[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 231 (Monday, December 1, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 72762]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-28248]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Designation for the Alabama; Essex, IL; Springfield, IL; Savage, 
MN; and Washington Areas

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing designation of the following organizations 
to provide official services under the United States Grain Standards 
Act, as amended (USGSA or Act): Alabama Department of Agriculture and 
Industries (Alabama); Kankakee Grain Inspection, Inc. (Kankakee); 
Springfield Grain Inspection, Inc. (Springfield); State Grain 
Inspection, Inc. (State Grain); and Washington Department of 
Agriculture (Washington).

DATES: Effective January 1, 2009.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the June 2, 2008, Federal Register (73 FR 
31431), GIPSA requested applications for designations to provide 
official services in the geographic areas assigned to the official 
agencies named above. Applications were due by July 1, 2008.
    Alabama, Kankakee, Springfield, State Grain, and Washington were 
the sole applicants for designation to provide official services in the 
areas currently assigned to them, so GIPSA did not ask for additional 
comments on them.
    GIPSA evaluated all available information regarding the designation 
criteria in section 7(f)(l) of the USGSA (7 U.S.C. 79(f)) and 
determined that Alabama, Kankakee, Springfield, State Grain and 
Washington are able to provide official services in the geographic 
areas specified in the June 2, 2008, Federal Register, for which they 
applied. These designation actions to provide official services are 
effective January 1, 2009, and terminate December 31, 2011, for 
Alabama, Kankakee, Springfield, State Grain, and Washington.
    Interested persons may obtain official services by calling the 
telephone numbers listed below.

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                                                                                    Designation     Designation
              Official agency                Headquarters location and telephone       start            end
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Alabama....................................  Montgomery, AL, 251-438-2549;              1/1/2009      12/31/2011
                                              Additional Locations: Decatur and
                                              Mobile, AL.
Kankakee...................................  Essex, IL, 815-365-2268; Additional        1/1/2009      12/31/2011
                                              Location: Tiskilwa, IL.
Springfield................................  Springfield, IL, 217-522-5233......        1/1/2009      12/31/2011
State Grain................................  Savage, MN, 952-808-8566...........        1/1/2009      12/31/2011
Washington.................................  Olympia, WA, 360-753-1484;                 1/1/2009      12/31/2011
                                              Additional Locations: Colfax,
                                              Kalama, Pasco, Seattle, Spokane,
                                              Tacoma and Vancouver, WA.
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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)).
    Under section 7(g)(1) of the USGSA, designations of official 
agencies are effective for 3 years unless terminated by the Secretary 
but may be renewed according to the criteria and procedures prescribed 
in section 7(f) of the Act.

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

Alan Christian,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
Administration.
 [FR Doc. E8-28248 Filed 11-28-08; 8:45 am]
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