[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 25, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 29310]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12382]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Designation for the Muncie, IN; Fremont, NE; Maryland; and West 
Lafayette, IN 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): East Indiana Grain Inspection, 
Inc. (East Indiana); Fremont Grain Inspection Department, Inc. 
(Fremont); Maryland Department of Agriculture (Maryland); Enid Grain 
Inspection Company, Inc. (Enid); and Titus Grain Inspection, Inc. 
(Titus).

DATES: Effective Date: July 1, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Karen W. Guagliardo, 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: Karen W. Guagliardo, 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 September 4, 2009, Federal Register 
(74 FR 45803), GIPSA requested applications for designation to provide 
official services in the geographic areas presently serviced by the 
agencies named above. Applications were due by October 1, 2009.
    East Indiana, Fremont, Maryland, and Titus 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 East Indiana, Fremont, Maryland, and Titus are 
qualified to provide official services in the geographic areas 
specified in the September 4, 2009, Federal Register for which they 
applied. These designation actions to provide official services in the 
specified areas are effective July 1, 2010, and terminate on June 30, 
2013.
    Interested persons may obtain official services by calling the 
telephone numbers listed below:

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                                      Headquarters location and
          Official agency                     telephone              Designation start        Designation end
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East Indiana.......................  Muncie, IN (765-289-1206)..  7/1/2010..............  6/30/2013
Fremont............................  Fremont, NE (402-721-5086).  7/1/2010..............  6/30/2013
                                     Additonal Location:
                                      Denison, IA.
Maryland...........................  Annapolis, MD (410-841-      7/1/2010..............  6/30/2013
                                      2750).
Titus..............................  West Lafayette, IN (765-497- 7/1/2010..............  6/30/2013
                                      2202).
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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.

Marianne Plaus,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-12382 Filed 5-24-10; 8:45 am]
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