[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 104 (Thursday, May 31, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30336-30337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-2720]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Designation for the Muncie (IN), Fremont (NE), Savage (MN), and 
West Lafayette (IN) Areas

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: We are announcing designation of the following organizations 
to provide official services under the United States Grain Standards 
Act, as amended (USGSA): East Indiana Grain Inspection, Inc. (East 
Indiana); Fremont Grain Inspection Department, Inc. (Fremont); State 
Grain Inspection, Inc. (State Grain); and Titus Grain Inspection, Inc. 
(Titus).

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Guagliardo at 202-720-7312, e-
mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the December 8, 2006, Federal Register 
(71 FR 71122-71124), we requested applications for designation to 
provide official services in the geographic areas assigned to the 
official agencies named above. Applications were due by January 8, 
2007.
    There were two applicants for the Savage area: State Grain and Mid-
Iowa Grain Inspection, Inc. (Mid-Iowa); both currently designated 
official agencies. State Grain and Mid-Iowa applied for all or part of 
the counties announced in the December 8, 2006, Federal Register. GIPSA 
asked for comments on State Grain and Mid-Iowa in the March 2, 2007, 
Federal Register (72 FR 9502). Comments were due by April 2, 2007. 
GIPSA received a total of 8 comments by the closing date. We received 3 
comments supporting Mid-Iowa for designation: 1 of which were from 
grain companies in the area and 2 from other official agencies. GIPSA 
received 5 comments supporting State Grain for designation; 2 of which 
were from grain companies, 2 from grain industry in the area, and 1 
from an exporter.
    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.
    We evaluated all available information regarding the designation 
criteria in Section 7(f)(l)(A) of USGSA (7 U.S.C. 79 (f)) and Section 
7(f)(l)(B), determined that East Indiana, Fremont, and Titus are able 
to provide official services and that State Grain is better able to 
provide official services in the geographic areas specified in the 
December 8, 2006, Federal Register, for which they applied. These 
designation actions to provide official services are effective July 1, 
2007, and terminate June 30, 2010, for East Indiana, Fremont, and 
Titus. State Grain is designated for only 18 months, effective July 1, 
2007, and terminating December 31, 2008. Interested persons may obtain 
official services by calling the telephone numbers listed below.

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                                             Headquarters location and
             Official agency                         telephone                    Designation start-end
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East Indiana.............................  Muncie, IN, 765-289-1206....  7/01/2007-6/30/2010
Fremont..................................  Fremont, NE, 402-721-1270...  7/01/2007-6/30/2010
                                           Additional locations:
                                            Denison, IA.
State Grain..............................  Savage, MN, 952-808-8566....  7/01/2007-12/31/2008
Titus....................................  West Lafayette, IN 765-497-   7/01/2007-6/30/2010
                                            2202.
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    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.

James E. Link,
Administrator , Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 07-2720 Filed 5-30-07; 8:45 am]
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