[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 58241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24041]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Designation for the Aberdeen, SD; Decatur, IL; Hastings, NE; 
Fulton, IL; the State of Missouri, and the State of South Carolina 
Areas

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

ACTION: Notice.

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

DATES: Effective Date: October 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 March 22, 2011, Federal Register (76 
FR 15937), GIPSA requested applications for designation to provide 
official services in the geographic areas presently serviced by 
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). Applications were due by April 21, 2011.
    Aberdeen, Decatur, Hastings, McCrea, Missouri, and South Carolina 
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 Aberdeen, Decatur, Hastings, McCrea, Missouri, and 
South Carolina are qualified to provide official services in the 
geographic area specified in the March 22, 2011, Federal Register for 
which they applied. This designation action to provide official 
services in these specified areas is effective October 1, 2011 and 
terminates on September 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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Aberdeen...................................  Aberdeen, SD, (605) 225-8432;             10/1/2011       9/30/2014
                                              Additional Location: Mitchell, SD.
Decatur....................................  Decatur, IL, (217) 429-2466........       10/1/2011       9/30/2014
Hastings...................................  Hastings, NE, (402) 462-4254;             10/1/2011       9/30/2014
                                              Additional Location: Grand Island,
                                              NE.
McCrea.....................................  Fulton, IL, (815) 589-9955.........       10/1/2011       9/30/2014
Missouri...................................  Jefferson City, MO, (573) 751-5515;       10/1/2011       9/30/2014
                                              Additional Locations: Kansas City,
                                              Marshall, St. Joseph, New Madrid,
                                              and Vandalia, MO.
South Carolina.............................  Columbia, SC, (803) 734-2200;             10/1/2011       9/30/2014
                                              Additional Location: Vance, SC.
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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.

Alan Christian,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-24041 Filed 9-19-11; 8:45 am]
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