[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 79 (Monday, April 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22863-22864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9940]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Designation for the Lewiston, ID Area

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the designation of the Washington 
Department of Agriculture (Washington) to provide official services 
under the United States Grain Standards Act, as amended (USGSA).

DATES: Effective Date: March 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

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during regular business hours (7 CFR 1.27(c)).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the January 4, 2011, Federal Register (76 
FR 317), GIPSA requested applications for designation to provide 
official services in the geographic area previously serviced by 
Lewiston Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (Lewiston). Applications were 
due by February 3, 2011.
    Washington was the sole applicant for designation to provide 
official services in this area. 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 Washington is qualified to provide official services in 
the geographic area specified in the January 4, 2011, Federal Register 
for which they applied. This designation action to provide official 
services in the specified area is effective March 1, 2011 and will 
terminate on December 31, 2011.
    Effective March 1, 2011, Washington's present geographic area is 
amended to include the following areas in the States of Idaho and 
Oregon:
     The northern half of the State of Idaho down to the 
northern boundaries of Adams, Valley, and Lemhi Counties.
     The entire State of Oregon, except those export port 
locations within the State that are serviced by GIPSA.
    Interested persons may obtain official services by contacting this 
agency at the following telephone number:

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                                                                                    Designation     Designation
             Official agency                Headquarters location and telephone        start            end
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Washington...............................  Olympia, WA (360) 753-1484 Additional       3/1/2011      12/31/2011
                                            Locations: Colfax, Othello, Pasco,
                                            Quincy, Spokane, and Yakima, WA.
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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. 2011-9940 Filed 4-22-11; 8:45 am]
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