[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 248 (Thursday, December 26, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78327-78328]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-30748]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Designations for the Circleville, OH; and Decatur, IN Areas

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the designation of Columbus Grain 
Inspection, Inc. (Columbus); and Northeast Indiana Grain Inspection, 
Inc. (Northeast Indiana) to provide official services under the United 
States Grain Standards Act (USGSA), as amended.

DATES: Effective Date: January 1, 2014

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

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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 May 13, 2013 Federal Register (78 FR 
27949), GIPSA requested applications for designation to provide 
official services in the geographic areas presently serviced by 
Columbus and Northeast Indiana. Applications were due by June 12, 2013.
    Columbus and Northeast Indiana 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 Columbus and Northeast Indiana are qualified to provide official 
services in the geographic area specified in the Federal Register on 
May 13, 2013. This designation action to provide official services in 
these specified areas is effective January 1, 2014 and terminates on 
December 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     Designation
                Official agency                             telephone                  start            end
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Columbus......................................  Circleville, OH, (740) 474-3519.        1/1/2014      12/31/2016
Northeast Indiana.............................  Decatur, IN, (260) 341-7497.....        1/1/2014      12/31/2016
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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.

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

Larry Mitchell,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-30748 Filed 12-24-13; 8:45 am]
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