[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 104 (Wednesday, June 1, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 31417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-10740]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

[05-01-C]


Opportunity To Comment on the Applicants for the Wisconsin Area

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: GIPSA requests comments on the applicants for designation to 
provide official services in the geographic area currently assigned to 
the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection 
(Wisconsin).

DATES: Comments must be postmarked or electronically dated on or before 
July 1, 2005.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice by any of 
the following methods:
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver to Janet M. Hart, Chief, 
Review Branch, Compliance Division, GIPSA, USDA, Room 1647-S, 1400 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250.
     Fax: Send by facsimile transmission to (202) 690-2755, 
attention: Janet M. Hart.
     E-mail: Send via electronic mail to [email protected].
     Mail: Send hardcopy to Janet M. Hart, Chief, Review 
Branch, Compliance Division, GIPSA, USDA, STOP 3604, 1400 Independence 
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-3604.
    Read Comments: All comments will be available for public inspection 
at the office above during regular business hours (7 CFR 1.27(b)).

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 March 1, 2005, Federal Register (70 FR 9911), GIPSA asked 
persons interested in providing official services in the Wisconsin 
areas to submit an application for designation.
    There were two applicants for the Wisconsin area: Wisconsin and 
Eastern Iowa Grain Inspection and Weighing Service, Inc. (Eastern 
Iowa), a currently designated official agency. Wisconsin applied for 
designation to provide official services in the entire area currently 
assigned to them. Eastern Iowa applied for all or part of Wisconsin. 
GIPSA is publishing this notice to provide interested persons the 
opportunity to present comments concerning the applicants. Commenters 
are encouraged to submit reasons and pertinent data for support or 
objection to the designation of the applicants. All comments must be 
submitted to the Compliance Division at the above address. 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 applicants written 
notification of the decision.

    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. 05-10740 Filed 5-31-05; 8:45 am]
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