[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 42 (Monday, March 3, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11386-11387]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-3978]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Designation for the Owensboro (KY), Bloomington (IL), Iowa Falls 
(IA), Casa Grande (AZ), Fargo (ND), Grand Forks (ND), Plainview (TX), 
and Amarillo (TX) 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): J.W. Barton Grain Inspection Service, Inc. 
(Barton); Central Illinois Grain Inspection, Inc. (Central Illinois); 
Central Iowa Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (Central Iowa); Farwell 
Commodity and Grain Services, Inc. (Farwell Southwest); North Dakota 
Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (North Dakota); Northern Plains Grain 
Inspection Service, Inc. (Northern Plains); and Plainview Grain 
Inspection and Weighing Service, Inc. (Plainview). We are also 
announcing the amendment of designated geographic areas for California 
Agri Inspection Company, Ltd. (California Agri) and Enid Grain 
Inspection Company, Inc. (Enid).

DATES: Effective April 1, 2008.

ADDRESSES: USDA, GIPSA, Karen Guagliardo, Chief, Review Branch, 
Compliance Division, STOP 3604, Room 1647-S, 1400 Independence Avenue, 
SW., Washington, DC 20250-3604.

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

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    Read Applications: All applications will be available for public 
inspection at the office above during regular business hours (7 CFR 
1.27(b)).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the September 4, 2007, Federal Register 
(72 FR 50654), we requested applications for designation to provide 
official services in the geographic areas assigned to the official 
agencies named above. GIPSA also asked for applicants in the north 
central Texas region as Amarillo Grain Exchange, Inc. (Amarillo), 
requested that GIPSA amend their designation by removing 19 counties 
from their assigned geographic area. Applications were due by October 
4, 2007.
    Barton, Central Illinois, Central Iowa, North Dakota, Northern 
Plains and Plainview 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.
    Farwell Southwest applied for part of the area currently assigned 
to them; Maricopa, Pinal, Santa Cruz, and Yuma Counties, Arizona. 
California Agri Inspection Company, Ltd., a currently designated 
official agency, applied for designation in specific counties 
designated to Farwell Southwest. California Agri provides service in 
these California counties through an agreement with Farwell Southwest: 
Merced, Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, Inyo, San Luis Obispo, Kern, 
Orange, Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Bernardino.
    Plainview and Enid, both currently designated official agencies, 
applied for designation in specific counties designated to Amarillo. 
Plainview applied for designation in Cottle, Hardeman, King, Knox, 
Baylor, Archer, Stonewall, Haskell, Throckmorton, Fisher, Jones, 
Shackelford, Nolan, Taylor, Foard, and Callahan counties, Texas. Enid 
applied for designation in Clay, Wichita, and Wilbarger counties, 
Texas.
    In the December 3, 2007 Federal Register (72 FR 67884), we 
requested comments on the applications for designation to provide 
official services in the geographic areas assigned to Amarillo and 
Farwell Southwest. Comments were due by January 2, 2008.
    GIPSA received no comments.
    We evaluated all available information regarding the designation 
criteria in Section 7(f)(l) of USGSA (7 U.S.C. 79(f)) and determined 
that Barton, California Agri, Central Illinois, Central Iowa, Enid, 
Farwell Southwest, North Dakota, Northern Plains, and Plainview, are 
able to provide official services in the geographic areas specified in 
the September 4, 2007, Federal Register, for which they applied. These 
designation actions to provide official services are effective April 1, 
2008, and terminate March 31, 2011, for Barton, Central Illinois, 
Central Iowa, Farwell Southwest, North Dakota, Northern Plains and 
Plainview. For California Agri and Enid, the designation to provide 
official services runs concurrently with their present designations. 
Interested persons may obtain official services by calling the 
telephone numbers listed below.

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          Official agency                   Headquarters location and telephone           Designation start-end
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Barton.............................  Owensboro, KY, 270-683-0616......................        4/1/2008-3/31/2011
                                     Additional Location: Clarksville, IN.............
Central Illinois...................  Bloomington, IL, 309-827-7121....................        4/1/2008-3/31/2011
                                     Additional Location: Pekin, IL...................
Central Iowa.......................  Iowa Falls, IA, 641-648-3467.....................        4/1/2008-3/31/2011
                                     Additional Location: Des Moines, IA..............
Farwell Southwest..................  Casa Grande, AZ, 520-421-1027....................        4/1/2008-3/31/2011
                                     Additional Location: Brawley, CA.................
North Dakota.......................  Fargo, ND, 701-293-7420..........................        4/1/2008-3/31/2011
                                     Additional Locations: Ayr, Casselton, Enderlin,
                                      Hillsboro, Taylor, and Valley City, ND; and
                                      Cahokia, Teutopolis, and Wayne City, IL.
Northern Plains....................  Grand Forks, ND, 701-772-2414....................        4/1/2008-3/31/2011
                                     Additional Location: Devil's Lake, ND............
Plainview..........................  Plainview, TX, 806-293-1364......................        4/1/2008-3/31/2011
California Agri....................  West Sacramento, CA, 916-374-9700................       1/1/2007-12/31/2009
                                     Additional Locations: Corcoran and Stockton, CA..
Enid...............................  Enid, OK, 580-233-1121...........................        4/1/2007-3/31/2010
                                     Additional Location: Catoosa, OK.................
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    Section 7(f)(1) of the USGSA, authorizes GIPSA's Administrator to 
designate a qualified applicant to provide official services in a 
specified area after determining that the applicant is better able than 
any other applicant to provide such official services (7 U.S.C. 
79(f)(1)).
    Section 7(g)(1) of USGSA provides that designations of official 
agencies will terminate not later than three years and may be renewed 
according to the criteria and procedures prescribed in Section 7(f) of 
USGSA.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71-87k.

James E. Link,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
 [FR Doc. E8-3978 Filed 2-29-08; 8:45 am]
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