[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 72 (Monday, April 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18099-18100]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07700]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)


Notice of Intent To Certify South Carolina Department of 
Agriculture (South Carolina); Request for Comments

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: We are asking for comments on the quality of services provided 
by this Delegated State: South Carolina Department of Agriculture 
(South Carolina).

DATES: Comments must be received by May 17, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments concerning this notice using any of the 
following methods:
     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] or [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Lathrop, 816-891-0415, 
[email protected] or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 79(e)(2)(A) of the United States 
Grain Standards Act (USGSA) designates that if the Secretary 
determines, pursuant to paragraph (3) of Section 79(e), that a State 
agency is qualified to perform official inspection, meets the criteria 
in subsection (f)(1)(A) of Section 79, and (i) was performing official 
inspection at an export port location under this chapter on July 1, 
1976, or (ii)(I) performed official inspection at an export port 
location at any time prior to July 1, 1976, (II) was designated under 
subsection (f) of Section 79 on December 22, 1982, to perform official 
inspections at locations other than export port locations, and (III) 
operates in a State from which total annual exports do not exceed, as 
determined by

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the Secretary, five per centum of the total amount of grain exported 
from the United States annually, the Secretary may delegate authority 
to the State agency to perform all or specified functions involving 
official inspection (other than appeal inspection) at export port 
locations within the State, including export port locations which may 
in the future be established, subject to such rules, regulations, 
instructions, and oversight as the Secretary may prescribe, and any 
such official inspection shall continue to be the direct responsibility 
of the Secretary. Any such delegation may be revoked by the Secretary, 
at the discretion of the Secretary, at any time upon notice to the 
State agency without opportunity for a hearing. Under Section 79(e) of 
the USGSA, every five years, the Secretary shall certify that each 
State agency with a delegation of authority is meeting the criteria 
described in subsection (f)(1)(A). Delegations shall be renewed 
according to the criteria and procedures set forth in Section 
79(e)(2)(B) of the USGSA.

Area of Delegation

South Carolina

    Pursuant to Section 79(e)(2) of the USGSA, the following export 
port locations in the State of South Carolina are assigned to this 
State agency.
In South Carolina
    All export port locations in the State of South Carolina, except 
those export port locations within the State, which are serviced by 
GIPSA.

Request for Comments

    We are publishing this notice to provide interested persons the 
opportunity to comment on the quality of services provided by the State 
of South Carolina. We are particularly interested in receiving comments 
citing reasons and pertinent data supporting or objecting to the 
delegation of the applicant. Submit all comments to Sharon Lathrop at 
the above address or at http://www.regulations.gov.
    All comments are available for public inspection at the office 
above during regular business hours (7 CFR 1.27(c)). We consider 
comments and other available information when determining 
certification.

    Authority:  7 U.S.C. 71-87k.

Randall D. Jones,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-07700 Filed 4-14-17; 8:45 am]
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