[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 52 (Thursday, March 19, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11711-11712]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-5985]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Opportunity for Designation in the Pocatello, ID; Lewiston, ID; 
Evansville, IN; and Utah Areas and Request for Comments on the Official 
Agencies Serving These Areas

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The designations of the official agencies listed below will 
end on September 30, 2009. We are asking persons or governmental 
agencies interested in providing official services in the areas served 
by these agencies to submit an application for designation. We are also 
asking for comments on the quality of services provided by these 
currently designated agencies:
Idaho Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (Idaho);
Lewiston Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (Lewiston);
Ohio Valley Grain Inspection, Inc. (Ohio Valley); and
Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (Utah).

DATES: Applications and comments must be received on or before April 1, 
2009.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit applications and comments on this 
notice by any of the following methods:
     To apply for designation, go to ``FGISonline'' at https://fgis.gipsa.usda.gov/default_home_FGIS.aspx then select Delegations/
Designations and Export Registrations (DDR). You will need a USDA e-
authentication, username, password, and a customer number prior to 
applying.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Karen Guagliardo, Review Branch 
Chief, Compliance Division, GIPSA, USDA, Room 1647-S, 1400 Independence 
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250.

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     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 and reading comments 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: Section 7(f)(1) of the United States Grain 
Standards Act (USGSA) (7 U.S.C. 71-87k) 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.
    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.

Areas Open for Designation

Idaho

    Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic 
area, in the State of Idaho, is assigned to this official agency:
    The southern half of the State up to the northern boundaries of 
Adams, Valley, and Lemhi Counties.

Lewiston

    Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic 
area, in the States of Idaho and Oregon, is assigned to this official 
agency:

In Idaho:

    The northern half of the state down to the northern boundaries of 
Adams, Valley, and Lemhi Counties.

In Oregon:

    The entire state of Oregon, except those export port locations 
within the State which are serviced by GIPSA.

Ohio Valley

    Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic 
area, in the States of Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee, is assigned to 
this official agency:

In Indiana:

    Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Knox (except the area west of U.S. Route 
41 (150) from Sullivan County south to U.S. Route 50), Pike, Posey, 
Vanderburgh, and Warrick Counties.

In Kentucky:

    Caldwell, Christian, Crittenden, Henderson, Hopkins (west of State 
Route 109 south of the Western Kentucky Parkway), Logan, Todd, Union, 
and Webster (west of Alternate U.S. Route 41 and State Route 814) 
Counties.

In Tennessee:

    Cheatham, Davidson, and Robertson Counties, Tennessee.

Utah

    Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the entire State of Utah is 
assigned to this official agency.

Opportunity for Designation

    Interested persons or governmental agencies, including Idaho, 
Lewiston, Ohio Valley, and Utah, may apply for designation to provide 
official services in the geographic areas specified above under the 
provisions of section 7(f) of the USGSA and 7 CFR 800.196(d). 
Designation in the specified geographic areas is for the period 
beginning October 1, 2009, and ending September 30, 2012. To apply for 
designation or for more information contact the Compliance Division at 
the address listed above or visit the GIPSA Web site at http://www.gipsa.usda.gov.

Request for Comments

    We are publishing this notice to provide interested persons the 
opportunity to comment on the quality of services provided by the 
Idaho, Lewiston, Ohio Valley, and Utah official agencies. In the 
designation process, we are particularly interested in receiving 
comments citing reasons and pertinent data supporting or objecting to 
the designation of the applicants. Submit all comments to the 
Compliance Division at the above address or at http://www.regulations.gov.
    In determining which applicant will be designated, we will consider 
applications, comments, and other available information.

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

Alan R. Christian,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
Administration.
 [FR Doc. E9-5985 Filed 3-18-09; 8:45 am]
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