[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57883-57884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20164]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Designation for the Fargo, ND; Urbana, IL; Sandusky, MI; 
Davenport, IA; Enid, OK; Keokuk, IA; Marshall, MI; and Omaha, NE Areas

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the designations of North Dakota Grain 
Inspection, Inc. (North Dakota); Champaign Danville Grain Inspection 
Departments, Inc. (Champaign); Detroit Grain Inspection Service, Inc. 
(Detroit); Eastern Iowa Grain Inspection and Weighing Service, Inc. 
(Eastern Iowa); Enid Grain Inspection Company, Inc. (Enid); Keokuk 
Grain Inspection Service (Keokuk); Michigan Grain Inspection Services, 
Inc. (Michigan); and Omaha Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (Omaha) to 
provide official services under the United States Grain Standards Act 
(USGSA), as amended.

DATES: Effective Dates: January 1, 2016 and April 1, 2016 (See table 
below).

ADDRESSES: Sharon Lathrop, Compliance Officer, USDA, GIPSA, FGIS, QACD, 
10383 North Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, MO 64153.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Lathrop, 816-891-0415, 
[email protected] or [email protected].

Read Applications:  All applications and comments are available for 
public inspection at the office above during regular business hours (7 
CFR 1.27(c)).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the March 29, 2016, Federal Register (81 
FR 17428), GIPSA requested applications for designation to provide 
official services in the geographic areas presently serviced by North 
Dakota, Champaign, Detroit, Eastern Iowa, Enid, Keokuk, Michigan, and 
Omaha. Applications were due by April 28, 2016.
    The current official agencies: North Dakota, Champaign, Detroit, 
Eastern Iowa, Enid, Keokuk, Michigan, and Omaha were the only 
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 North Dakota, Champaign, 
Detroit, Eastern Iowa, Enid, Keokuk, Michigan, and Omaha are qualified 
to provide official services in the geographic areas specified in the 
Federal Register on March 29, 2016. This designation to provide 
official services in the specified area of North Dakota is effective 
January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2020. This designation to provide 
services in the specified areas of Champaign, Detroit, Eastern Iowa, 
Enid, Keokuk, Michigan, and Omaha is effective April 1, 2016, to March 
31, 2021.
    Interested persons may obtain official services by contacting these 
agencies at the following telephone numbers:

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                                                                                    Designation     Designation
              Official agency                Headquarters location and telephone       start            end
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North Dakota...............................  Fargo, ND; 701-293-7420............        1/1/2016      12/31/2020
Champaign..................................  Urbana, IL; 217-344-9306...........        4/1/2016       3/31/2021
Detroit....................................  Sandusky, MI; 810-404-3786.........        4/1/2016       3/31/2021
Eastern Iowa...............................  Davenport, IA; 563-322-7149........        4/1/2016       3/31/2021
Enid.......................................  Enid, OK; 580-233-1121.............        4/1/2016       3/31/2021
Keokuk.....................................  Keokuk, IA; 319-524-6482...........        4/1/2016       3/31/2021
Michigan...................................  Marshall, MI; 269-781-2711.........        4/1/2016       3/31/2021
Omaha......................................  Omaha, NE; 402-341-6739............        4/1/2016       3/31/2021
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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)).

Larry Mitchell,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-20164 Filed 8-23-16; 8:45 am]
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