[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 9, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 65088]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-29346]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Designation for the West Sacramento, CA; Frankfort, IN; 
Indianapolis, IN; and Virginia Areas

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): California Agri Inspection 
Company, Ltd. (California Agri); Frankfort Grain Inspection, Inc. 
(Frankfort); Indianapolis Grain Inspection & Weighing Service, Inc. 
(Indianapolis); and Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer 
Services (Virginia).

DATES: Effective Date: January 1, 2010.

ADDRESSES: William A. Ashley, Acting Branch Chief, Review Branch, 
Compliance Division, GIPSA, USDA, STOP 3604, Room 1647-S, 1400 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-3604

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William A. Ashley, 202-720-8262 or 
[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(c)).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the June 1, 2009, Federal Register (74 FR 
26199), GIPSA requested applications for designation to provide 
official services in the geographic areas presently serviced by the 
agencies named above. Applications were due by July 1, 2009.
    California Agri, Frankfort, Indianapolis, and Virginia were the 
sole applicants for designations to provide official services in these 
areas. As a result, GIPSA did not ask for additional comments.
    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 California Agri, Frankfort, Indianapolis, and Virginia 
are able to provide official services in the geographic areas specified 
in the June 1, 2009, Federal Register for which they applied. These 
designation actions to provide official services in the specified areas 
are effective January 1, 2010, and terminate on December 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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California Agri.....................  West Sacramento, CA (916-374-9700),               1/1/2010      12/31/2012
                                       Additional Locations: Corcoran and
                                       Stockton, CA.
Frankfort...........................  Frankfort, IN (765-258-3624)..............        1/1/2010      12/31/2012
Indianapolis........................  Indianapolis, IN (317-899-2337)...........        1/1/2010      12/31/2012
Virginia............................  Richmond, VA (804-786-0480), Additional           1/1/2010      12/31/2012
                                       Location: Chesapeake, VA.
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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; 
however, designations 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. E9-29346 Filed 12-8-09; 8:45 am]
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