[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 126 (Wednesday, July 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37581-37582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16123]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Opportunity for Designation in the Pocatello, ID; Evansville, IN; 
Salt Lake City, UT; and Columbia, SC Areas; Request for Comments on the 
Official Agencies Servicing These Areas

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration 
(GIPSA), USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The designations of the official agencies listed below will 
end on September 30, 2015. 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: Idaho Grain 
Inspection Service (Idaho); Ohio Valley Grain Inspection, Inc. (Ohio 
Valley); Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (Utah); and South 
Carolina Department of Agriculture (South Carolina).

DATES: Applications and comments must be received by July 31, 2015.

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 submitting and reading 
comments are detailed on the site.
     Mail, Courier or Hand Delivery: Eric J. Jabs, Deputy 
Director, USDA, GIPSA, FGIS, QACD, 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

Idaho

    Pursuant to Section 79(f)(2) of the USGSA, the following geographic 
area, in the State of Idaho, is assigned to this official agency.
In Idaho
    The southern half of the State of Idaho up to the northern 
boundaries of Adams, Valley, and Lemhi Counties.

Ohio Valley

    Pursuant to Section 79(f)(2) of the USGSA, the following geographic 
area, in the States of Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee, is assigned to 
this official agency.

In Indiana

    Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Knox (except the area west of U.S. Route 
41 (150) from Sullivan County south to U.S. Route 50), Pike, Posey, 
Vanderburgh, and Warrick Counties.

In Kentucky

    Caldwell, Christian, Crittenden, Henderson, Hopkins (west of State 
Route 109 south of the Western Kentucky Parkway), Logan, Todd, Union, 
and Webster (west of Alternate U.S. Route 41 and State Route 814) 
Counties.

In Tennessee

    Cheatham, Davidson, and Robertson Counties.

Utah

    Pursuant to Section 79(f)(2) of the USGSA, the following geographic 
area, in the State of Utah, is assigned to this official agency.
In Utah
    The entire State of Utah.

South Carolina

    Pursuant to Section 79(f)(2) of the USGSA, the following geographic 
area, in the State of South Carolina, is assigned to this official 
agency.
In South Carolina
    The entire State of South Carolina.

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 800.196. Designation in the specified geographic areas for Idaho, 
Ohio Valley, and Utah is for the period beginning October 1, 2015, and 
ending September 30, 2018. Designation in the specified geographic area 
for South Carolina is for the period beginning October 1, 2015, and 
ending September 30, 2017. 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 
Idaho, Ohio Valley, and Utah 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.


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

Larry Mitchell,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-16123 Filed 6-30-15; 8:45 am]
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