[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15936-15938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6589]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Opportunity for Designation in the Aberdeen, SD; Decatur, IL; 
Hastings, NE; Fulton, IL; the State of Missouri, and the State of South 
Carolina Areas; Request for Comments on the Official Agencies Servicing 
These Areas

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

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ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The designations of the official agencies listed below will 
end on September 30, 2011. 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: Aberdeen Grain 
Inspection, Inc. (Aberdeen); Decatur Grain Inspection, Inc. (Decatur); 
Hastings Grain Inspection, Inc. (Hastings); John R. McCrea Agency, Inc. 
(McCrea); Missouri Department of Agriculture (Missouri); and South 
Carolina Department of Agriculture (South Carolina).

DATES: Applications and comments must be received by April 21, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit applications and comments concerning this notice 
using any of the following methods:
     Applying for Designation on the Internet: Use FGISonline 
(https://fgis.gipsa.usda.gov/default_home_FGIS.aspx) and then click 
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 Using the Internet: Go to Regulations.gov 
(http://www.regulations.gov). Instructions for submitting and reading 
comments are detailed on the site.
     Hand Delivery/Courier Address: Karen W. Guagliardo, Review 
Branch Chief, Compliance Division, GIPSA, USDA, Room 1647-S, 1400 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250.
     Mail: Karen W. Guagliardo, Review Branch Chief, Compliance 
Division, GIPSA, USDA, STOP 3604, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20250-3604.
     Fax: Karen W. Guagliardo, 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: Karen W. Guagliardo, 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:

Aberdeen

    Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic 
areas in the States of North Dakota and South Dakota are assigned to 
this official agency:
     Bounded on the North by U.S. Route 12 east to State Route 
22; State Route 22 north to the Burlington-Northern (BN) line; the 
Burlington-Northern (BN) line east to State Route 21; State Route 21 
east to State Route 49; State Route 49 south to the North Dakota-South 
Dakota State line; the North Dakota-South Dakota State line east to 
U.S. Route 83; U.S. Route 83 north to State Route 13; State Route 13 
east and north to McIntosh County; the northern McIntosh County line 
east to Dickey County; the northern Dickey County line east to U.S. 
Route 281; U.S. Route 281 south to the North Dakota-South Dakota State 
line; the North Dakota-South Dakota State line east;
     Bounded on the East by the eastern South Dakota State line 
(the Big Sioux River) to A54B;
     Bounded on the South by A54B west to State Route 11; State 
Route 11 north to State Route 44 (U.S. 18); State Route 44 west to the 
Missouri River; the Missouri River south-southeast to the South Dakota 
State line; the southern South Dakota State line west; and
     Bounded on the West by the western South Dakota State line 
north; the western North Dakota State line north to U.S. Route 12.

Decatur

    Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic 
areas in the State of Illinois are assigned to this official agency:
     Bounded on the North by the northern and eastern DeWitt 
County lines; the eastern Macon County line south to Interstate 72; 
Interstate 72 northeast to the eastern Piatt County line;
     Bounded on the East by the eastern Piatt, Moultrie, and 
Shelby County lines;
     Bounded on the South by the southern Shelby County line; a 
straight line running along the southern Montgomery County line west to 
State Route 16 to a point approximately one mile northeast of Irving; 
and
     Bounded on the West by a straight line from this point 
northeast to Stonington on State Route 48; a straight line from 
Stonington northwest to Elkhart on Interstate 55; a straight line from 
Elkhart northeast to the west side of Beason on State Route 10; State 
Route 10 east to DeWitt County; the western DeWitt County line.
    Decatur's assigned geographic area does not include the following 
grain elevators inside Decatur's area, which have been and will 
continue to be serviced by the following official agency: Champaign-
Danville Grain Inspection Departments, Inc.: Moultrie Grain 
Association, Cadwell, Moultrie County; Tabor Grain Company (three 
elevators), Farmer City, DeWitt County; and Topflight Grain Company, 
Monticello, Piatt County.

Hastings

    Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic 
areas in the State of Nebraska are assigned to this official agency:
     Bounded on the North by the northern Nebraska State line 
from the western Sioux County line east to the eastern Knox County 
line;
     Bounded on the East by the eastern and southern Knox 
County lines; the eastern Antelope County line; the northern Madison 
County line east to U.S. Route 81; U.S. Route 81 south to the southern 
Madison County line; the southern Madison County line; the eastern 
Boone, Nance, and Merrick County lines; the Platte River southwest; the 
eastern Hamilton County line; the northern and eastern Fillmore County 
lines; the southern Fillmore County line west to U.S. Route 81; U.S. 
Route 81 south to State Highway 8; State Highway 8 west to the County 
Road 1 mile west of U.S. Route 81; the County Road south to the 
southern Nebraska State line;
     Bounded on the South by the southern Nebraska State line, 
from the County Road 1 mile west of U.S. Route 81, west to the western 
Dundy County line; and
     Bounded on the West by the western Dundy, Chase, Perkins, 
and Keith County lines; the southern and western Garden County lines; 
the southern Morrill County line west to U.S. Route 385; U.S. Route 385 
north to the southern Box Butte County line; the southern and western 
Sioux County lines north to the northern Nebraska State line.
    The following grain elevators, located outside of the above 
contiguous

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geographic area, are part of this geographic area assignment: Farmers 
Coop, and Big Springs Elevator, both in Big Springs, Deuel County 
(located inside Kansas Grain Inspection Service, Inc.'s area); and 
Huskers Cooperative Grain Company, Columbus, Platte County (located 
inside Fremont Grain Inspection Department, Inc.'s, area).

McCrea

    Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic 
areas in the States of Illinois and Iowa are assigned to this official 
agency:
     Carroll and Whiteside Counties, Illinois and
     Clinton and Jackson Counties, Iowa.

Missouri

    Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the entire State of 
Missouri is assigned to this official agency.

South Carolina

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

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, 2011, and ending September 30, 2014. To 
apply for designation or for more information, contact Karen W. 
Guagliardo 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 
Aberdeen, Decatur, Hastings, McCrea, Missouri, and South Carolina 
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 Karen W. Guagliardo at the above address or at http://www.regulations.gov.
    We consider applications, comments, and other available information 
when determining which applicants will be designated.

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

J. Dudley Butler,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-6589 Filed 3-21-11; 8:45 am]
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