[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 18 (Monday, January 28, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 3875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-2019]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

[01-04-C]


Opportunity to Comment on the Applicants for the Central Iowa 
(IA) Area

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: GIPSA requests comments on the applicants for designation to 
provide official services in the geographic area assigned to Central 
Iowa Grain Inspection Service, Inc.

DATES: Comments must be postmarked, or electronically date stamped by 
February 27, 2002.

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. Electronic mail 
users may send comments to: [email protected]. All comments 
received will be made available for public inspection at the above 
address located at 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., during regular 
business hours.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet M. Hart, at 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 4, 2001, Federal Register (66 FR 63015), GIPSA 
asked persons interested in providing official services in the Central 
Iowa area to submit an application for designation by January 2, 2002. 
There were two applicants: Central Iowa Grain Inspection Service, Inc., 
and Kevin D. Bredthauer and Sandra M. Bredthauer, Des Moines, Iowa, 
proposing to do business as Central Iowa Grain Inspection Corporation. 
Central Iowa Grain Inspection Service, Inc., and Central Iowa Grain 
Inspection Corporation both applied for designation to provide official 
services in the entire area currently assigned to Central Iowa Grain 
Inspection Service, Inc.
    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 addresses. 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: January 14, 2002.
David R. Shipman,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
Administration.
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