[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 5, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 41911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18634]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Designation for the Montana Area

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

ACTION: Notice of designation.

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SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the designation of the Montana Department 
of Agriculture (Montana) to provide official services under the United 
States Grain Standards Act (USGSA), as amended.

DATES: July 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 April 17, 2017, Federal Register (82 
FR 18100), GIPSA requested applications for designation to provide 
official services in the geographic areas presently serviced by 
Montana. Applications were due by May 17, 2017.
    The current official agency, Montana, was the only applicant 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 Montana is qualified to 
provide official services in the geographic area specified in the 
Federal Register on April 17, 2017. This designation to provide 
official services in the specified area of Montana is effective July 1, 
2017, to June 30, 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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Montana.......................................  Great Falls, MT, 406-444-3144...        7/1/2017       6/30/2022
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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. 2017-18634 Filed 9-1-17; 8:45 am]
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