[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 43 (Monday, March 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13073-13074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5250]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Designation for the Jamestown, ND; Lincoln, NE; Memphis, TN; and 
Sioux City, IA Areas

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the designation of Grain Inspection, Inc. 
(Jamestown); Lincoln Inspection Service, Inc. (Lincoln); Midsouth Grain 
Inspection Service (Midsouth); and Sioux City Grain Inspection and 
Weighing Service, Inc. (Sioux City) to provide official services under 
the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA), as amended.

DATES: Effective Date: April 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 September 20, 2011 Federal Register 
(76 FR 58241), GIPSA requested applications for designation to provide 
official services in the geographic areas presently serviced by 
Jamestown, Lincoln, Midsouth, and Sioux City. Applications were due by 
October 20, 2011.
    In the Lincoln, NE; Memphis, TN; and Sioux City, IA areas, Lincoln, 
Midsouth, and Sioux City, respectively were the sole applicants for 
designation to provide official services.
    In the Jamestown, ND area, Jamestown applied for the entire 
geographic area and North Dakota Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (North 
Dakota) applied for a portion of the geographic area. GIPSA received 
three favorable service comments from customers requesting that North 
Dakota be designated for the geographic area they applied for since 
they currently receive service by North Dakota through the exceptions 
program. GIPSA reviewed designation criteria in section 79(f) of the 
USGSA (7 U.S.C. 79(f)) to determine the best qualified applicant to 
provide service. Criteria include past performance, the stability and 
quality of service, cooperation with GIPSA, adequacy of resources, the 
cost of inspection service, the comments received, the accuracy and 
detail of their plans, past practices, and financial impact. After a 
comprehensive review of the designation criteria, GIPSA determined that 
Jamestown is the best qualified applicant for the Jamestown, ND area.
    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 Jamestown, Lincoln, Midsouth, and Sioux City are 
qualified to provide official services in the geographic area specified 
in the Federal Register on September 20, 2011. This designation action 
to provide official services in these specified areas is effective 
April 1, 2012 and terminates on March 31, 2015.
    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       Telephone          start            end
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Jamestown............................  Jamestown, ND..........    (701) 252-1290        4/1/2012       3/31/2015
Lincoln..............................  Lincoln, NE............    (402) 435-4386        4/1/2012       3/31/2015
Midsouth.............................  Memphis, TN............    (901) 942-3216        4/1/2012       3/31/2015
Sioux City...........................  Sioux City, IA.........    (712) 255-8073        4/1/2012       3/31/2015
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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. 2012-5250 Filed 3-2-12; 8:45 am]
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