[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 30868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-12263]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

[03-04-S]


Designation for the East Indiana (IN), Fremont (NE), and Titus 
(IN) 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):
    East Indiana Grain Inspection, Inc. (East Indiana);
    Fremont Grain Inspection Department, Inc. (Fremont); and
    Titus Grain Inspection, Inc. (Titus).

DATES: Effective Date:
    July 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 December 1, 2003, Federal Register (68 FR 67144), 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 January 
2, 2004.
    East Indiana, Fremont, and Titus 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 East Indiana, Fremont, and Titus are able 
to provide official services in the geographic areas specified in the 
December 1, 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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East Indiana.................................  Muncie, IN--765-289-1206................      7/01/2004-6/30/2007
Fremont......................................  Fremont, NE--402-721-1270...............      7/01/2004-6/30/2007
                                               Additional location: Denison, IA........
Titus........................................  West Lafayette, IN--765-497-2202........      7/01/2004-6/30/2007
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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. 04-12263 Filed 5-28-04; 8:45 am]
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