[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31580-31581]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13452]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Opportunity for Designation in the State of Alabama; Saginaw, TX; 
Essex, IL; Springfield, IL; Savage, MN; and State of Washington 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 December 31, 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: Alabama 
Department of Agriculture and Industries (Alabama); Gulf Country Grain 
Inspection Service, Inc. (Gulf Country); Kankakee Grain Inspection, 
Inc. (Kankakee); Springfield Grain Inspection, Inc. (Springfield); 
State Grain Inspection, Inc. (State Grain); and Washington Department 
of Agriculture (Washington).

DATES:  Applications and comments must be received by July 1, 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: William A. Ashley, Acting 
Quality Assurance and Designation Branch Chief, Quality Assurance and 
Compliance Division, GIPSA, USDA, Room 1647-S, 1400 Independence 
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250.
     Mail: William A. Ashley, Acting Quality Assurance and 
Designation Branch Chief, Quality Assurance and 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

Alabama

     Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following 
geographic area, the entire State of Alabama, except those export port 
locations within the State, is assigned to this official agency.

Gulf Country

    Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic 
area in the State of Texas is assigned to this agency:
     Bounded on the North by the northern Young, Jack, 
Montague, Cooke, Grayson, Fannin, Lamar, Red River, Morris, and Marion 
County lines east to the Texas State line;
     Bounded on the East by the eastern Texas State line south 
to the southern Shelby County line;
     Bounded on the South by the southern Shelby, Rusk, Smith, 
Henderson, Navarro, Hill, Bosque, Hamilton, and Mills County lines west 
to the western Mills County line; and
     Bounded on the West by the western Mills, Comanche, 
Eastland, Stephens, and Young County lines north to the northern Young 
County line.

Kankakee

    Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic 
area, in the State of Illinois, is assigned to this official agency:
     Bounded on the North by the northern Bureau County line; 
the northern LaSalle and Grundy County lines; the northern Will County 
line east-southeast to Interstate 57;
     Bounded on the East by Interstate 57 south to U.S. Route 
52; U.S. Route 52 south to the Kankakee County line;
     Bounded on the South by the southern Kankakee and Grundy 
County lines; the southern LaSalle County line west to State Route 17; 
State Route 17 west to U.S. Route 51; U.S. Route 51 north to State 
Route 18; State Route 18 west to State Route 26; State Route 26 south 
to State Route 116; State Route 116 south to Interstate 74; Interstate 
74 west to the western Peoria County line; and
     Bounded on the West by the western Peoria and Stark County 
lines; the northern Stark County line east to State Route 40; State 
Route 40 north to the Bureau County line.

Springfield

    Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic 
area, in the State of Illinois, is assigned to this official agency:
     Bounded on the North by the northern Schuyler, Cass, and 
Menard County lines; the western Logan County line north to State Route 
10; State Route 10 east to the west side of Beason;
     Bounded on the East by a straight line from the west side 
of Beason southwest to Elkhart on Interstate 55; a straight line from 
Elkhart southeast to Stonington on State Route 48; a straight line from 
Stonington southwest to Irving on State Route 16;
     Bounded on the South by State Route 16 west to the eastern 
Macoupin County line; the eastern, southern, and western Macoupin 
County lines; the southern and western Greene County lines; the 
southern Pike County line; and

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     Bounded on the West by the western Pike County line west 
to U.S. route 54; U.S. Route 54 northeast to State Route 107; State 
Route 107 northeast to State Route 104; State Route 104 east to the 
western Morgan County line. The western Morgan, Cass, and Schuyler 
County lines.
    The following grain elevator, located outside of the above 
contiguous geographic area, is part of this geographic area assignment: 
East Lincoln Farmers Grain Co., Lincoln, Logan County (located inside 
Central Illinois Grain Inspection, Inc.'s, area).

State Grain

    Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic 
area, the State of Minnesota, is assigned to this official agency:
     Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Carver, Scott, Dakota, 
Brown, Nicollet, Le Sueur, Rice, Goodhue, Watonwan, Blue Earth, Waseca, 
Steele, Dodge, McLeod, and Sibley Counties.

Washington

    Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic 
areas, in the States of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, are assigned to 
this official agency:
     The northern half of the State of Idaho down to the 
northern boundaries of Adams, Valley, and Lemhi Counties.
     The entire States of Oregon and Washington, except those 
export port locations within the States that are serviced by GIPSA or 
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 January 1, 2012, and ending December 31, 2014. 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 
Alabama, Gulf Country, Kankakee, Springfield, State Grain, and 
Washington 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 applicants will be designated.

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

J. Dudley Butler,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-13452 Filed 5-31-11; 8:45 am]
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