[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14678-14679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05619]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)


Opportunity for Designation in the Bloomington, Illinois, 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: Central Illinois Grain Inspection, Inc. 
(Central Illinois).

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: 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].
    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

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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

Central Illinois

    Pursuant to Section 79(f)(2) of the United States Grain Standards 
Act, the following geographic area in the State of Illinois is assigned 
to this official agency.
In Illinois
    Bounded on the north by State Route 18 east to U.S. Route 51; U.S. 
Route 51 south to State Route 17; State Route 17 east to Livingston 
County; and the Livingston County line east to State Route 47; bounded 
on the east by State Route 47 south to State Route 116; State Route 116 
west to Pontiac, which intersects with a straight line running north 
and south through Arrowsmith to the southern McLean County line; the 
southern McLean County line east to the eastern DeWitt County line; the 
eastern DeWitt County Line; the eastern Macon County line south to 
Interstate 72; Interstate 72 northeast to the eastern Piatt County 
line; the eastern Piatt, Moultrie, and Shelby County lines; bounded on 
the south by the southern Shelby County line; and a straight line 
running along the southern Montgomery County line west to State Route 
16 to a point approximately one mile northeast of Irving; and bounded 
on the west by a straight line from this point northeast to Stonington 
on State Route 48; a straight line from Stonington northwest to Elkhart 
on Interstate 55; a straight line from Elkhart northeast to the west 
side of Beason on State Route 10; State Route 10 west to the Logan 
County line; the western Logan County line; the southern Tazewell 
County line; the western Tazewell County line; the western Peoria 
County line north to Interstate 74; Interstate 74 southeast to State 
Route 116; State Route 116 north to State Route 26; and State Route 26 
north to State Route 18.
    The following grain elevators are not part of this geographic area 
assignment and are assigned to: Champaign-Danville Grain Inspection 
Departments, Inc.: East Lincoln Farmers Grain Co., Lincoln, Logan 
County, Illinois; Okaw Cooperative, Cadwell, Moultrie County; ADM (3 
elevators), Farmer City, Dewitt County; and Topflight Grain Company, 
Monticello, Piatt County, Illinois.

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 
Illinois is for the period beginning April 1, 2017, to March 31, 2022. 
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 
Central Illinois 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.

Randall D. Jones,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-05619 Filed 3-21-17; 8:45 am]
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