[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17431-17432]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06997]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)


Opportunity for Designation in Cedar Rapids, IA; Fremont, NE; 
State of Maryland; and West Lafayette, IN Areas; Request for Comments 
on the Official Agencies Servicing These Areas

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The designations of the official agencies listed below will 
end on June 30, 2016. 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: Mid-Iowa Grain 
Inspection, Inc. (Mid-Iowa); Fremont Grain Inspection Department, Inc. 
(Fremont); Maryland Department of Agriculture (Maryland); and Titus 
Grain Inspection, Inc. (Titus).

DATES: Applications and comments must be received by April 28, 2016.

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 
no longer than five years, unless terminated by the Secretary, and may 
be renewed according to the criteria and procedures prescribed in 
section 79(f) of the USGSA.

Areas Open for Designation

Cedar Rapids, IA

    Pursuant to Section 79(f)(2) of the United States Grain Standards 
Act, the following geographic area, in the States of Minnesota and 
Iowa, is assigned to this official agency.
In Minnesota
    Wabasha, Olmstead, Winona, Houston, and Fillmore Counties.
In Iowa
    Bounded on the North by the northern Winneshiek and Allamakee 
County lines;
    Bounded on the East by the eastern Allamakee County line; the 
eastern and southern Clayton County lines; the eastern Buchanan County 
line; the northern and eastern Jones County lines; the eastern Cedar 
County line south to State Route 130;
    Bounded on the South by State Route 130 west to State Route 38; 
State Route 38 south to Interstate 80; Interstate 80 west to U.S. Route 
63;
    Bounded on the West by U.S. Route 63 north to State Route 8; State 
Route 8 east to State Route 21; State Route 21 north to D38; D38 east 
to State Route 297; State Route 297 north to V49; V49 north to Bremer 
County; the southern Bremer County line; the western Fayette and 
Winneshiek County lines.

Fremont, NE

    Pursuant to Section 79(f)(2) of the United States Grain Standards 
Act, the following geographic area, in the States of Iowa and Nebraska, 
is assigned to this official agency.
In Iowa
    Carroll (west of U.S. Route 71), Clay (west of U.S. Route 71), 
Crawford, Dickinson (west of U.S. Route 71), Harrison (east of State 
Route 183), O'Brien (north of County Road B24 and east of U.S. Route 
59), Osceola (east of U.S. Route 59), and Shelby Counties.
In Nebraska
    Burt, Butler, Colfax, Cuming, Dodge, Madison (east of U.S. Route 
81), Pierce (east of U.S. Route 81 and South of U.S. Route 20), Platte, 
Polk, Saunders (west of U.S. Route 77), Stanton, Washington (north of 
State Route 91), and Wayne Counties.
    The following grain elevators are part of this geographic area 
assignment: In Omaha Grain Inspection Service, Inc.'s area-Farmers 
Union Cooperative Association and Krumel Grain and Storage, Wahoo, 
Saunders County, Nebraska. The following grain elevators are not part 
of this geographic area assignment and are assigned to: Hastings Grain 
Inspection, Inc.-Huskers Cooperative Grain Company, Columbus, Platte 
County, Nebraska; Omaha Grain Inspection Service, Inc.-United Farmers 
Coop, Rising City, Butler County, and United Farmers Coop, Shelby, Polk 
County, Nebraska.

State of Maryland

    Pursuant to Section 79(f)(2) of the United States Grain Standards 
Act, the following geographic area, in the State of Maryland, is 
assigned to this official agency.
In Maryland
    The entire State of Maryland, for all domestic services and export 
services not located at export port locations.
    All export port locations within the State of Maryland are serviced 
by GIPSA.

Lafayette, IN

    Pursuant to Section 79(f)(2) of the United States Grain Standards 
Act, the following geographic area, in the State of Indiana, is 
assigned to this official agency.
In Indiana
    Benton, Carroll (north of State Route 25), Fountain (east of U.S. 
Route 41),

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Jasper (south of U.S. Route 24), Newton (east of State Route 55 and 
south of U.S. Route 24), Pulaski, Tippecanoe, Warren (east of U.S. 
Route 41), and White Counties.
    The following grain elevators are part of this geographic area 
assignment: In Champaign-Danville Grain Inspection Department, Inc.'s 
area-Boswell Chase Grain, Inc., Boswell, Benton County, Indiana. In 
North Dakota Grain Inspection Service, Inc.'s area-The Andersons, 
Delphi, Carroll County; Frick Services, Inc., Leiters Ford, Fulton 
County; and Cargill, Inc./Valero Renewable Fuels, LLC., Linden, 
Montgomery County, Indiana.

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 in Cedar 
Rapids, IA is for the period beginning July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2020. 
Designation in the specified geographic areas in Fremont, NE; State of 
Maryland; and Lafayette, IN, is for the period beginning July 1, 2016, 
to June 30, 2021. To apply for designation or to request more 
information, contact Eric J. Jabs at the address listed above.

Request for Comments

    We are publishing this Notice to provide interested persons the 
opportunity to comment on the quality of services provided by the Mid-
Iowa, Fremont, Maryland, and Titus 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.

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

Larry Mitchell,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-06997 Filed 3-28-16; 8:45 am]
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