[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 57884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20171]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Designation for the Cedar Rapids, IA; Fremont, NE; State of 
Maryland; and West Lafayette, IN Areas

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the designations of Mid-Iowa Grain 
Inspection, Inc. (Mid-Iowa); Fremont Grain Inspection Department, Inc. 
(Fremont); Maryland Department of Agriculture (Maryland); and Titus 
Grain Inspection, Inc. (Titus) to provide official services under the 
United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA), as amended.

DATES: Effective Date: July 1, 2016.

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 17431), GIPSA requested applications for designation to provide 
official services in the geographic areas presently serviced by Mid-
Iowa, Fremont, Maryland, and Titus. Applications were due by April 28, 
2016.
    The current official agencies: Mid-Iowa, Fremont, Maryland, and 
Titus 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 Mid-Iowa, Fremont, Maryland, 
and Titus 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 Mid-
Iowa is effective July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2020. This designation to 
provide official services in the areas of Fremont, Maryland, and Titus 
is effective July 1, 2016, to June 30, 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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Mid-Iowa...................................  Cedar Rapids, IA; 319-363-0239.....        7/1/2016       6/30/2020
Fremont....................................  Fremont, NE; 402-721-1270..........        7/1/2016       6/30/2021
Maryland...................................  Annapolis, MD; 410-841-5769........        7/1/2016       6/30/2021
Titus......................................  West Lafayette, IN; 765-497-2202...        7/1/2016       6/30/2021
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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. 2016-20171 Filed 8-23-16; 8:45 am]
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