[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 97 (Monday, May 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23175-23176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10321]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)


Designation for the Casa Grande, AZ Area

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the designation of Farwell Commodity and 
Grain Services, Inc. (Farwell Southwest) to provide official services 
under the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA), as amended.

DATES: Effective Date: April 1, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Jacob Thein, Compliance Officer, USDA, GIPSA, FGIS, QACD, 
10383 North Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, MO 64153.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacob Thein, 816-866-2223, 
[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 January 10, 2017, Federal Register 
(82 FR 2939), GIPSA requested applications for designation to provide 
official services in the geographic area presently serviced by Farwell 
Southwest. Applications were due by February 9, 2017.
    The current official agency, Farwell Southwest, 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 Farwell Southwest is 
qualified to provide official services in the geographic area specified 
in the Federal Register on January 10, 2017. This designation to 
provide official services in the specified areas of Arizona and 
California is effective April 1, 2017, to March 31, 2022.
    Interested persons may obtain official services by contacting this 
agency at the following telephone number:

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                                                  Headquarters location  and      Designation      Designation
               Official agency                            telephone                  start             end
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Farwell Southwest............................  Casa Grande, AZ 520-421-1027...        4/1/2017        3/31/2022
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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)).

Randall D. Jones,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-10321 Filed 5-19-17; 8:45 am]
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