[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 92 (Friday, May 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 27672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7249]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

[06-TX-C]


Opportunity To Comment on the Applicants for the Texas 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 unassigned counties in Texas.

DATES: Comments must be postmarked or electronically dated on or before 
June 12, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted in writing to USDA, GIPSA, John 
R. Sharpe, Division Director, Compliance Division, STOP 3604, Room 
1647-S, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-3604. Fax 
202-690-2755; e-mail [email protected]. All comments received will 
be made available for public inspection at the above address located at 
1400 Independence Avenue, SW., during regular business hours.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John R.Sharpe at 202-720-8262, 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 13, 2006, Federal Register (71 FR 12675), GIPSA asked 
persons interested in providing official services in Clay, Montague, 
Cooke, Grayson, Fannin, Lamar, Red River, Young, Stephen, and Eastland 
Counties in Texas to submit an application for designation.
    There were two applicants for the Texas area: Enid Grain Inspection 
Co., Inc. (Enid) and Intercontinental Grain Inspections Inc. 
(Intercontinental); both currently designated official agencies. Enid 
applied for designation to provide official services in Clay, Montague, 
Cooke, and Grayson Counties. Intercontinental applied for all of the 
counties announced in the March 13, 2005, Federal Register. 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.).

James E. Link,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-7249 Filed 5-11-06; 8:45 am]
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