[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 72 (Monday, April 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 18102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07686]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)


Designation for the Decatur, IN Area

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the designation of Northeast Indiana Grain 
Inspection, Inc. (Northeast Indiana) to provide official services under 
the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA), as amended.

DATES: Effective January 1, 2017.

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].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the December 12, 2016, Federal Register 
(81 FR 89428), GIPSA requested applications for designation to provide 
official services in the geographic area presently serviced by 
Northeast Indiana. Applications were due by January 11, 2017.
    The current official agency, Northeast Indiana, was the only 
applicant for designation to provide official services in this area. 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 Northeast Indiana is 
qualified to provide official services in the geographic area specified 
in the Federal Register on December 12, 2016. This designation to 
provide official services in the specified area of Northeast Indiana is 
effective January 1, 2017, to December 31, 2021.
    Interested persons may obtain official services by contacting this 
agency at the following telephone number:

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                                                                                    Designation     Designation
              Official agency                Headquarters location and telephone       start            end
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Northeast Indiana.........................  Decatur, IN 260-341-7497............        1/1/2017      12/31/2021
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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)). All 
applications and comments are available for public inspection at the 
office above during regular business hours (7 CFR 1.27(c)).

Randall D. Jones,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-07686 Filed 4-14-17; 8:45 am]
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