[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 5, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41913-41914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18633]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Opportunity for Designation in the Lincoln, Nebraska, Area; 
Request for Comments on the Official Agency Servicing This Area

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration 
(GIPSA), USDA.

ACTION: Notice of opportunity for designation.

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SUMMARY: The designation of the official agency listed below will end 
on March 31, 2018. 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: Lincoln Grain Inspection Service, Inc. 
(Lincoln).

DATES: GIPSA will consider applications and comments received by 
October 5, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit applications and comments concerning this notice 
using any of the following methods:
     Applying for Designation on the Internet: Use FGISonline 
(https://

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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].
    Read Applications and Comments: 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 7(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 other applicant 
to provide such official services (7 U.S.C. 79(f)). Under section 7(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 
7(f) of the USGSA.

Areas Open for Designation

Lincoln

    Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the United States Grain Standards 
Act, the following geographic area in the States of Iowa and Nebraska 
is assigned to this official agency.
In Iowa and Nebraska
    Bounded on the north (in Nebraska) by the northern York, Seward, 
and Lancaster County lines; the northern Cass County line east to the 
Missouri River; the Missouri River south to U.S. Route 34; U.S. Route 
34 east to Interstate 29; bounded on the east by Interstate 29 south to 
the Fremont County line; the northern Fremont and Page County lines; 
the eastern Page County line south to the Iowa-Missouri State line; the 
Iowa-Missouri State line west to the Missouri River; the Missouri River 
south-southeast to the Nebraska-Kansas State line; bounded on the south 
by the Nebraska-Kansas State line west to County Road 1 mile west of 
U.S. Route 81; bounded on the west by County Road 1 mile west of U.S. 
Route 81 north to State Highway 8; State Highway 8 east to U.S. Route 
81; U.S. Route 81 north to the Thayer County line; the northern Thayer 
County line east; the western Saline County line; the southern and 
western York County lines.
    The following grain elevators are not part of this geographic area 
assignment and are assigned to: Omaha Grain Inspection Service, Inc.: 
Goode Seed & Grain, McPaul, Fremont County, Iowa; and Haveman Grain, 
Murray, Cass County, Nebraska.

Opportunity for Designation

    Interested persons or governmental agencies may apply for 
designation to provide official services in the geographic area 
specified above under the provisions of section 7(f) of the USGSA and 7 
CFR 800.196. Designation in the specified geographic area in Iowa and 
Nebraska is for the period beginning April 1, 2018, to March 31, 2023. 
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 
Lincoln 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. 2017-18633 Filed 9-1-17; 8:45 am]
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