[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 158 (Friday, August 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 48116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19372]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Designation for the State of Georgia and State of Montana Areas

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the designation of the Georgia Department 
of Agriculture (Georgia) and the Montana Department of Agriculture 
(Montana) to provide official services under the United States Grain 
Standards Act (USGSA), as amended.

DATES: Effective Date: July 1, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Eric J. Jabs, Deputy Director, USDA, GIPSA, FGIS, QACD, 
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 26, 2013 Federal Register 
(78 FR 78328), GIPSA requested applications for designation to provide 
official services in the geographic areas currently served by agencies 
of the States of Georgia and Montana. Applications were due by January 
27, 2014.
    Georgia and Montana 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 the designation criteria in section 79(f) of the 
USGSA (7 U.S.C. 79(f)) and determined that Georgia and Montana are 
qualified to provide official services in the geographic area specified 
in the Federal Register on December 26, 2013. This designation action 
to provide official services in these specified areas is effective July 
1, 2014 to June 30, 2017.
    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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Georgia.......................................  Tifton, GA (229) 386-3129.......        7/1/2014       6/30/2017
Montana.......................................  Great Falls, MT (406) 452-9561..        7/1/2014       6/30/2017
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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. 2014-19372 Filed 8-14-14; 8:45 am]
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