[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31579-31580]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13453]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Designation for the State of Georgia and State of Montana Areas

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

ACTION: Notice.

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

DATES: Effective Date: July 1, 2011.

ADDRESSES: William A. Ashley, Acting Branch Chief, Quality Assurance 
and Designation Branch, Compliance Division, GIPSA, USDA, STOP 3604, 
Room 1647-S, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-3604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William A. Ashley, 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 January 4, 2011, Federal Register (76 
FR 317), GIPSA requested applications for designation to provide 
official services in the geographic areas presently serviced by the 
Georgia Department of Agriculture (Georgia) and the Montana Department 
of Agriculture (Montana). Applications were due by February 3, 2011.
    Georgia and Montana were the sole applicants for designation 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 Georgia and Montana are 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 these specified areas is effective July 1, 
2011 and terminates on June 30, 2014.
    Interested persons may obtain official services by contacting this 
agency at the following telephone numbers:

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                                                                                    Designation     Designation
              Official agency                Headquarters location and telephone       start            end
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Georgia....................................  Atlanta, GA (229) 386-3141.........        7/1/2011      6/30/2014.
                                             Additional Location: Tifton, GA....
Montana....................................  Helena, MT (406) 761-2141..........        7/1/2011      6/30/2014.
                                             Additional Locations: Great Falls
                                              and Plentywood, MT.
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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. 2011-13453 Filed 5-31-11; 8:45 am]
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