[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 27 (Thursday, February 9, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6780-6781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3006]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Designation for the State of Alabama; Saginaw, TX; Essex, IL; 
Springfield, IL; Savage, MN; and State of Washington Areas

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

ACTION: Notice.

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

DATES: Effective Date: January 1, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Eric J. Jabs, Chief, USDA, GIPSA, FGIS, QACD, QADB, 10383 
North Ambassador Drive Kansas City, MO 64153.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric J. Jabs, 816-659-8408 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 June 1, 2011 Federal Register (76 FR 
31580), GIPSA requested applications for designation to provide 
official services in the geographic areas presently serviced by 
Alabama, Gulf Country, Kankakee, Springfield, State Grain, and 
Washington. Applications were due by July 1, 2011.
    Alabama, Gulf Country, Kankakee, Springfield, State Grain, and 
Washington 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 79(f) of the USGSA (7 U.S.C. 79(f)) and determined 
that the applicants Alabama, Gulf Country, Kankakee, Springfield, State 
Grain, and Washington are qualified to provide official services in the 
geographic area specified in the Federal Register on June 1, 2011. This 
designation action to provide official services in these specified 
areas is effective January 1, 2012 and terminates on December 31, 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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Alabama....................................  Montgomery, AL, (251) 438-2549.....        1/1/2012      12/31/2014
Gulf Country...............................  Saginaw, TX, (817) 306-5900........        1/1/2012      12/31/2014
Kankakee...................................  Essex, IL, (815) 365-2268..........        1/1/2012      12/31/2014
                                             Additional Location: Tiskilwa, IL..
Springfield................................  Springfield, IL, (217) 522-5233....        1/1/2012      12/31/2014
State Grain................................  Savage, MN, (952) 808-8566.........        1/1/2012      12/31/2014
Washington.................................  Olympia, WA, (360) 753-1484........        1/1/2012      12/31/2014

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                                             Additional Locations: Colfax,
                                              Othello, Pasco, Quincy, Spokane,
                                              and Yakima, WA.
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    Section 79(f) of the USGSA authorizes the Secretary 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)).
    Under section 79(g) of the USGSA, designations of official agencies 
are effective for no longer than three years unless terminated by the 
Secretary; however, designations may be renewed according to the 
criteria and procedures prescribed in section 79(f) of the USGSA.

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

Alan R. Christian,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-3006 Filed 2-8-12; 8:45 am]
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