[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 31, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16068-16069]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7122]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Opportunity for Designation in the Amarillo, TX; Cairo, IL; State 
of Louisiana; State of North Carolina; Belmond, IA; State of New 
Jersey; and State of New York 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 September 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: Amarillo Grain 
Exchange, Inc. (Amarillo); Cairo Grain Inspection Agency, Inc. (Cairo); 
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (Louisiana); North 
Carolina Department of Agriculture (North Carolina); and D. R. Schaal 
Agency, Inc. (Schaal).

DATES: Applications and comments must be received by April 30, 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

Amarillo

    Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic 
areas, in the States of Oklahoma and Texas are assigned to this 
official agency:
     Armstrong (north of Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red 
River), Carson, Childress, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith (east of 
U.S. Route 385), Donley, Gray, Hansford, Hall (east of U.S. Route 287), 
Harley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, 
Potter, Randall (north of Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River, State 
Route 217 and FM 1062), Roberts, Sherman, and Wheeler Counties in 
Texas.
     Beaver, Cimarron, and Texas Counties in Oklahoma.

Cairo

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

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     Alexander, Jackson County (south of State Route 3, State 
Route 149, and State Route 13; west of U.S. Route 51), Johnson, Hardin, 
Massac, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph County (south of State Route 150 and 
south of State Route 3), and Union Counties in Illinois.
     Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, 
Livingston, Lyon, Marshall, McCracken, and Trigg Counties in Kentucky.
     Benton, Dickson, Henry, Houston, Humphreys, Lake, 
Montgomery, Obion, Stewart, and Weakley Counties in Tennessee.
    The Cargill, Inc., grain elevator in Tiptonville, Lake County, 
Tennessee, which is located within Cairo's assigned areas, is currently 
serviced, and will continue to be serviced by Midsouth Grain Inspection 
Service.

Louisiana

    Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the entire State of 
Louisiana, except those export port locations within the State which 
are serviced by GIPSA, is assigned to this official agency.

North Carolina

    Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the entire State of North 
Carolina, except those export port locations within the State which are 
serviced by GIPSA, is assigned to this official agency.

Schaal

    Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic 
areas, in the States of Iowa, Minnesota, New Jersey, and New York are 
assigned to this official agency:
     Butler (north of County Road C23 and County Road C33, east 
of County Road T47, and west of State Highway 188/County Road T64), 
Cerro Gordo, Floyd (west of County Road T64 and north of County Road 
B60), Franklin (north of County Road C55, County Road C25, and County 
Road C23 and west of U.S. Route 65, County Road S41, and County Road 
S56), Hancock, Kossuth (east of U.S. Route 169), Mitchell, Winnebago, 
Worth, Wright (north of State Route 3 and Interstate 35 and east of 
State Route 17 and U.S. Route 65) Counties in Iowa.
    The following grain elevators, located within Schaal's assigned 
geographic areas in the State of Iowa, are not serviced by Schaal: (1) 
Agvantage F.S., Chapin, Franklin County; (2) Five Star Coop, Rockwell, 
Cerro Gordo County (both serviced by Central Iowa Grain Inspection 
Service, Inc.); and (3) West Bend Elevator Co., Algona, Kossuth County; 
Stateline Coop, Burt, Kossuth County; Gold-Eagle, Goldfield, Wright 
County; and North Central Coop, Holmes, Wright County (serviced by 
Sioux City Inspection and Weighing Service Company).
     Faribault, Freeborn, and Mower Counties in Minnesota.
     The entire States of New Jersey and New York, except those 
export port locations within the States which are serviced by GIPSA.

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 October 1, 2010, and ending September 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 
Amarillo, Cairo, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Schaal 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. 2010-7122 Filed 3-30-10; 8:45 am]
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