[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 104 (Wednesday, May 30, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 31831]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13019]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Designation for the Topeka, KS; Cedar Rapids, IA; Minot, ND; and 
Cincinnati, OH Areas

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the designation of Kansas Grain Inspection 
Service, Inc. (Kansas); Mid-Iowa Grain Inspection, Inc. (Mid-Iowa); 
Minot Grain Inspection, Inc. (Mid-Iowa); and Tri-State Grain Inspection 
Service, Inc. (Tri-State) to provide official services under the United 
States Grain Standards Act (USGSA), as amended.

DATES: Effective Date: July 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 February 9, 2012 Federal Register (76 
FR 6781), GIPSA requested applications for designation to provide 
official services in the geographic areas presently serviced by Kansas, 
Mid-Iowa, Minot, and Tri-State. Applications were due by March 12, 
2012.
    Topeka, KS; Cedar Rapids, IA; Minot, ND and Cincinnati, OH areas 
were the sole applicants for designation to provide official services 
in those 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 Kansas, Mid-Iowa, Minot, and Tri-State are 
qualified to provide official services in the geographic area specified 
in the Federal Register on February 9, 2012. This designation action to 
provide official services in these specified areas is effective July 1, 
2012 and terminates on June 30, 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 and telephone      start         end
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Kansas........................................  Topeka, KS; (785) 233-7063............     7/1/2012    6/30/2015
Mid-Iowa......................................  Cedar Rapids, IA; (319) 363-0239......     7/1/2012    6/30/2015
Minot.........................................  Minot, ND; (701) 838-1734.............     7/1/2012    6/30/2015
Tri-State.....................................  Cincinnati, OH; (513) 251-6571........     7/1/2012    6/30/2015
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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. 2012-13019 Filed 5-29-12; 8:45 am]
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