[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 104 (Wednesday, June 1, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31416-31417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-10739]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

[04-04-S]


Designation for Georgia, Cedar Rapids (IA), Montana, and Lake 
Village (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): Georgia Department of Agriculture (Georgia); Mid-Iowa 
Grain Inspection, Inc. (Mid-Iowa); Montana Department of Agriculture 
(Montana); and Schneider Inspection Service, Inc. (Schneider).

DATES: Effective Date: July 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 December 1, 2004 Federal Register (69 FR 69884), GIPSA asked

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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 3, 2005.
    Georgia, Mid-Iowa, Montana, and Schneider 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 Georgia, Mid-Iowa, Montana, and Schneider 
are able to provide official services in the geographic areas specified 
in the December 1, 2004, Federal Register, for which they applied. 
These designation actions to provide official inspection services are 
effective July 1, 2005, and terminate June 30, 2008, for Georgia, Mid-
Iowa, and Montana. Schneider is designated for 12 months only, 
effective July 1, 2005, and terminating June 30, 2006, to allow GIPSA 
to further evaluate their program. Interested persons may obtain 
official services by calling the telephone numbers listed below.

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            Official agency                     Headquarters location and telephone                  end
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Georgia...............................  Atlanta, GA; 229-386-3130.........................    7/1/2005-6/30/2008
                                        Additional location: Tifton, GA...................
Mid-Iowa..............................  Cedar Rapids, IA; 319-363-0239....................    7/1/2005-6/30/2008
                                        Additional location: Clayton, IA..................
Montana...............................  Helena, MT; 406-444-3144..........................    7/1/2005-6/30/2008
                                        Additional location: Great Falls, MT..............
Schneider.............................  Lake Village, IN; 219-992-2306....................    7/1/2005-6/30/2006
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    Authority: Pub. L. 94-582, 90 Stat. 2867, as amended (7 U.S.C. 
71 et seq.).

David R. Shipman,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-10739 Filed 5-31-05; 8:45 am]
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