[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 230 (Monday, December 1, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 67146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-29556]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

[03-02-S]


Designation for the Frankfort (IN), Indianapolis (IN), and 
Virginia Areas

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration 
(GIPSA) announces designation of the following organizations to provide 
official services under the United States Grain Standards Act, as 
amended (Act):

Frankfort Grain Inspection, Inc. (Frankfort);
Indianapolis Grain Inspection &
Weighing Service, Inc. (Indianapolis); and
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (Virginia).

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2004.

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 May 22, 2003, Federal Register (68 FR 27982), 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 July 1, 2003.
    Frankfort, Indianapolis, and Virginia 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 Idaho, Lewiston, Ohio Valley, and Utah are 
able to provide official services in the geographic areas specified in 
the May 22, 2003, 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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Frankfort...................................  Frankfort, IN 765-258-3624..........          1/01/2004-12/31/2006
Indianapolis................................  Indianapolis, IN 317-899-2337.......          1/01/2004-12/31/2006
Virginia....................................  Richmond, VA 804-786-3936...........          1/01/2004-12/31/2006
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    Authority: Pub. L. 94-582, 90 Stat. 2867, as amended (7 U.S.C. 
71 et seq.).

Donna Reifschneider,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-29556 Filed 11-28-03; 8:45 am]
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