[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 168 (Tuesday, August 30, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59598-59599]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20748]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Opportunity for Designation in Belmond, IA; Minnesota; New 
Jersey; and New York Areas; Request for Comments on the Official Agency 
Servicing These Areas

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The designation of the official agency listed below will end 
on September 30, 2016. We are asking persons or governmental agencies 
interested in providing official services in the areas presently served 
by this agency to submit an application for designation. In addition, 
we are asking for comments on the quality of services provided by the 
following designated agency: D.R. Schaal Agency, Inc. (Schaal).

DATES: Applications and comments must be received by September 29, 
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: Sharon Lathrop, Compliance 
Officer, USDA, GIPSA, FGIS, QACD, 10383 North Ambassador Drive, Kansas 
City, MO 64153.
     Fax: Sharon Lathrop, 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: Sharon Lathrop, 816-891-0415 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

Schaal

    Pursuant to Section 79(f)(2) of the United States Grain Standards 
Act, the following geographic area, in the States of Iowa, Minnesota, 
New Jersey, and New York, is assigned to this official agency.
In Iowa
    Bounded on the North by the northern Kossuth County line from U.S. 
Route 169; the northern Winnebago, Worth, and Mitchell County lines;
    Bounded on the East by the eastern Mitchell County line; the 
eastern Floyd County line south to B60; B60 west to T64; T64 south to 
State Route 188; State Route 188 south to C33;
    Bounded on the South by C33 west to T47; T47 north to C23; C23 west 
to S56; S56 south to C25; C25 west to U.S. Route 65; U.S. Route 65 
south to State Route 3; State Route 3 west to S41; S41 south to C55; 
C55 west to Interstate 35; Interstate 35 southwest to the southern 
Wright County line; the southern Wright County line west to U.S. Route 
69; U.S.

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Route 69 to C54; C54 west to State Route 17; and
    Bounded on the West by State Route 17 north to the southern Kossuth 
County line; the Kossuth County line west to U.S. Route 169; U.S. Route 
169 north to the northern Kossuth County line.
In Minnesota
    Faribault, Freeborn, and Mower Counties.
In New Jersey
    The entire State, except those export port locations within the 
State, which are serviced by GIPSA.
In New York
    The entire State, except those export port locations within the 
State, which are serviced by GIPSA.
    The following grain elevators are not part of this geographic area 
assignment and are assigned to: Sioux City Inspection and Weighing 
Service Company: Agvantage F.S., Chapin, Franklin County, Iowa; Five 
Star Coop, Rockwell, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa; Maxyield Coop, Algona, 
Kossuth County, Iowa; Stateline Coop, Burt, Kossuth County, Iowa; Gold-
Eagle, Goldfield, Wright County, Iowa; and North Central Coop, Holmes, 
Wright County, Iowa.

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 the 
States of Iowa, Minnesota, New Jersey, and New York is for the period 
beginning October 1, 2016, to September 30, 2021. To apply for 
designation or to request more information, contact Sharon Lathrop 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 
Schaal official agency. In the designation process, we are particularly 
interested in receiving comments citing reasons and pertinent data 
supporting or objecting to the designation of the applicant. Submit all 
comments to Sharon Lathrop 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. 2016-20748 Filed 8-29-16; 8:45 am]
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