[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 126 (Monday, July 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 30818]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13877]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Designation for the Owensboro, Kentucky; Bloomington, Illinois; 
Sioux City, Iowa; Grand Forks, North Dakota; and Plainview, Texas, 
Areas

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the designations of J.W. Barton Grain 
Inspection Service, Inc. (Barton); Central Illinois Grain Inspection, 
Inc. (Central Illinois); Sioux City Inspection and Weighing Service 
Company (Sioux City); Northern Plains Grain Inspection Service, Inc. 
(Northern Plains) and Plainview Grain Inspection and Weighing Service, 
Inc. (Plainview) to provide official services under the United States 
Grain Standards Act (USGSA), as amended.

DATES: Effective 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 March 22, 2017, Federal Register (82 
FR 14676-14679), GIPSA requested applications for designation to 
provide official services in the geographic areas presently serviced by 
Barton, Central Illinois, Sioux City, Northern Plains, and Plainview. 
Applications were due by April 21, 2017.
    The current official agencies, Barton, Central Illinois, Sioux 
City, Northern Plains, and Plainview, were the only applicants for 
designation to provide official services in these areas. As a result, 
GIPSA did not ask for additional comments.
    GIPSA evaluated the designation criteria in section 7(f) of the 
USGSA (7 U.S.C. 79(f)) and determined that Barton, Central Illinois, 
Sioux City, Northern Plains, and Plainview are qualified to provide 
official services in the geographic areas specified in the Federal 
Register on March 22, 2017. These designations to provide official 
services in the specified areas of Barton, Central Illinois, Sioux 
City, Northern Plains, and Plainview are 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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                                                                                    Designation     Designation
              Official agency                Headquarters location and telephone       start            end
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Barton.....................................  Owensboro, KY, 270-683-0616........        4/1/2017       3/31/2022
Central Illinois...........................  Bloomington, IL, 309-827-7121......        4/1/2017       3/31/2022
Sioux City.................................  Sioux City, IA, 712-255-8073.......        4/1/2017       3/31/2022
Northern Plains............................  Grand Forks, ND, 701-772-2414......        4/1/2017       3/31/2022
Plainview..................................  Plainview, TX, 806-293-1364........        4/1/2017       3/31/2022
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    Section 7(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. 2017-13877 Filed 6-30-17; 8:45 am]
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