[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 115 (Monday, June 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34277-34278]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14003]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Amended Designation for Gulf Country Inspection and Weighing 
Service, Inc.

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the designation of Gulf Country Inspection 
and Weighing Service, Inc. (Gulf Country) to provide official services 
under the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA), as amended. Gulf 
Country's geographical area is amended to include the unassigned area 
of Southeast Texas announced in the Federal Register on March 19, 2014. 
In addition, GIPSA is announcing the designation of Gulf Country to 
provide Class X or Class Y weighing services under the United States 
Grain Standards Act (USGSA), as amended.

DATES: Effective Date: July 1, 2014.

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 March 19, 2014 Federal Register 
Notice (79 FR 15307), GIPSA requested applications for designation to 
provide official services in unassigned areas of Southeast Texas. 
Applications were due by April 18, 2014. GIPSA received seven comments, 
representing six grain companies and one trade association in support 
of Gulf Country's designation for the geographical area announced in 
the Federal Register. The commenters stated customer service, improved

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scheduling, and reduced cost in support of Gulf Country.
    Gulf Country was the sole applicant for designation to provide 
official services in this area announced in the Federal Register. 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 Gulf Country is qualified to provide official services in the 
geographic area specified in the Federal Register Notice published on 
March 19, 2014.
    Pursuant to Section 79(f)(2) of the United States Grain Standards 
Act, the following amended geographic area, is assigned to Gulf 
Country:

In Texas

    Bounded on the north by northern Lampasas, Coryell, McLennan, 
Limestone, Freestone, Anderson, Cherokee, Nacogdoches, San Augustine, 
and Sabine County Line east to the Texas State Line;
    Bounded on the east by the Eastern Texas State Line.
    Bounded on the south by the Southern Texas State Line.
    Bounded on the west by the western Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata, 
Duval, McMullen, Atascosa, Bexar, Comal, Blanco, Burnet and Lampasas 
County Lines.
    Excludes export port locations serviced by GIPSA's League City 
Field Office, Beaumont Sub-office, and Corpus Christi Duty Point.
    In addition, Gulf County asked GIPSA to amend their designation to 
include official weighing services. Section 79a of the USGSA authorizes 
the Secretary to designate authority to perform official weighing to an 
agency providing official inspection services within a specified 
geographic area, if such agency is qualified under section 79 of the 
USGSA. GIPSA evaluated information regarding the designation criteria 
in section 79 of the USGSA and determined that Gulf Country is 
qualified to provide official weighing in their designated area.
    Gulf Country's designation is amended to provide official services 
in these specified areas and Class X or Class Y weighing, effective 
July 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014.
    Interested persons may obtain official services by contacting this 
agency at the following telephone number:

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              Official agency                Headquarters location and telephone    designation     designation
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Gulf Country...............................  Saginaw, TX--(807) 306-5900........       7/1/2014      12/31/2014
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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. 2014-14003 Filed 6-13-14; 8:45 am]
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