[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 41 (Friday, March 1, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 9434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-4912]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

[01-03-S]


Designation for the Barton (KY), Central Illinois (IL), North 
Dakota (ND), and Plainview (TX) 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): J. W. Barton Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (Barton); 
Central Illinois Grain Inspection, Inc. (Central Illinois); North 
Dakota Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (North Dakota); and Plainview 
Grain Inspection and Weighing Service, Inc. (Plainview).

EFFECTIVE DATES: April 1, 2002.

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 September 1, 2001, Federal Register (66 FR 46254), 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 October 
1, 2001.
    Barton, Central Illinois, North Dakota, and Plainview were the sole 
applicants for designation to provide official services in the entire 
area currently assigned to them, so GIPSA did not ask for additional 
comments on them.
    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 Barton, Central Illinois, North Dakota, and 
Plainview are able to provide official services in the geographic areas 
specified in the September 4, 2001, Federal Register, for which they 
applied. 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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Barton.......................................  Owensboro, KY; Additional Service             4/01/2002-3/31/2005
                                                Location: Jeffersonville, IN; 270-
                                                683-0616.
Central Illinois.............................  Bloomington, IL; Additional Service           4/01/2002-3/31/2005
                                                Location: Pekin, IL; 309-827-7121.
North Dakota.................................  Fargo, ND; Additional Service                 4/01/2002-3/31/2005
                                                Locations: Enderlin and Hillsboro,
                                                ND, and Cahokia, East St. Louis,
                                                Fairfield, And Teutopolis, IL; 701-
                                                293-7420.
Plainview....................................  Plainview, TX; 806-293-1364..........         4/01/2002-3/31/2005
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    Authority: Pub. L. 94-582, 90 Stat. 2867, as amended (7 U.S.C. 
71 et seq.).

    Dated: February 25, 2002.
David R. Shipman,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-4912 Filed 2-28-02; 8:45 am]
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