[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 238 (Monday, December 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 89428-89429]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29705]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Designation for the Amarillo, TX; Cairo, IL; State of Louisiana; 
State of North Carolina and Belmond, IA; Minnesota; New Jersey and New 
York Areas

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the designations of Amarillo Grain 
Exchange, Inc. (Amarillo); Cairo Grain Inspection Agency, Inc. (Cairo); 
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (Louisiana); North 
Carolina Department of Agriculture (North Carolina) and D.R. Schaal 
Agency, Inc. (Schaal) to provide official services under the United 
States Grain Standards Act (USGSA), as amended.

DATES: Effective Date: October 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 August 24, 2016, and August 30, 2016, 
Federal Register (81 FR 57882 through 57885 and 59598), GIPSA requested 
applications for designation to provide official services in the 
geographic areas presently serviced by Amarillo, Cairo, Louisiana, 
North Carolina, and Schaal. Applications were due by September 23, 
2016, for the areas presently serviced by Amarillo, Cairo, Louisiana, 
and North Carolina, and September 29, 2016, for the area presently 
serviced by Schaal.
    The current official agencies: Amarillo, Cairo, Louisiana, North

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Carolina, and Schaal 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 Amarillo, Cairo, Louisiana, 
North Carolina, and Schaal are qualified to provide official services 
in the geographic areas specified in the Federal Register on August 24 
and 30, 2016. This designation to provide official services in the 
specified areas of Amarillo, Cairo, Louisiana, North Carolina, and 
Schaal is effective October 1, 2016, to September 30, 2021.
    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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Amarillo......................................  Amarillo, TX; 806-372-8511......       10/1/2016       9/30/2021
Cairo.........................................  Cairo, IL; 618-734-0689.........       10/1/2016       9/30/2021
Louisiana.....................................  Baton Rouge, LA; 225-922-1341...       10/1/2016       9/30/2021
North Carolina................................  Raleigh, NC; 919-202-5774.......       10/1/2016       9/30/2021
Schaal........................................  Belmond, IA; 641-444-3122.......       10/1/2016       9/30/2021
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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. 2016-29705 Filed 12-9-16; 8:45 am]
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