[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 56 (Monday, March 24, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14179-14180]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-6912]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

[03-a-c]


Opportunity To Comment on the Applicant for the Mississippi 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 Mississippi geographic area.

DATES: Comments must be postmarked or electronically dated on or before 
April 23, 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 January 29, 2003, Federal Register (68 FR 4445), GIPSA

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announced that the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce 
is voluntarily ceasing their official inspection operations effective 
June 30, 2003, and asked persons interested in providing official 
services in the Mississippi area to submit an application for 
designation by February 28, 2003. There was one applicant. Memphis 
Grain Inspection Service (Memphis), a designated official agency, main 
office located in Memphis, Tennessee, applied for the entire area 
specified in the January 29, 2003, 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: March 19, 2003.
Donna Reifschneider,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-6912 Filed 3-21-03; 8:45 am]
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