[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 15936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6592]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Designation for the Owensboro, KY; Bloomington, IL; Iowa Falls, 
IA; Casa Grande, AZ; Fargo, ND; Grand Forks, ND; and Plainview, TX 
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): J. W. Barton Grain Inspection 
Service, Inc. (Barton); Central Illinois Grain Inspection, Inc. 
(Central Illinois); Central Iowa Grain Inspection Service, Inc. 
(Central Iowa); Farwell Commodity and Grain Services, Inc. (Farwell 
Southwest); North Dakota Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (North Dakota); 
Northern Plains Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (Northern Plains); and 
Plainview Grain Inspection and Weighing Service, Inc. (Plainview).

DATES: Effective Date: April 1, 2011.

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 August 30, 2010, Federal Register (75 
FR 52925), GIPSA requested applications for designation to provide 
official services in the geographic areas presently serviced by the 
agencies named above. Applications were due by September 29, 2010.
    Barton, Central Illinois, Central Iowa, Farwell Southwest, North 
Dakota, Northern Plains, and Plainview 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 Barton, Central Illinois, Central Iowa, Farwell 
Southwest, North Dakota, Northern Plains, and Plainview are qualified 
to provide official services in the geographic areas specified in the 
August 30, 2010, Federal Register for which they applied. These 
designation actions to provide official services in the specified areas 
are effective April 1, 2011 and will terminate on March 31, 2014.
    Interested persons may obtain official services by contacting these 
agencies at the following telephone numbers:

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                                                                                    Designation     Designation
            Official agency                Headquarters location and telephone         start            end
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Barton................................  Owensboro, KY (270) 683-0616............        4/1/2011       3/31/2014
Central Illinois......................  Bloomington, IL (309) 827-7121..........        4/1/2011       3/31/2014
Central Iowa..........................  Iowa Falls, IA (641) 648-3467...........        4/1/2011       3/31/2014
                                        Additional Location: Alden, IA..........
Farwell Southwest.....................  Farwell, TX (520) 421-1027..............        4/1/2011       3/31/2014
North Dakota..........................  Fargo, ND (701) 293-7420................        4/1/2011       3/31/2014
                                        Additional Locations: Taylor, ND; Ayr,
                                         ND; Teutopolis, IL; Cahokia, IL; Wayne
                                         City, IL; Enderlin, ND; Hillsboro, ND.
Northern Plains.......................  Grand Forks, ND (701) 772-2414..........        4/1/2011       3/31/2014
Plainview.............................  Plainview, TX (806) 893-1364............        4/1/2011       3/31/2014
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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 no longer than 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. 2011-6592 Filed 3-21-11; 8:45 am]
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