[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 52 (Thursday, March 19, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 11711]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-5983]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Designation for the Jamestown, ND; Lincoln, NE; Memphis, TN; and 
Sioux City, IA 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): Grain Inspection, Inc. (Jamestown); Lincoln 
Inspection Service, Inc. (Lincoln); Midsouth Grain Inspection Service 
(Midsouth); and Sioux City Inspection and Weighing Service Company 
(Sioux City).

DATES: Effective April 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 September 2, 2008, Federal Register 
(73 FR 51269), GIPSA requested applications for designations to provide 
official services in the geographic areas assigned to the official 
agencies named above. Applications were due by October 1, 2008.
    Jamestown, Lincoln, Midsouth, and Sioux City 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 Jamestown, Lincoln, Midsouth, and Sioux City are able 
to provide official services in the geographic areas specified in the 
September 2, 2008, Federal Register, for which they applied. These 
designation actions to provide official services are effective April 1, 
2009, and terminate March 31, 2012.
    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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Jamestown.............................  Jamestown, ND (701-252-1290); Additional        4/1/2009       3/31/2012
                                         Location: Appleton, MN.
Lincoln...............................  Lincoln, NE (402-435-4386); Additional          4/1/2009       3/31/2012
                                         Location: Farwell, TX.
Midsouth..............................  Memphis, TN (901-942-3216); Additional          4/1/2009       3/31/2012
                                         Locations: North Little Rock, AR and
                                         Stoneville, MS.
Sioux City............................  Sioux City, IA (712-255-8073);                  4/1/2009       3/31/2012
                                         Additional Locations: Fort Dodge, IA;
                                         Windom, MN.
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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 USGSA.

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

Alan R. Christian,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
Administration.
 [FR Doc. E9-5983 Filed 3-18-09; 8:45 am]
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