[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 92 (Monday, May 13, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27949-27950]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-11260]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Opportunity for Designation in Circleville, OH; and Decatur, IN 
Areas; Request for Comments on the Official Agencies Servicing These 
Areas

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The designations of the official agencies listed below will 
end on December 31, 2013. We are asking persons or governmental 
agencies interested in providing official services in the areas 
presently served by these agencies to submit an application for 
designation. In addition, we are asking for comments on the quality of 
services provided by the following designated agencies: Columbus Grain 
Inspection, Inc. (Columbus); and Northeast Indiana Grain Inspection, 
Inc. (Northeast Indiana).

DATES: Applications and comments must be received by June 12, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit applications and comments concerning this notice 
using any of the following methods:
     Applying for Designation on the Internet: Use FGISOnline 
(https://fgis.gipsa.usda.gov/default_home_FGIS.aspx) and then click 
on the Delegations/Designations and Export Registrations (DDR) link. 
You will need to obtain an FGISOnline customer number and USDA 
eAuthentication username and password prior to applying.
     Submit Comments Using the Internet: Go to Regulations.gov 
(http://www.regulations.gov). Instructions for

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submitting and reading comments are detailed on the site.
     Mail, Courier or Hand Delivery: Eric J. Jabs, Chief, USDA, 
GIPSA, FGIS, QACD, QADB, 10383 North Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, MO 
64153.
     Fax: Eric J. Jabs, 816-872-1257.
     Email: [email protected].
    Read Applications and Comments: All applications and comments will 
be available for public inspection at the office above during regular 
business hours (7 CFR 1.27(c)).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric J. Jabs, 816-659-8408 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 79(f) of the United States Grain 
Standards Act (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 three 
years unless terminated by the Secretary, but may be renewed according 
to the criteria and procedures prescribed in section 79(f) of the 
USGSA.

Areas Open for Designation

Columbus

    Pursuant to Section 79(f)(2) of the United States Grain Standards 
Act, the following geographic areas, in the States of Michigan and 
Ohio, are assigned to this official agency.
In Michigan
    Bounded on the West by State Route 127 at the Michigan-Ohio State 
line north to State Route 50; Bounded on the north by State Route 50 at 
State Route 127 east to the Michigan State line; the Michigan state 
line south to the Michigan-Ohio State line.
In Ohio
    The northern Ohio State line east to the Ohio Pennsylvania State 
line; Bounded on the East by the Ohio-Pennsylvania State line south to 
the Ohio River; Bounded on the South by the Ohio River south-southwest 
to the western Scioto County line; and Bounded on the West by the 
western Scioto County line north to State Route 73; State Route 73 
northwest to U.S. Route 22; U.S. Route 22 west to U.S. Route 68; U.S. 
Route 68 north to Clark County; the northern Clark County line west to 
State Route 560; State Route 560 north to State Route 296; State Route 
296 west to Interstate 75; Interstate 75 north to State Route 47; State 
Route 47 northeast to U.S. Route 68 (including all of Sidney, Ohio); 
U.S. Route 68 north to the southern Hancock County line; the southern 
Hancock County line west to the western Hancock, Wood and Lucus County 
lines north to the Michigan-Ohio State line; the Michigan-Ohio State 
line west to State Route 127.
    Columbus's assigned geographic area does not include the export 
port locations inside Columbus's area, which are serviced by GIPSA.

Northeast Indiana

    Pursuant to Section 79(f)(2) of the United States Grain Standards 
Act, the following geographic area, in the State of Indiana, is 
assigned to this official agency; Bounded on the North by the northern 
Lagrange and Steuben County lines; Bounded on the East by the eastern 
Steuben, De Kalb, Allen, and Adams County lines; Bounded on the South 
by the southern Adams and Wells County lines; and Bounded on the West 
by the western Wells County line; the southern Huntington and Wabash 
County lines; the western Wabash County line north to State Route 114; 
State Route 114 northwest to State Route 19; State Route 19 north to 
Kosciusko County; the western and northern Kosciusko County lines; the 
western Noble and Lagrange County lines.
    The following grain elevator is part of this geographic area 
assignment. In Michigan Grain Inspection Services, Inc.'s, area: 
Trupointe Elevator, Payne, Paulding County, Ohio.

Opportunity for Designation

    Interested persons or governmental agencies may apply for 
designation to provide official services in the geographic areas 
specified above under the provisions of section 79(f) of the USGSA and 
7 CFR Sec.  800.196. Designation in the specified geographic areas is 
for the period beginning January 1, 2014 and ending December 31, 2016. 
To apply for designation or for more information, contact Eric J. Jabs 
at the address listed above or visit GIPSA's Web site at http://www.gipsa.usda.gov.

Request for Comments

    We are publishing this notice to provide interested persons the 
opportunity to comment on the quality of services provided by the 
Columbus and Northeast Indiana official agencies. In the designation 
process, we are particularly interested in receiving comments citing 
reasons and pertinent data supporting or objecting to the designation 
of the applicants. Submit all comments to Eric J. Jabs at the above 
address or at http://www.regulations.gov.
    We consider applications, comments, and other available information 
when determining which applicants will be designated.

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

Larry Mitchell,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-11260 Filed 5-10-13; 8:45 am]
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