[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 231 (Monday, December 1, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72761-72762]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-28247]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Opportunity To Comment on the Applicants for the Unassigned Areas 
of East Texas

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: GIPSA requests comments on the applicants for designation to 
provide official services in the unassigned areas of east Texas.
     Central Illinois Grain Inspection d/b/a Lone Star Grain 
Inspection (Central Illinois).
     Gulf Country Inspection Service, Inc. (Gulf Country).

DATE: Comments must be postmarked or electronically dated on or before 
December 31, 2008.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on these applicants by any 
of the following methods:
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Karen Guagliardo, Review Branch 
Chief, Compliance Division, GIPSA, USDA, Room 1647-S, 1400 Independence 
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250.
     Fax: (202) 690-2755 to the attention of Karen Guagliardo.
     E-mail: [email protected].
     Mail: Karen Guagliardo, Review Branch Chief, Compliance 
Division, GIPSA, USDA, STOP 3604, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20250-3604.
     Internet: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
online instructions for submitting comments and reading any comments 
posted online.
    Read Applications and Comments: All applications and comments will 
be available for public inspection at the office above during regular 
business hours (7 CFR 1.27(b)).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Guagliardo at 202-720-7312, 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 September 29, 2008, Federal Register (73 FR 56546), GIPSA 
asked persons interested in providing official services in the 
unassigned areas of east Texas to submit applications for designation.
    There were two applicants for the east Texas area: Central 
Illinois, doing business as Lone Star Grain Inspection, applied for the 
entire area. Gulf Country, a corporation not currently designated and 
owned by Tyrone Robichaux, Richard Maynard, Pat LaCour, and Dan 
Williams, applied for the entire area.
    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 in support of or 
objection to the designation of the applicants. All comments must be 
submitted to the Compliance Division at the above address or at http://www.regulations.gov. 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 will notify the applicants 
in writing of the decision.


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

Alan Christian,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
Administration.
 [FR Doc. E8-28247 Filed 11-28-08; 8:45 am]
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