[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 103 (Monday, June 1, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 26188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-12634]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration


Designation for Topeka, KS; Cedar Rapids, IA; Minot, ND; and 
Cincinnati, OH

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the designation of the following 
organizations to provide official services under the United States 
Grain Standards Act, as amended (USGSA): Kansas Grain Inspection 
Service, Inc. (Kansas); Mid-Iowa Grain Inspection, Inc. (Mid-Iowa); 
Minot Grain Inspection, Inc. (Minot); and Tri-State Grain Inspection 
Service, Inc. (Tri-State).

DATES: Effective Date: July 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 December 1, 2008, Federal Register 
(73 FR 72762), GIPSA requested applications for designation to provide 
official services in the geographic area named above. Applications were 
due by January 2, 2009.
    Kansas, Mid-Iowa, Minot, and Tri-State 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 Kansas, Mid-Iowa, Minot, and Tri-State are able to provide 
official services in the geographic areas specified in the December 1, 
2008, Federal Register, for which they applied. This designation action 
to provide official services in the specified area is effective July 1, 
2009 and terminates on June 30, 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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Kansas.................................  Topeka, KS (785-233-7063); Additional          7/1/2009       6/30/2012
                                          Location(s): Colby, CO; Dodge City,
                                          KS; Hutchinson, KS; Kansas City, KS;
                                          Salina, KS; Wichita, KS; and Sidney,
                                          NE.
Mid-Iowa...............................  Cedar Rapids, IA (319-363-0239);               7/1/2009       6/30/2012
                                          Additional Location(s): Clayton, IA
                                          and Clinton, IA.
Minot..................................  Minot, ND (701-838-1734)...............        7/1/2009       6/30/2012
Tri-State..............................  Cincinnati, OH (513-251-6571)..........        7/1/2009       6/30/2012
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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.

J. Dudley Butler,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards 
Administration.
 [FR Doc. E9-12634 Filed 5-29-09; 8:45 am]
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