[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14676-14677]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05616]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)


Opportunity for Designation in the Owensboro, Kentucky, Area; 
Request for Comments on the Official Agency Servicing This Area

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 March 31, 2017. 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: J.W. Barton Grain Inspection Service, Inc. 
(Barton).

DATES: Applications and comments must be received by April 21, 2017.

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: Mark Wooden, Compliance 
Officer, USDA, GIPSA, FGIS, QACD, 10383 North Ambassador Drive, Kansas 
City, MO 64153.
     Fax: Mark Wooden, 816-872-1257.
     Email: [email protected].
    All applications and comments will be available for public 
inspection at the office above during regular business hours (7 CFR 
1.27(c)).

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Wooden, 816-659-8413 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

Barton

    Pursuant to Section 79(f)(2) of the United States Grain Standards 
Act, the following geographic area in the States of Indiana, Kentucky, 
and Tennessee is assigned to this official agency.
In Indiana
    Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Jackson, Jennings, Jefferson, 
Lawrence, Martin, Orange, Perry, Scott, Spencer, and Washington 
Counties.
In Kentucky
    Bounded on the north by the northern Daviess, Hancock, 
Breckinridge, Meade, Hardin, Jefferson, Oldham, Trimble, and Carroll 
County lines; bounded on the east by the eastern Carroll, Henry, 
Franklin, Scott, Fayette, Jessamine, Woodford, Anderson, Nelson, Larue, 
Hart, Barren, and Allen County lines; bounded on the south by the 
southern Allen and Simpson County lines; and bounded on the west by the 
western Simpson and Warren County lines; the southern Butler and 
Muhlenberg County lines; the Muhlenberg County line west to the Western 
Kentucky Parkway; the Western Kentucky Parkway west to State Route 109; 
State Route 109 north to State Route 814; State Route 814 north to U.S. 
Route Alternate 41; U.S. Route Alternate 41 north to the Webster County 
line; the northern Webster County line; the western McLean and Daviess 
County lines.
In Tennessee
    Bounded on the north by the northern Tennessee State line from 
Sumner County east; bounded on the east by the eastern Tennessee State 
line southwest; bounded on the south by the southern Tennessee State 
line west to the western Giles County line; and bounded on the west by 
the western Giles, Maury, and Williamson County lines North; the 
northern Williamson County line east; the western Rutherford, Wilson, 
and Sumner County lines north.

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 
Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee is for the period beginning April 1, 
2017, to March 31, 2022. To apply for designation or to request more 
information, contact Mark Wooden 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 
Barton 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 Mark Wooden 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.

Randall D. Jones,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-05616 Filed 3-21-17; 8:45 am]
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