[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 126 (Wednesday, July 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 37582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16124]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Designation for the Topeka, KS; Cedar Rapids, IA; Minot, ND; and 
Cincinnati, OH Areas

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the designation of Kansas Grain Inspection 
Service, Inc. (Kansas); Mid-Iowa Grain Inspection, Inc. (Mid-Iowa); 
Minot Grain Inspection, Inc. (Minot); and Tri-State Grain Inspection 
Service, Inc. (Tri-State) to provide official services under the United 
States Grain Standards Act (USGSA), as amended.

DATES: Effective Date: July 1, 2015.

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 February 11, 2015, Federal Register 
(80 FR 7564), GIPSA requested applications for designation to provide 
official services in the geographic areas presently serviced by Kansas, 
Mid-Iowa, Minot, and Tri-State. Applications were due by March 13, 
2015.
    Kansas, Mid-Iowa, Minot, and Tri-State 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 Kansas, Minot, and Tri-State 
are qualified to provide official services in the geographic area 
specified in the Federal Register on February 11, 2015. This 
designation action to provide official services in these specified 
areas is effective July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2018.
    After completing an initial quality management review of Mid-Iowa, 
GIPSA determined that a follow-up review should be conducted. 
Accordingly, GIPSA is designating Mid-Iowa to provide services in this 
specified area for one year, effective July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016. 
During this timeframe, such a review will be conducted.
    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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Kansas........................................  Topeka, KS(785) 233-7063........        7/1/2015       6/30/2018
Mid-Iowa......................................  Cedar Rapids, IA(319) 363-0239..        7/1/2015       6/30/2016
Minot.........................................  Minot, ND(701) 838-1734.........        7/1/2015       6/30/2018
Tri-State.....................................  Cincinnati, OH(513) 251-6571....        7/1/2015       6/30/2018
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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. 2015-16124 Filed 6-30-15; 8:45 am]
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