[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 29, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4445-4446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-1863]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

[02-b-c]


Opportunity To Comment on the Applicant for the Oregon Area

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: GIPSA requests comments on the applicant for designation to 
provide official services in the Oregon geographic area.

DATES: Comments must be postmarked or electronically dated on or before 
February 28, 2003.

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 Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20250-3604; FAX 202-
690-2755; e-mail [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, 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 November 22, 2002, Federal Register, (67 FR 70397), GIPSA 
announced that Oregon was ceasing their official inspection operations 
effective November 27, 2002, and asked persons interested in providing 
official services in the Oregon area to submit an application for 
designation by December 23, 2002. There was one applicant. Lewiston 
Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (Lewiston), main office located in 
Lewiston, Idaho, applied for the entire

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area specified in the November 22, 2002, Federal Register.
    GIPSA is publishing this notice to provide interested persons the 
opportunity to present comments concerning the applicant. Commenters 
are encouraged to submit reasons and pertinent data for support or 
objection to the designation of the applicant. 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 applicant written 
notification of the decision.

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

    Dated: January 16, 2003.
Donna Reifschneider,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-1863 Filed 1-28-03; 8:45 am]
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