[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 230 (Wednesday, December 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69883-69884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-26289]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Designation for the Columbus (OH), Farwell (TX), and Northeast 
Indiana (IN) Areas

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA. 
(04-02-S)

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): Columbus Grain Inspection, Inc. (Columbus); Farwell 
Grain Inspection, Inc. (Farwell); and Northeast Indiana Grain 
Inspection, Inc. (Northeast Indiana).

DATES: Effective Date: January 1, 2005.

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 June 1, 2004, Federal Register (69 FR 30869), 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, 2004.
    Columbus, Farwell, and Northeast Indiana 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 Columbus, Farwell, and Northeast Indiana 
are able to provide official services in the geographic areas specified 
in the June 1, 2004, Federal Register, for which they applied. These 
designation actions to provide official inspection services are 
effective January 1, 2005, and terminate December 31, 2007. Interested 
persons may obtain official services by calling the telephone numbers 
listed below.

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       Official agency            Headquarters location and telephone
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Columbus.....................  Circleville, OH--740-474-3519; Additional
                                location: Bucyrus, OH
Farwell......................  Farwell, TX--806-481-9052; Additional
                                location: Casa Grande, AZ

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Northeast Indiana............  Hoagland, IN--260-639-6390
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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. 04-26289 Filed 11-30-04; 8:45 am]
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