[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 9, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65090-65091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-29349]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Opportunity for Designation in the Muncie, IN; Fremont, NE; 
Maryland; and West Lafayette, IN Areas; Request for Comments on the 
Official Agencies Servicing 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 June 30, 2010. We are asking persons or governmental agencies 
interested in providing official services in the areas presently served 
by these agencies to submit an application for designation. In 
addition, we are asking for comments on the quality of services 
provided by the following designated agencies: East Indiana Grain 
Inspection, Inc. (East Indiana); Fremont Grain Inspection Department, 
Inc. (Fremont); Maryland Department of Agriculture (Maryland); and 
Titus Grain Inspection, Inc. (Titus).

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DATES:  Applications and comments must be received on or before January 
4, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit applications and comments concerning this notice 
using any of the following methods:
     Internet: Apply using FGISonline (https://fgis.gipsa.usda.gov/default_home_FGIS.aspx) by clicking on the 
Delegations/Designations and Export Registrations (DDR) link. You will 
need to obtain an FGISonline customer number and USDA eAuthentication 
username and password prior to applying. Submit comments at http://www.regulations.gov. Instructions for submitting and reading comments 
are detailed on the site.
     Hand Delivery/Courier Address: William A. Ashley, Acting 
Review Branch Chief, Compliance Division, GIPSA, USDA, Room 1647-S, 
1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250.
     Mail: William A. Ashley, Acting Review Branch Chief, 
Compliance Division, GIPSA, USDA, STOP 3604, 1400 Independence Avenue, 
SW., Washington, DC 20250-3604.
     Fax: William A. Ashley, 202-690-2755.
     E-mail: [email protected].
    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(c)).

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

East Indiana

    Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic 
areas in the States of Indiana and Ohio are assigned to this official 
agency:
     Blackford, Delaware, Fayette, Grant (east of State Route 5 
and north of State Route 18), Henry, Jay, Madison (north of State Route 
132 and east of State Route 13), Randolph, Rush, Union, and Wayne 
Counties in Indiana.
     Darke County, Ohio.

Fremont

    Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic 
areas in the States of Iowa and Nebraska are assigned to this official 
agency:
     Carroll (west of U.S. Route 71), Clay (west of U.S. Route 
71), Crawford, Dickinson (west of U.S. Route 71), Harrison (east of 
State Route 183), O'Brien (north of County Road B24 and east of U.S. 
Route 59), Osceola (east of U.S. Route 59), and Shelby Counties in 
Iowa.
     Burt, Butler, Colfax, Cuming, Dodge, Madison (east of U.S. 
Route 81), Pierce (east of U.S. Route 81 and South of U.S. Route 20), 
Platte, Polk, Saunders (west of U.S. Route 77), Stanton, Washington 
(north of State Route 91), and Wayne Counties in Nebraska.
    Fremont also services two elevators within Omaha Grain Inspection 
Service, Inc.'s area: Farmers Union Cooperative Association and Krumel 
Grain and Storage, both located in Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska.
    Fremont's assigned geographic areas do not include the following 
grain elevators:
     Huskers Cooperative Grain Company located in Columbus, 
Platte County, Nebraska (serviced by Hastings Grain Inspection, Inc.).
     United Farmers Cooperative located in Rising City, Butler 
County and two elevators in Shelby, Polk County, Nebraska (serviced by 
Omaha Grain Inspection Service, Inc.).

Maryland

    Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the entire State of 
Maryland, except those export port locations within the State, is 
assigned to this official agency.

Titus

    Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic 
area within the State of Indiana is assigned to this official agency:
     Benton, Carroll (north of State Route 25), Fountain (east 
of U.S. Route 41), Jasper (south of U.S. Route 24), Newton (east of 
State Route 55 and south of U.S. Route 24), Pulaski, Tippecanoe, Warren 
(east of U.S. Route 41), and White Counties.
    Titus also services the following grain elevators located within 
Champaign-Danville Grain Inspection Department, Inc. and Frankfort 
Grain Inspection, Inc.'s service areas:
     Boswell Chase Grain, Inc., Boswell, Benton County; Archer 
Daniels Midland Company, Dunn, Benton County; and Archer Daniels 
Midland Company, Raub, Benton County (Champaign-Danville Grain 
Inspection Department, Inc.'s, area).
     The Andersons, Delphi, Carroll County; Frick Services, 
Inc., Leiters Ford, Fulton County; and Cargill, Inc., Linden, 
Montgomery County (Frankfort Grain Inspection, Inc.).

Opportunity for Designation

    Interested persons or governmental agencies 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 July 1, 2010, and ending June 30, 2013. To apply 
for designation or for more information, contact William A. Ashley at 
the address listed above or visit GIPSA's 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 East 
Indiana, Fremont, Maryland, and Titus 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 William A. 
Ashley at the above address or at http://www.regulations.gov.
    We consider applications, comments, and other available information 
when determining which applicant will be designated.

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

J. Dudley Butler,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-29349 Filed 12-8-09; 8:45 am]
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