[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 140 (Monday, July 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 43853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17445]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Designation for the Champaign-Danville, IL Area; Correction to 
Geographic Area for Champaign-Danville, IL Area

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

ACTION: Notice and correction.

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SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the designation of Champaign-Danville 
Grain Inspection Department, Inc.'s (Champaign) to provide official 
services under the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA), as 
amended.
    In addition, this Notice corrects the Federal Register Notices 
published on September 13, 2012 and December 28, 2012 concerning the 
opportunity for designation in the Champaign area, which incorrectly 
omitted grain elevators located outside of Champaign's geographical 
area assigned to Champaign and grain elevators inside of Champaign's 
geographical area assigned to another official agency.

DATES:  Effective Date: Designation effective as of April 1, 2013.

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 December 28, 2012 Federal Register 
Notice (77 FR 76452), GIPSA requested applications for designation to 
provide official services in the geographic areas presently serviced by 
Champaign. Applications were due by January 28, 2013.
    Champaign was the sole applicant for designation to provide 
official services in the area. 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 Champaign is qualified to provide official services in the 
geographic area specified in the Federal Register Notice published on 
December 28, 2012 and as corrected herein. This designation action to 
provide official services in these specified areas is effective as of 
April 1, 2013 and terminates on March 31, 2016.
    Interested persons may obtain official services by contacting these 
agencies at the following telephone numbers:

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                                                  Headquarters location and       Designation
               Official agency                            telephone                  start       Designation end
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Champaign....................................  Urbana, IL, (217) 344-9306.....        4/1/2013        3/31/2016
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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.
    Correction: In the Federal Register Notice published on December 
28, 2012 in FR Doc. 2012-76452, in the third column, the ``Areas Open 
for Designation'' ``Champaign'' paragraph is hereby corrected to 
include:
    The following grain elevators are part of this geographic area 
assignment. In Decatur Grain Inspection, Inc.'s area: Okaw Cooperative, 
Cadwell, Moultrie County; ADM (3) elevators, Farmer City, Dewitt 
County; and Topflight Grain Company, Monticello, Piatt County, 
Illinois. In Central Illinois Grain Inspection, Inc.'s, area: East 
Lincoln Farmers Grain Co., Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois.
    The following grain elevators are not part of this geographic area 
assignment and are assigned to: Titus Grain Inspection, Inc.: Boswell 
Chase Grain, Inc., Boswell, Benton County, Indiana.

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

Larry Mitchell,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-17445 Filed 7-19-13; 8:45 am]
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