified in the 
March 8, 2001, Federal Register, for which they applied.
    GIPSA evaluated all available information regarding the designation 
criteria in section 7(f)(l)(A) of the Act and, according to section 
7(f)(l)(B), determined that Columbus is better able than Fostoria to 
provide official services in the eastern portion of the Fostoria 
geographic area in Ohio, as follows: Wood County; parts of Sandusky 
County west of state Route 590; Seneca County west of State Route 53; 
Crawford County west of State Route 19 and north of U.S. Route 30; 
Wyandot County north of U.S. Route 30; and Hancock County north of U.S. 
Route 30 and west of U.S. Route 68.
    GIPSA also evaluated all available information regarding the 
designation criteria in section 7(f)(l)(A) of the Act

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and, according to section 7(f)(l)(B), determined that Michigan is 
better able than Fostoria to provide official services in the western 
portion of the Fostoria geographic area in Ohio, as follows: Fulton 
County; and part of Henry County north of U.S. Route 24 and east of 
State Route 108.
    Effective December 1, 2001, ending January 1, 2002 for Columbus, 
and effective December 1, 2001, ending March 31, 2004 for Michigan 
(concurrent with their present designations), Columbus and Michigan are 
designated to provide official inspection services in the geographic 
area specified above in addition to the areas they are already 
designated to serve. Interested persons may obtain official services by 
calling the telephone numbers listed below.

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               Official agency                  Headquarters location and telephone     Designation start-end
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Amarillo.....................................  Amarillo, TX--806-372-8511;                 12/01/2001-09/30/2004
                                                Additional service location:
                                                Guymon, OK.
Columbus.....................................  Circleville, OH--740-474-3519;              02/01/1999-01/31/2002
                                                Additional service location:
                                                Bucyrus, OH.
Michigan.....................................  Marshall, MI--616-781-2711;                 05/01/2001-03/31/2004
                                                Additional service locations:
                                                Carrollton, MI and Lima, OH.
Schaal.......................................  Belmond, IA--641-444-3122...........        12/01/2001-09/30/2004
Wisconsin....................................  Madison, WI--608-224-5105;                 12/01/2001-09/30/2004
                                                Additional service locations:
                                                Milwaukee, and Superior, WI.
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\1\ Currently designated.


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

    Dated: September 6, 2001.
David R. Shipman,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
Administration.
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